Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHIC… |
| 2007-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSHUBISHI ECLIPSE. AFTER VISITING THE NHTSA WEBSITE NOTICED RECALL#98V069001 WAS RELATED… |
| 2005-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE STARTER IN THE CONSUMER'S 1992 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE FAILED. *NM *SB *NM |
| 2003-05-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE RIMS BENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *NLM |
| 2003-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES STRAP LINK FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO BE INOPERATIVE. *NLM |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES CRANK PULLEY SHAFT CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. *NLM |
| 2001-11-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR IT TO COME… |
| 2001-09-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING LEFT REAR TIRE TAKEN OFF AT TIRE RETAILER, REAR AXLE FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND, HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS, AND … |
| 2001-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ECU UNIT HAD ONE OF THE DIODES EXPLODE ON TO THE MAIN BOARD CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. *AK |
| 2001-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | OWNER REPLACED TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE OF LOCK UP. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR DAMA… |
| 2001-03-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. *AK |
| 2001-02-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH FRONT HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED/ FLYING/ SMASHING WINDSHIELD, AND HITTING ROOF OF VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR (THAT I AM AWARE OF). DEALER TOLD ME THAT TH… |
| 2000-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS THAT CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDE… |
| 2000-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. IT HAS NO POWER WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND DOES NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. BO… |
| 2000-06-29 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | RIGHT REAR THREAD SEPARATED AT 65 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTOL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID AT LEAST 360 DEGREE… |
| 2000-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ALLOW THEM TO DO EXTRA WORK WHICH WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COS… |
| 1999-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER UNDER RECALL. WAS INFORMED THE WORK ALREADY DONE. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER & WAS INFORMED WORK WAS… |
| 1999-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL #98069001. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED WORK WAS ALREADY DONE. CHECKED WITH ANOTHER DEALER & WO… |
| 1999-02-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELT REMAINS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING BELT WILL SUDDENLY MOVE … |
| 1998-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER FAILURE, THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION, EVEN AT IDLE. THIS IS CAUSING L… |
| 1998-08-19 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 48 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP… |
| 1998-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 1997-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FASTER, AND TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. *AK THE OWNER STATE… |
| 1997-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO RESPONSE … |
| 1997-03-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSFER UNIT FAILED AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT. ROCKVILLE MITSUBISHI WAS NOTIFIED, BEFORE THE RECALL ON T… |
| 1997-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ALMOST, CAUSING A COLLISION. |
| 1997-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. |
| 1996-07-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DURING OPERATION SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT WAS NOTICED. ALSO BAD VIBRATION , AND A LOUD NOISE. AS A RESULT THE FRAME … |
| 1996-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING . SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE (ISC) CONTROL … |
| 1996-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE YOKE FAILED, BOTH ORIGINAL AND FACTORY INSTALLED REPLACEMENT. |
| 1995-09-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAINT CHILD SAFETY SEAT PROPERLY DUE TO LOCATION OF BUCKLE. *SD |
| 1995-08-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED/DID NOT TIGHTEN UP UPON FRONTAL COLLISION; HIT RIGHT FRONT OF ANOTHER STOPPED V… |
| 1995-07-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT SHIMMIES AND THE TIRES WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, REPLACED THERMOSTAT TO NO AVAIL, NOW DEALER WANTS TO REP… |
| 1995-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SHIFTER SEALS LEAKING DOWN THE CONVERTER, IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. TT |
| 1994-05-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES/ONE DEATH, ALSO SEAT BELT … |
| 1992-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE, ALSO LIFTERS REPLACED DUE TO TAPPING NOISE. *SKD |
| 1992-06-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE, THE LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) WINDOW HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. THE WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN, BU… |
| 1991-10-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STUMBLES/LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. *DSH |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1992 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW ENGINE, AND COOLING SYSTEM. **CC *NM |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION BLOCK IS SLIPPING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. NLM |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY RECALLS. *PH *JB |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAK. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION DURING BRAKING; ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DIFFICULT TO ROLL UP/FAILS TO SEAL PROPERLY/EN… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS 98V- 69000, TRANSFER CASE, BECAUSE OF PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITHIN THE TRANSM… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WILL GO FOR A VERY SHORT DISTANCE WHEN YOU TAKE OFF, THEN CAR WON'T MOVE WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. … |
| — | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT A RECALL RELATED TO THIS FAILURE AND REQUEST… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE LEAKS OIL ON DRIVEWAY AT ALL TIME. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING . MANUFACTURER HAS… |