2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT from North America - Comments

I have a 2001 Eclipse Spyder GT I bought used about 2 1/2 years ago. I have not had to take it to the shop except for routine maintenance and a tiny problem with an emission sensor. I bought the car with 70,000 miles on it, and it now has 106,000 miles on it, and it still runs like brand new. I don't know who owned the car before, or how they treated it, but I treat it very good. Most of the time, if you just take care of a car the way it should be taken care of, it will last you a really long time. Every once in a while, any manufacturer will produce a lemon, but my Eclipse is running sweet. So sweet as a matter of fact that I am hesitant to make the horsepower upgrades I have been wanting to make for a while.

I have a 98 eclipse RS and it is at 100k. I bought it used at 53k. Since this time, I have treated it like crap. I like old cars and take very good care of my "weekender" 65 impala SS. In the two years and 50k miles that I have had my car, I have given it one oil change... yes one...and I used regular oil. I have replaced the air filter once as well. Never have I replaced the spark plugs, wires, or any other regular tune-up item. I drive my car in the winters and used it for snowboarding. Many times during the year, it will be -20 degrees for weeks at a time. I could care less about his car, but it has been amazing for me. I drove it from Washington State to Kentucky and back, at 85-90 MPH, and got 36 miles per gallon. I have the stock steel wheels and they have not bent. Also, I lived on a dirt road and would drive fairly aggressively from time to time. I have nothing bad to say about this car except that Mits is doing something right. I am not saying that all of their cars are wonderful or that you will all have the luck that I have had. This case stands for itself. I was thinking that I should do an oil change soon though... or I could probably wait another 50k.

Have a 2000 Eclipse GT V6 5-speed. I bought this car as a front-wheel drive semi-sporty car for the winter and parked my Mustang.

The tranny grinds into gear, and when I had the tranny fluid changed lots of metal shavings were found in the fluid. The tranny still grinds into gear till this day.

I have had mine for over a year now. Only problems I had is the sunroof motor which isn't a big deal because it only opens about 2" anyway.

I beat on it pretty good. My tires like to leak air a lot, maybe the rims are bent or it's just the extreme cold temperature.

This car is not fast, it just looks nice (even better without the spoiler). I took my emblems off hoping to find a pair of Ferrari emblems to put on as a practical joke.

I would recommend everyone to buy the 5-speed version of this car; the sport-tronic isn't all too reliable.

I know there's a lot of negative comments about Mitsubishi's, but there are several other issues out there with cars such as GM's 4 and 6 cylinder engines (head gasket, fuel injector gasket leaks, blah blah blah). Mitsubishi has it set on their minds to deny any defects is what the ridiculous part is. If they would have denied me any warranty coverage, they would be walking around with a bumper up their asses.

I own a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclispe GTS Model. I've added a stage 1 clutch and aftermarket flywheel with remanufactured transmission at $2500. I've had my orginal transmission broken due to high rpm shifting one day. The transmission that I purchased with clutch from shop had the SAME issues that ALL people are living threw. The shop tried four separate times to repair my transmission/clutch noise that comes from my front left tire. (rattling noise with clutch out and in neutral) The shop determined that the only explaination to give me is that I'm a racer and I abuse my car. I'm about to go to court threw the BBB and lost in the B.A.R. investigation because the shop refuse to pay but try to fix the car again after four attempts. This isn't the dealership but had I took it to them, the transmission would have had been sent out to a sub-contractor. I've spent over 3,000.00 dollars into a car that has given me problems only after the independent shop put in a remanufact. transmission. The shop has tried even giving me a NEW CASE and I've still have the legendary rattle noise and the clutch shop has MACHED the clutch to the flywheel and still then rattle is there. A manufacter defect?? I never had the noise with the orginal clutch, but people claim they hear the same noise as the stage one clutch I have. The car has 98,232 miles on it and drives powerful but has a annoying noise in neutral with the clutch out, and pushing the clutch in noise is gone? I've have VIDEO and PAPERWORK to prove all I've claimed and anyone in a law suit or in need of help email me at ryanmoral@aol.com for further help with this issue unresolved.?

I'm 19 I drive an 01 eclipse GT 5 speed manual

I've raced it several times used it daily its completely stock had it for 2 years and I have done nothing to it other than regular maintenance

If you think these cars are slow you either don't know how to shift or never driven one.

I am having a problem with the engine. It won't stay running. When I stop it dies. It will run as long as my foot is on the gas. Anyone have any ideas?

If your car shuts off when you take your foot off the gas pedal, then your car is starving for air or it might be about time for a tune up.

I have a 2001 GT Spyder with a 5 speed tranny, and as far as the motor goes, not a problem.

Have a stage 3 clutch with a heavy duty pressure plate. Anyone thinking about modding your car, do yourself a favor, spend the money and get a LSD (limited slip differential). I have a stage 2 Ripp mod super charger and I destroyed the stock differential 4 times before realizing a LSD was a better investment. At 1499 plus shippin it's a stiff price, but it's worth it.

I rebuilt my own transmission. When the diff broke the first time, it broke my sun gear, my final differential drive gear, the speed sensor, and the teeth on the differential that turns the speed sensor. In total just to replace the transmission parts cost me about 900+. So do yourself a favor, upgrade your transmission before or as you upgrade you motor. You won't regret it like I did.

I have a 2000 Eclipse GT 5 speed. I was having the same problem with the noise when the car is in neutral. My car only has 70,000 miles. I changed the transmission gear oil, the old stuff that came out was nasty as hell, so I put in Valvoline Durablend; it fixed the problem no more noise.

To the person who said that the Sportronic transmission is not reliable, it is very much. I have a 2000 Eclipse GT, and the car has 138,000 miles on it and I romp on it pretty good, and that transmission is the best I have had. I have driven automatics, and have had 3 other stick shift cars, and this is by far the strongest, funnest one I have had, but my car is now ticking for some reason and I can't figure out why, any help???

I bought my first 2009 Eclipse exactly 21 days ago. It may be my last! I was very impressed with the car until I noticed that I am having clear coat problems. I have owned many cars, especially Pontiacs and never had any issues. I brought the car in this evening and now waiting to hear what the next step is. I can't believe the car may need to be painted - who knows. Unhappy about this. I would rethink buying a Mitsubishi.

I bought a 97 Eclipse RS (170,000 miles on it) from someone who absolutely knew nothing about cars; most of their work consisted of duck tape (I didn't see if because it was under the console and such) and shortly after I bought it took it in and found I needed new control arms and mostly a new front end. I shelled out the money, got new control arms new struts all the way around, new rotors and axle hubs and such, and now that I fixed all of his idiot mistakes, I haven't had one issue with this car. It drives amazing even with 170,000 miles on its transmission, and the engine pull nicely and I can pick up speed very fast almost race ready if I wanted to, but I wouldn't stress the engine like that. But I have nothing but praise for the car itself, it's great and I haven't had any of these rim or tire issues like everyone else has or anything like that.

Whoever says these cars suck, is wrong. If you take care of them they are great cars.

I am 20 yrs old and drive a 2000 GT auto with sport tronic. My car is very reliable.. I bought it with 94k, and now it has 121k. I have had no problems at all except other people hitting me. If you think these cars are slow or not manufactured right, you're wrong. These were made for perfection and the stats are decent.

I'm 17 and own a 2000 GT. I'm looking to buy cold air intake, but my friend said I'd be better off with buying an upgraded clutch because he says mine slips... any suggestions on engine upgrades, basically anything to make it faster email me: jamiecbiggs@yahoo.com.

I just installed a new battery in a 2000 Eclipse GT. It will not start and doesn't acknowledge any power as no lights will come on. The battery has a good charge. Any suggestions?