Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-08 | 94V149002 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 458 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE OUT OF NO WHERE, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ON R… |
| 2011-09-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN OR DRIVING OVER A ROAD … |
| 2010-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE SUDDENLY… |
| 2009-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE… |
| 2008-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO… |
| 2007-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF JUST FROM EVERYDAY USE. DRIVERS SIDE WHEN THE CAR WA… |
| 2007-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT RECALL… |
| 2007-04-05 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL 98V069001 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. … |
| 2007-02-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS. GASOLINE FUMES WEREPRESENT IN THE VEHICLE EVNE WITH THE WINDOWS OP… |
| 2007-01-23 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TODAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE ALL OF MY WHEELS LOCK UP AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I STOPPE… |
| 2006-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND WHEN IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE M… |
| 2006-10-05 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN A CRASH. MY TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. *NM |
| 2006-08-29 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CAP OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STRUT TOWER FAILED. CAR SKIDDED BECAUSE THE SPRING AND SHOCK WERE RELEASED. REPLACEMENT PARTS… |
| 2006-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF… |
| 2006-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINE… |
| 2005-11-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE INSIDE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN R… |
| 2005-06-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR SMELLS ALOT LIKE GAS FUMES IT IS OVERWHELMING FOR MY CHILDREN,I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE … |
| 2005-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE AND DANGEROUSLY LOW FLUID LEVEL WAS DETECTED ON VEHICLE AT 103,000 MI… |
| 2005-04-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILEDRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND GEAR.AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO GET THE GEARS WORKING A… |
| 2004-12-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 00V421001. WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRO… |
| 2004-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CAR DOES NOT START. THE STARTER STOPS WORKING EASILY. *AK |
| 2004-12-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT UNEXPECT… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | (1) TICKING NOISE FROM THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AREA WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. KIND OF A SWOOSHING TICKEY NOISE. THIS IS … |
| 2004-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE AT 2 AM. THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND BURNT THE ENTIR… |
| 2004-08-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE OPENING UP THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSU… |
| 2004-08-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I OWN A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I OPENED IT GENTL… |
| 2004-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED. IT CUT OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 50-60 MPH… |
| 2004-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE ON 1995 MITSIBISHI ECLIPSE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO ENTER VEHICLE.. NO ABNORMAL PRESSURE.. JUST SNAPPED OFF.. P… |
| 2004-05-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | STRUT TOWERS (JUST UNDERNEATH THE HOOD) ARE RUSTING. IT'S AS IF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. VEHICLE WIL… |
| 2004-04-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CO… |
| 2004-02-04 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING OIL. THIS COULD CAUSE THE GEARS TO LOCK UP. *AK |
| 2004-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAK INSIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE. MECHANIC NOTICED A SEAL BROKE FROM THE ENGINE, AND IT NEED… |
| 2003-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFI… |
| 2003-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE TURBO GTS. WHEN THE TIRES WERE ALIGNED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHE… |
| 2003-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL SR-04-001: DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT RIGHT LATERAL BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM SOCKET CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL. *BF … |
| 2003-10-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FELT REAL LOOSE. DEALER STATED LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.*AK |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IT BECAME HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM |
| 2003-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *JB |
| 2003-03-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MANY VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MODEL YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR A GAS SMELL/ FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL… |
| 2003-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STOPS RUNNING UNEXPECTEDLY. WON'T RESTART RIGHT AWAY / MUST WAY ABOUT AN HOUR. UNEXPECTED ENGINE HALTING CAUSES L… |
| 2003-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSES TO AKNOWELDGE THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL ON MY 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX |
| 2002-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE DEALERSHIPS HAV… |
| 2002-11-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS MY CAR HAS BEEN MISSING(THE ENGINE NOT IDLING AS NORMAL). I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECK THE E… |
| 2002-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT WALK. 1995 MITS. ECLIPSE 2WD TURBO. MY SON BOUGHT THIS CAR DIRECTLY FROM HAVING THE BOTTOM END REBUILT. WITH… |
| 2002-10-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.*JB |
| 2002-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING … |
| 2002-07-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS… |
| 2002-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AND CONSUMER GET HURT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NO… |
| 2002-06-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 8, 2001, I TOOK MY ECLIPSE TO JERRY'S MITSUBISHI IN BALTIMORE, MD TO HAVE THE INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM A… |
| 2002-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | AFTER NEARLY SIX YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THE SKIRTS AROUND THE CAR ARE COLLAPSING, THE PLASTIC PINS HOLDING THEM IN PLACE H… |