Parking Brake Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

Mitsubishi Eclipse owners have reported 4 parking brake related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common parking brake problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's conventional parking brake (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's parking brake (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

Problem Category Number of Problems
Conventional Parking Brake problems
2
Parking Brake problems
2

Recently reported Parking Brake problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Conventional Parking Brake problem

Car is an automatic; parked in an "outpouching" of driveway; in park with parking brake on; car was not on!!! I was in passenger side reaching under seat; car drifted across driveway,crashed into wooden shed, was still in park with parking brake on and not turned on; my right leg was   Read details...

The Parking Brake problem

Consumers daughter was driving, noticed black smoke coming through air conditioning vents, vehicle looked to be on fire, consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they could not determine what had cause the fire.   Read details...




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