Used 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Consumer Reviews
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Be cautious of 1.9% financing from MMCA
jlarimer2002, 09/23/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Mitsubishi Motor Credit of America (MMCA) reeled me in with the special 1.9% financing rate and then sold my loan to another company within 30 days of my purchase. I was never sent an initial monthly statement or notice that my loan had been sold prior to my first payment due date. I had to make my first payment over the phone which cost an additional $10.00 for the ACH fee.
Hot car, bad mechanics
flowerstar333, 12/01/2012
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is my first car. I bought it at 79k miles used. 6 thousand miles later, we've put $6000 from the day I got it. Dealer sold it with the wrong transmission in it. That was 4000. Something with the steering wasn't right and a few other things that costed 1000. For a few months it was ok. During the summer when I turned it on, it just died after a few seconds. That hasn't happened since. I noticed a creaking sound to the right. It had a worn upper engine mount and transmission mount and a oil gasket leak which all costed 1200 to fix. I wouldn't suggest this for a first especially if you only have a min wage job! It's so much fun to drive but is that really worth all my money?
It's OK, but not my Acura
nothappy2003, 06/30/2004
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Man I must be spoiled by my Acura RL which turns on a dime. This GTS has a very poor turn radius. Also, the gearing needs revamped. A lot of wasted gears. I usually just use 1,3 and 5. That's all that is needed. Also my wife almost killed herself because she reached down to the console tray for something, and when she pulled back and the parking brake got caught on her sleeve. going down the highway at 80 miles an hour and pulling the brake is a recipe for disaster. After a 360 degree slide she was OK, no thanks to the designers at Mitsubishi. I think the interior needs a major redesign!!!
Car Sucks
Joebert, 01/09/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is the absolute worst car I have ever driven. The transmission will not shift into 1st gear driving over 5 MPH and sometimes not into 2nd gear if over 15 MPH. The dealer said that this is normal for Mitsubishi and that "They do not have the smoothest shifting transmissions out there." Why is it that for the first 6-8 weeks of owning this car did it drive fine? Nobody wants to address this question. I have had it in there a total of 4 times for this issue and the first time they replaced the synchronizers (maybe) and now they tell me, "We replaced them to make the customer happy. I will NEVER buy another car from that dealership.
Attention getter
good to go, 11/22/2009
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
My car prior to this was a 95 Saturn sc so you can imagine the power jump. Since then I have done little things to mod it; intake, headers, and ground effects for a clean look and it has been nothing but easy to work with. Two other buddies and I took it to fl from wi and we averaged 35 mpg, the person in the back had to suffer but it made for a very successful spring break. Now it has about 70,000 and there has not been a problem with it yet! Also I have always owned manuals all of my life and this one has a weird gear set up which makes shifting from 1st gear to second gear hard for a smooth ride but I still have had no complaints haha.
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