Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Two problems related to front suspension control arm have been reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse based on all problems reported for the 2001 Eclipse.

1 Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2009

My 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipses axle snapped when I was going over a speed bump at about 3 miles per hour. The control arm also broke on the front drivers side. It only had 135,000 miles at the time. I got it replaced and still makes a really bad grinding noise. I was wondering if there could be a recall on the axle or the control arm. If I was driving at a normal speed, I'm sure something alot worse would of happened.

2 Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Failure Date: 11/09/2007

The contact owns a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse. While the contact's daughter was driving 30 mph, the lower passenger side control arm failed, which caused the entire wheel assembly to separate from the vehicle. The vehicle landed onto the frame. The contact struck two parked vehicles and then slid into the third vehicle, which stopped the contact's vehicle because there was no braking ability after the assembly fell off. A police report was filed. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact consulted the manufacturer and they stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle; therefore, they would offer no assistance. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 30,000.


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