Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while stopped at an intersection with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated forward inadvertently. The contact had her husband inspect the vehicle and while he attempted to start the vehicle with his foot depressed on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated forward. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

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I have been having problems with the braking system for the last 2 years. When I excelerate the brake light comes on. I checked fluid and everything. I drove it again and had to make not even a sudden stop and the pedal went to the floor board and almost did not stop. I have read all over that there are problems with the same thing on this same model car. Not sure why there is no recall on it yet. I have two small young children and am afraid I one day will not be able to stop. When you press on the brakes there is an air or whistle sound coming from them. The pads and rotors are good and the car is a 2008 with 88,000 miles on it. It has never been hard driven. Not sure what the issue is and if the power brake booster is $139 plus fright charge from out of state and that may or may not be the problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated the vehicle abnormally accelerated and the accelerator pedal independently extended into the floorboard. The contact shifted into neutral, turned off the ignition and coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that a bolt detached from the throttle control unit and was sucked into the engine. In addition, the failure also destroyed the engine. The manufacturer would not assist with any repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 90,000.

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This is the second time this happened. The first time this occurred was about 6 mos prior to this recent incident though I couldn't recall exactly when. I was on stop on an intersection trying to turn right. I had my foot on the brake pedal. Just as I slowly released my foot the car accelerated and moved towards the right lane of where I wanted to go however there was still incoming traffic. I was able to steer myself towards the middle lane and avoided the incoming car. Second incident happened today: on my way home and entering my garage, I have slowly released my foot off the brake pedal; the car simply accelerated forward at a maximum speed. I hit our garage wall. The wall happened to be a common wall to our family room. This bore a 3' x 4' hole in our family room; the couch which was placed against the wall moved right in the middle of the room -which shows the extent of the speed pick-up as well as the damage. I am glad to share photos of this incident.

The contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated while driving 35 mph she tried to stop the vehicle and the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle went off the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated they could not find no failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 43,000.

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I was driving down the highway at a speed of 40 mph and let up on the gas pedal before I was going to brake. The car started to accelerate and wouldn't stop. Coming to a red light I started to press firmly on my brakes and while it managed to slow the car down some it wouldn't come to a complete stop. I slowed down just enough ways back from the light that when the light turned green I was able to let up on the brake with out going into traffic. It then accelerated very quickly again. The car sounded as if it shifted and stop accelerating. Luckily I was able to slow down a ways in front of the light I didn't hit anyone while their light was green. I had cars on the right side of me that I wasn't able to get over.

While driving 50 mph vehicle would accelerate. Vehicle would slip from one gear to another. Dealer contacted. Please add VIN.

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Intermittently transmission will stick in 2nd gear, causing vehicle to lurch forward, and hesitate between shifts. Dealer is blaming problem on how the vehicle is being driven. One year ago dealer had to replace solenoid for same problem.

When starting car with foot on brake, tires were skidding, and car took off into a pole.

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The dealer seems unconcerned about my car. No safety defect mentioned in the summary.

Vehicle is surging forward while driving, vehicle is surging high rpms.