There are 1 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Crossin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AFTER STARTING THE CAR, AND GOING IN REVERSE, YOU CAN HEAR A CRACKING OR CLICKING NOISE (IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL), AND SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY LOUD, IF THE BRAKES OR SOMETHING ELSE WAS STUCK AND WAS ABOUT TO BREAK A PART. IT SOUNDS ON THE READ SIDE AND IN THE FRONT SIDE TOO. YOU CAN HEAR ONE OR 3 CLICKS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AROUND 3 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS AND FIRST, I WAS TOLD ITS NORMAL, THE SECOND TIME I WAS PUSHY, AND IT WAS A MATTER OF LUBRICATION I WASN'T TOLD WHERE EXACTLY, AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A WEEK, ( I GOT A LOANER, BUT IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND ROTORS, INSPECT AND LUBRICATE ALL PARTS. BUT, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE STOPPED, BUT I WAS TOLD IF IT COMES BACK, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE NEXT DAY IN THE MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, I COULDN'T BREAK (I WAS DRIVING AT 27MPH), THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED, I GOT ALL THE ALARMS ON, FCM, POWER STEERING PROBLEM, ABS PROBLEM, ASC, ACC NOT AVAILABLE. I GOT REALLY AFFRAID, LUCKILY I HAD NO CARS AROUND.
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