2019 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE CROSS: complaints, problems and recalls

THE 1ST DAY I PURCHASED MY CAR, IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE AND SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. BECAUSE I PURCHASED MY CAR LATE ONE SATURDAY EVENING, AND THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I COULDN'T MAKE A REPORT UNTIL THAT MONDAY MORNING. THE 'HEAD' MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MY CAR FOR A DRIVE WITH ME RIDING WITH HIM, AND STATED, 'THE PULLING AND SWAYING YOU FEEL IS NORMAL. THE WAY THESE CARS ARE MADE WERE COMPUTERIZED THIS WAY.'. BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH CARS, I TOOK THE MECHANIC AT HIS WORD UNTIL ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS LATER …

Owner-reported narrative. 16 miles reported. Look up ODI 11234160 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON 11/12/19, PRESSES THE BRAKES IN PREPARATION TO MAKE A TURN. THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE , THE ABS , BRAKE ASSIST AND HILL ASSIST DID NOT WORK, WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE . THE END RESULT WAS ME GETTING INTO A COLLISION CAUSING OVER $4000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE , WITH IT ONLY HAVING 865 MILES AT THE TIME . WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO DIDN'T WORK, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. PLEASE NOTE WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED I WAS DRIVI…

Owner-reported narrative. 865 miles reported. Look up ODI 11282353 at NHTSA ↗

THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF SAID VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AN OUT OF THE SHOP FOR A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. IT HAS AN ISSUE THAT CANNOT BE FIXED OF A FAULTY GAS READING CAUSING A PERSON TO NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS THEY TRULY HAVE CAUSING THEM TO OVERFILL OR RUN OUT. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE YET DOES NOT HAVE A FIX SO THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS RESULTED IN DEALERSHIP PUTTING LOTS OF MILES ON TO DIAGNOSE WITH NO PREVAIL AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE SHOP ON A REGULAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,420 miles reported. Look up ODI 11340457 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN I PLUG MY PHONE IN AND SET IT ON THE PASSENGERS SEAT , THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG AND SEAT-BELT SYSTEM ACTIVATE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON LIKE SOMEONE IS SITING THERE , AND THE FASTEN SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES. IF I LIFT THE CHARGING PHONE OFF THE SEAT AND SET IT IN THE CENTER CONSUL , THE SYSTEM RETURNS TO NORMAL - AIRBAG LIGHT AND FASTEN SEAT-BELT LIGHT TURN OFF. I HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT AT MY DEALERSHIP AND THEIR CONCLUSION IS TO NOT SET ANYTHING ON THE PASSENGERS SEAT , AND IT DOES STATE IN OWNERS MANUAL TO NOT SET ANYTHING ON THE P…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11366593 at NHTSA ↗

BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DEALER IN LASVEGAS AN THE BACK SEAT AIRBAGS HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 13,500 MILES ON CAR FROM A RENTAL AGENCY BUT CAR DEALER HAD CAR BACK AN OFFERED THE 60,000MILE GUARANTEE ON CAR FOR THE REMAINING MILES WHEN I CALLED DEALER IN ST. LOUIS,MOI SAID EMERGENCY LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON WHEN I GOT HOME FROM LASVEGAS .MY DEALER THOUGHT MAYBE AN ANIMAL HAD CHEWED THROUGH WIRES IN BACK SEATS BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED THEY FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE HAD CUT THE WIRES AN TAPED THEM BACK TOGETHER, AN SAID THEY COULD NOY F…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11397194 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WOULDN'T STAR IT WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR DELAY START ENGINEREPAIR 20MIZ

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11466580 at NHTSA ↗

It appears the EclipseCross electrical system shut down while traveling in a rain storm causing a accident when engine shut down and steering was affected, this caused vehicle to lose control and hit concrete barrier. Air bags were deployed except for the driver side that took the impact, reason unknown. Vehicle was a total loss as judged by the insurance company. Driver was injured but sustained only minor injuries, but this situation did affect 2 other vehicles. Electrical "glitch" happened once before but was so minor as noted it shut off ca…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11493369 at NHTSA ↗

know every motor is different and many resources have different stats, The engine in my 2019 Eclipse Cross has excessive oil consumption. The engine is consuming approximately 2.5-quarts (2.3-liters) of oil in approximately 2,500 to 3,000-miles (4,000 to 4,828-kilometers). The vehicle is approximately 4-years old and less than 50,000-miles. Using the best mileage in Mitsubishi's favor and an average of 30 mpg (my car computer has my average mileage higher) the oil consumption rate is at 0.6% for the engine. Ibut the common accepted stat for pas…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11553418 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2018-09-14 (September 14, 2018)

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Outlander Sport, 2018-2019 Eclipse Cross, and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system that detects pedestrians. Due to incorrect software, the FCM-ECU (Electronic Control Unit) may apply braking for longer than needed, even after a pedestrian is no longer detected.

Consequence: If the FCM-ECU software activates the brake for longer than necessary, the driver may react by applying additional braking. The resulting rapid deceleration of the vehicle can increase the risk of a rear-end collision.

Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the FCM-ECU software with updated software, free of charge. The recall is began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-007.