Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-12 | 97V081001 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 119 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT. AFTER CALLING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THIS ISSUE THE VEHICL… |
| 2016-11-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ALERT FROM THE DEALER. RIGHT NOW THE DEALER WAS SOLD TO A NEW OWNER. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO … |
| 2016-01-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND V… |
| 2009-05-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | SON DRIVING A ECLIPSE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE GOING 55 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT RESULTING IN THE DEA… |
| 2008-08-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL BECAME STUCK. THE… |
| 2007-10-25 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | UNABLE TO FIND A SUITABLE BOOSTER SEAT FOR MY 5Y/O SON WEIGHING 45LBS THAT WILL REST IN THE DEEP SEATED CONTOURS OF THE… |
| 2006-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SQUEALING BELTS AT STARTUP, INCONSISTENT SMALL LEAKS OF COOLANT, HESITATION AT 2K RPM WERE ONLY PRE-CURSORS. OUT OF NO… |
| 2006-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 ECLIPSE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TS *JB |
| 2006-04-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DETACHING FROM THE VE… |
| 2005-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSTANT OVER HEATING AND FLUID COMING OUT OF THE RADIATOR CAP, ALSO SEVERE SHAKING IN THE STERRING WHEEL AND 4TH GEAR.… |
| 2005-11-07 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT MORNING 9:00 AM ON 11/7/2005, ALL SUDDEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS BROKEN INTO PIECES. I HAVE… |
| 2004-08-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY CARE FOR 3 YEARS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD A LEAKING SUNROOF, BROKEN PASSENGER REAR VIEW MIRROR, BROKEN … |
| 2004-08-08 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LUG:NUTS PUT ON TO SPECIFICATION WHEN TIRES REPLACED. WITHIN 1 MONTH FRONT DRIVER TIRE ALMOST CAME OFF DUE TO LOOSE NUT… |
| 2004-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUS… |
| 2004-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OCTOBER 20, 2003 I PURCHASED A 1997 ECLIPSE GST FROM CITY LIMIT AUTO IN JOHNSTON, RI. MARCH 14, 2004 I WAS DRIVING HOME… |
| 2004-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GEAR I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A LON… |
| 2004-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL RELAY SWITCH ON MY MITSUIBISHI ECLIPSE 1997 GS HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR TO START, … |
| 2003-08-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINT. LOUD KNOCKING SOUND EVIDENT ON DRIVERS SIDE. WHEEL BASE ON DRIVERS S… |
| 2003-08-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. *AK |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 8, 2003, MY SON PURCHASED A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, 97037 MILES, FROM [XXX]-OWNER, SOUTH BAY AUTO-[XXX]. WE … |
| 2003-08-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | Yes | 0 | STEERING ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO "POP" OUT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK |
| 2003-08-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | RIMS BEND TO EASILY. ALL FOUR RIMS BENT. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBING, BECAUSE WHEELS C… |
| 2003-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED OIL IN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO DETECT WHERE THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM. MECHAN… |
| 2003-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER FRONT TIRE. AFTER INSPECTION BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER, PA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT… |
| 2002-12-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF.*JB |
| 2002-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL COMING FROM A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AW… |
| 2002-08-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2 METAL PIECES IN THE MOVING PART OF HIS COVERTIBLE TOP IS BENT. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE MECHA… |
| 2002-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAK. *AK |
| 2002-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING A RECALL REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE UP… |
| 2002-05-26 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE 17" MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEELS BEND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCE… |
| 2002-04-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THEN A COUPLE LATER, FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT.… |
| 2002-03-15 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | 17 INCH ALUMINUM STOCK RIMS ARE BENDING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY… |
| 2002-02-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | I WAS GOING ON US-101 NORTH AND GOT SIDE-SWIPED BY AN SUV WHICH WAS TRYING TO GET INTO MY LANE (CAR POOL LANE). I WAS A… |
| 2002-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE/ PUT VEHICLE IN PARK/ LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW … |
| 2001-12-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT WALKING IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK UP CRANKWALK IN SEARCH ENGINE. *AK |
| 2001-12-31 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO … |
| 2001-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND BRING IT TO A STOP BY SHIFTING TRANSMISSI… |
| 2001-09-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THESE CARS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY USED TO MAKE THEM!!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2001-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS CALLING DEALER IN REGARD TO RECALL #001421000 FOR LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY VEHICLE … |
| 2001-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LOWER PULLY FELL APART AT 68500 MILES. REPLACED NEW PULLY, TWO WEEKS LATER, NEW PART FELL APART ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING… |
| 2001-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, AND THEN HIT MEDIAN.*AK |
| 2001-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT OIL GASKET AND WATER PUMP ARE LEAKING, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE… |
| 2001-03-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON JUNE 18,2001 FIRST TIRE PEELED OFF.CONTINENTAL TIRE ,CHARLOTTE,NC 28273, MRS KIMBERLY SOMERVILLE, 704-588-4164WOULD … |
| 2001-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A BAD GASOLINE SMELL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.*AK |
| 2001-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THERE IS A SCREECHING NOISE IN ONE OF BELTS INSIDE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED ALL BELTS, BUT… |
| 2001-01-17 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN ONE GEAR, AND CLUTCH PEDAL WILL ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR AND W… |
| 2001-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. *YH |
| 2000-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ONLY OTHER PROB WAS AT TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN IT LEAKED BECAUSE IT WAS … |
| 2000-09-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES SPLITTING AND CRACKING AT SEAM ON 3 OF 4 TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACOF3F1299 TIRESIZE: P20555R16) |
| 2000-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WELL, ITS ONE OF THE DEFAULTS THAT MITSUBISHI IS HIDING. ITS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK BEARING WHICH CAUSES THE CLUTCH NO… |