Underhood Wiring Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse gt was running fine for 4 years. On 9/9/06 I got in my car at about 9:00 pm and turned on the lights. As I was driving down the road, I realized that my headlights were not on. I quickly pulled over and checked them. Upon opening my hood, I noticed smoke coming from my headlights and after they cooled, I saw that the connector and wires were melted. I went to the dealer where I bought the car and he advised me that the were out of connectors because the original connectors were not strong enough to take the charge of the light bulb and many people were having the same problem of the connectors just melting off. Mitsubishi now sells a stronger connector for 12. 95 each.

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I am now replacing the second headlamp connection socket on my 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Both have failed by buildup of corrosion of the socket material, dimming of the headlamp, heating and melting of the socket material to failure. Two safety issues exist: first the possibility of a fire in the engine compartment from the over heated connector and melted wiring. Second the gradual dimming of the headlamp leads to inadequate illumination of the road during operation after dark. The local dealer knew the part before I could fully explain, leading me to believe the failure is widespread.

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The headlight plug is subject to repeated burning or corrosion of the connection. This normally results in a substantial loss of light output. The plastic plug is also melted, causing a concern for fire.

Wiring to headlights , hot ground wire, the ground wire gets so hot that it melted the plugs that connects the wires to the headlight. The ground wire heats up to where it is flaming red and it keeps popping fuses one right after the other.

Bulbs in headlights and/or bulb holder melt causing wiring to melt and exposed wire causing extreme electrical damage.

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At 65mph vehicle started to catch on fire under the hood, causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified.

This is a brand new car with very little mileage- this is the 2nd time I have had the car die on me while I was driving. 1st time was also for electrical issue which took a week for the dealer to diagnose and to fix it. I spoke to dean whom is a service manager at skyline mitubishi in denver. He had 2 mechanics working on my car for most of the day on 6/20/01 he said there was so much electrical problems with the car that they were still baffled at some of the problems that they kept running into. This is the 2nd time my car died while driving it, luckily nobody got injured in both instances whic left me and my family stranded for hours before emergency roadside assistance finally came to assist which is very very disappointing. Especially either when its late at night or in 100 temperature which it was when the last time the car broke down on me, and I had a 6 month old infant whic h we had to locate shelteer to keep the infant cool from the extreme heat of the sun. . I am so concerned about this safety hazard reoccuring that I am going to continue to file a complaingt with as many agencies as possible, until there is some resolution. I (we) do not feel safe driving the Mitsubishi anylonger I am going to ask the dealership to exchange my vehicle for a different brand of vehicle.

Vehicle will stall and cut off without prior warning. Window locks shut down, and wiring was replaced by dealership. Replacemrnt was costly. Dealership mechanic told consumer that electrical harness needed to be replaced. Also, convertible tops leaked. Dealership was aware of problem.

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Vehicle was parked for 2 hrs and caught on fire. Only other prob was at time of purchase when it leaked because it was a convert. Did take it to dealer and it was not fixed. Fired caused exterior damage to my daughters home. Cause is still unkown. . Would not recommend this car to anyone.

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Vehicle had been parked 6 hours when fire was noticed coming from under the hood. Fire department called & put flames out. Indicated fire originated from engine compartment. Cause undetermined. Vehicle totaled.

Lost power while driving and caught fire under the hood area. Please explain in more detail.

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