Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | Yes | 3 | DAY TIME APPX. 60-80 MI. FROM EL PASO, TX , LIC. DRIVER DRIVING APPX. 70 MI. P/HR (80 MI. DAY IS SPEED LIMIT) JUST BEFO… |
| 2001-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| 2001-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWE R WHILE ATTEMPTING A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.… |
| 2000-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE YOKE IS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL ON THE AUTOMATIC TRA… |
| 2000-04-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DROVE IT ABOUT A WEEK AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON AND NO … |
| 2000-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT BELT IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC |
| 1999-01-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR, TURNED OUT IT HAD BEGUN LEAKING. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TOLD US (AND THE OWNER… |
| 1998-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE DISPLAYED A LOUND CLUNKING NOISE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FORM ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS… |
| 1998-04-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO PRIOR INDICATION AT ALL, TRAVELING SPEED 60-65MPH. DEA… |
| 1997-12-21 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED THE OUTER TIE ROD TO BREAK APART. |
| 1997-11-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS STICKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE . ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER MADE A HUMMING SOUND WHEN TURNED ON. … |
| 1997-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCHES (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP 2 TIMES, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDE… |
| 1997-08-16 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT SECURE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. |
| 1997-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING STALLING. |
| 1997-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER FRAUD. |
| 1996-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS BY THE FAN MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 40MPH, VEHICLE GOING TO THE RIGHT AND SWIRLED RIGHT REAR WHEELS LOCKED AND FLIPPED AND … |
| 1995-06-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT INNER TIE-ROD BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. TT |
| 1995-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILED CONSUMER TWICE AND MAKE NOISE, CONSUMER HAS A CHILD AND THAT NOT SAFE . TT |
| 1995-05-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED TWICE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAK. |
| 1995-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 5-SPEED MANUAL VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TT |
| 1994-08-25 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 1 | THE BACK SEAT BELTS THEY WILL NOT HOLD A CARSEAT/THE SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED FORWARDAND IMMOBILE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE … |
| 1994-04-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | "ALLOY WHEEL RIMS" DAMAGE EASILY FROM NORMAL ROAD HAZARDS. |
| 1993-09-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR AND THE RAMS TO CRACK. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE SLIPPING. ALSO, ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFCTIV ETIMING BELT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIM… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE FAILS TO REGISTER ABOVE 25% WHEN IN IDLE. DEALER NOTES THAT ENGINE IS BASICALLY A THROWAWAY. THEY QUOTED … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED 1/2 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES, NOW THE VEHICLE BURNS MOR… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, RENDERING STEERING AND BRAKE INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN HITT… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS ACTIVATED SWITCH FAILED CAUSED A SHORT-CIRTUIT AND DRAINED THE BATTERY EACH TIME I … |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND WILL SEIZE UP, CAUSING ALL FOUR WHEELS TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE KEEPS LOCKING UP ON CONSUMER . TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 5-SPEED MANUAL- ENGINE SHUTSDOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 83,000 UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER D… |