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Mitsubishi Eclipse

Every Mitsubishi Eclipse model year on file, 1971 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,135308 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years301971 to 2022

Recall campaigns40Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,275Summed across model years

By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 308

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Brakes leads the Mitsubishi Eclipse complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

389

Powertrain

299

Wheels

274

Engine and cooling

251

Structure

209

Airbags

172

Electrical system

156

Suspension

152

Visibility and wipers

Lighting

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Mitsubishi Eclipse model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	12
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	8
2012	Hatchback	8	12.5	32	0	0	34
2011	Convertible	1	0.0	22	0	0	35
2010	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	35
2009	Hatchback	42	19.0	104	1	0	32
2008	Hatchback	71	12.7	115	1	0	35
2007	Hatchback	107	14.0	130	4	0	34
2006	Hatchback	99	9.1	155	4	0	62
2005	Hatchback	6	50.0	15	4	0	29
2004	Hatchback	14	57.1	50	5	0	40
2003	Hatchback	124	14.5	496	5	0	92
2002	Hatchback	73	12.3	252	4	1	123
2001	Hatchback	209	14.4	481	10	4	141
2000	Hatchback	308	6.8	1,339	10	3	140
1999	Hatchback	120	10.8	1,091	11	0	46
1998	Hatchback	129	20.2	759	13	1	68
1997	Hatchback	136	21.3	800	12	1	81
1996	Hatchback	159	18.9	442	11	4	82
1995	Hatchback	307	17.6	1,981	12	4	70
1994	Hatchback	34	17.6	194	4	3	12
1993	Not decoded	36	8.3	3,600	4	3	9
1992	Hatchback	49	10.2	245	3	3	11
1991	Hatchback	54	13.0	270	4	4	9
1990	Hatchback	46	8.7	164	7	4	9
1989	Convertible	2	0.0	29	0	1	6
1988	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	5
1987	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	5
1986	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	5
1971	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	5

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mitsubishi Eclipse

15V-338 Jun 2, 2015
In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the…
Airbags · 443k vehicles
15V-337 Jun 2, 2015
Due to corrosion inside the antil-lock brake system (ABS) unit, one or more of the internal valves may seize
Brakes · 75k vehicles
09E-025 May 11, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 43k vehicles
09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 16k vehicles
08V-454 Sep 9, 2008
Bracket that is the attachment point for the left rear fuel tank mounting strap may have been improperly formed during a metal stamping process
Fuel system · 46k vehicles
07E-055 Jul 26, 2007
Certain airtex fuel pump module assemblies, p/n e7081h, sold for use as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above
Fuel system · 222 vehicles
06V-414 Oct 31, 2006
On certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, the key lock cable was improperly manufactured and may not allow the cable end to lock…
Powertrain · 1,772 vehicles
06V-334 Sep 6, 2006
On certain passenger vehicles, the metal forming part of the front crossmember may have been improperly stamped resulting in the metal becoming…
Structure · 1,516 vehicles
06E-065 Jul 17, 2006
Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles
Lighting · 3,593 vehicles
06E-064 Jul 17, 2006
Certain tradesonic combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles
Lighting · 4,029 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.