Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE IS DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CONCERNING THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DE… |
| 2012-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE… |
| 2010-03-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED… |
| 2006-02-16 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE RECALL - 98V069001 SAFETY RECALL WAS REFUSED ON THE CAR. TRANSFER CASE IS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE WHINING S… |
| 2004-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER RE… |
| 2004-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMIN… |
| 2003-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING. DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK |
| 2001-11-18 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | EXACT CAUSE OF BENT WHEEL UNKNOWN UNLESS IT WAS A SPEED BUMP I TOOK AT LOW SPEED. THE TIRE WENT FLAT OVERNIGHT AND I S… |
| 2001-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN FROM RAMP AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE T… |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A SLIDING STOP. OIL WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2000-07-09 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY!! IF NOT FOR THE LOW SPEED, I'D BE DEAD. *AK |
| 2000-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | IN 1998 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V069.001/ TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY" INSPE… |
| 2000-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD START SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE CONTROL JUST LIKE IN RECALL 98V069… |
| 2000-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING/STOPPED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE UNDER THE AUTOMOBILE. *… |
| 1999-12-16 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE REAR SWAY BAR MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE SWAY BAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. … |
| 1999-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT AT 20MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THEN WOULD SLOW DOWN & PICK UP SPE… |
| 1999-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS FAILURE IS LISTED IN DATA BASE AS AFFECTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH IS INCORRECT, THE FAILURE IS APPLICABLE … |
| 1999-03-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY THE THROTTLE GETS STUCK AT 2500RPM. I HAD TO USE MY E BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR SO… |
| 1999-02-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | THESE PROBLEM(S) MAY BE CONNECTED OR A RESULT OF THE MAIN FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL LEAK, A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR (CV … |
| 1998-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED. NLM |
| 1998-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL 98VO69001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR-98-002 WAS ISSUED FOR TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION &… |
| 1998-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, IT IS LUBRICATING FUEL DUE TO POOR DESIGN. |
| 1998-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE O… |
| 1997-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED AT 47,000 MILES, NOT DUE FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL 60,000 MILES PER MANUAL. |
| 1997-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK/FILL CAP MISSING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UNKNOWN HOW LONG I DROVE WI… |
| 1997-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REPLACED FRONT LEFT/REAR CALIPERS DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM PISTONS. LEAK RESULTED FROM DEALERS INSTALLING NON-… |
| 1996-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE, RELATED TO THE FUE… |
| 1996-07-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR FAILS TO COME BACK TO IDLE. |
| 1996-03-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CONSUMER HAD REPAIR WORK DONE UNDER RE… |
| 1995-10-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 1 | FAILURE OF REAR STABILIZER BAR MOUNTING BREAKING. TT CONSUMER STATED AFTER TURNING RIGHT, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, … |
| 1995-10-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LOCATION OF DEALER (95V-103.004). *AK |
| 1995-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING UP INCLINE; LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER; WOULD NOT RESTART; TOWED TO DEALERSHIP; SPEED 55… |
| 1995-07-16 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | REAR AXLE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. TT |
| 1995-06-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT STICKS AND WILL NOT UNLATCH. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1995-03-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. TT |
| 1995-03-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILURE, TAKATA BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. TT |
| 1995-03-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | CHILD PASSENGER SLIPPED UNDER FRONT RIGHT BELT RETRAINT DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AGGRAVATED INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR… |
| 1994-02-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT LAP BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *AW |
| 1991-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER LAP BELT IS VERY HARD TO LATCH. TT |
| 1990-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF TRANS. LINKAGE WHEN IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES MUST COAST UNTIL GEAR C… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET THAT HOLDS BAR TO VEHICLE BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, SPINNING OUT OR SHIFTING OF WHEELS.… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | Yes | 2 | FRONT BRAKE PAD BROKE LOOSE. CALIPERS AND PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY W/METAL GRINDING. COMPANY WHERE VEHICLE PURCHASED QUEST… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD WAS WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY ON COOPER TIRES SIZE 185/70R13. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO P… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL DRIVE ASSEMBLY IS BAD, CAUSUNG A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL WORK ON TIMING BELT PERFORMED (40,000) HOWEVER FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ENGINE WHEN BELT FAILED. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT 7,000 MILE THE OIL IS LEAKING ON THE CRANKSHAFT, HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAL FOUR TIMES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RETRACTABLE SHOULDER HARNESS PROBLEM. AUTOMATED SEAT BELTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TAKATA SEAT BELT RECALL; DIDN'T INFORM CONSUMER ABOUT NOT HAVING PARTS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT; SUN MOTO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | COMPUTER FAILS CAUSING CAR TO SURGE AND STOP, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE STEERWHEEL VIBRAT… |