Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-18 | 00V421001 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 567,432 | — | Details |
| 1998-03-26 | 98V069001 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 24,275 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY DISCHARGES OVERNIGHT AND ELECTROAUTOS CANNOT FIND ANY ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE BUT THEY SUSPECT THE STARTER SYSTEM DE… |
| 2015-06-20 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE REPLACED MY CONTROL ARMS ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE IT FIXED AND THEN THE SQU… |
| 2015-06-20 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE REPLACED MY CONTROL ARMS ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE IT FIXED AND THEN THE SQU… |
| 2014-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECENTLY, RELOCATED TO FLORIDA WITH IN 18 MONTHS I NOTICE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING OUT FROM THE HEAT AND… |
| 2011-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE NEAR THE 54 MILEPOST. UNIT 1 FILLED WITH SMOKE… |
| 2010-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 9/6/2010 I GOT IN MY CAR AND PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING ALL THAT DAY AND THE PREVIOUS D… |
| 2007-02-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE TURBO CUSTOMER STATES THAT LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, IT BROKE DOWN IN THE… |
| 2006-12-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY IN HIS 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEN HIS LOWER BALL JO… |
| 2006-08-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HIT T… |
| 2006-04-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 98 ECLIPSE, STANDARD, IN 2003, NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER I HAD IT IT DIED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY ONE DAY. TURNED … |
| 2006-02-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, #00V421001. THE RECALL WORK W… |
| 2006-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | ONE OF THE CYLINDERS HAS MISFIRED SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH I REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL … |
| 2005-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AFTER CRASHING IN A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAUGHT FIRE. TO FIX THIS… |
| 2005-09-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT: WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE SPEEDED UP. THE CALLER'S HUSBAND APPLIED THE … |
| 2005-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER HAD MANUFACTURER'S RECALL C9803T REPAIRS DONE. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE VEHICLE LEAKED … |
| 2005-07-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE OF 98 MITSUBISHI SNAPS OFF WHILE OPENING AND OCCUPANT ALMOST FEEL TO THE GROUND. *JB |
| 2005-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | 1) NONE 2) TRANSFER CASE BEGAN LEAKING (HASN'T LOCKED UP YET) 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, DEALER WILL NOT RECALL FOR A … |
| 2005-04-07 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC THE DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AND KNOCKED A LARGE CHUNK OF METAL OUT. THIS RESULTED IN TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2005-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 40000 OR MORE NEED A NEW HEAD GASTIC AND THATS TAKING THE ENGINE APART, HAD A LEAK WASN'T VALUE GASITIC AND TURNED OUT … |
| 2005-02-22 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | I WAS EXITING AN INTERSTATE AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP DUE TO A FAILUR… |
| 2005-01-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I ARE THE CURRENT AND CONTINUOUS OWNERS OF A 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WITHIN THE SPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 … |
| 2005-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FORM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP, HOWEV… |
| 2005-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE OF CAR BROKE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR PARKED IN MY GARAGE. TEMP IN GARAGE AROUND 35 F. CA… |
| 2004-09-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP INFORME… |
| 2004-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING, AND BURNING COOLANT. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. MECHANI… |
| 2004-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. *JB |
| 2004-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LIFTER TICKING AT 85000 MILES. OVER $1000 TO REPLACE LIFTERS. HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE OLD ONES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE S… |
| 2004-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAD RECALL DONE FOR LATERAL ARM, DEALER INFORMED ME HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, TWO WEEKS LATER BOTH DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF,… |
| 2004-02-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 1998 ECLIPSE GS IN 2003 WITH APPROX. 38,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 2 MONTHS, MY DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROK… |
| 2004-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND IS 1998 MANUFACTURING DATE. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE BOTH COMPLETELY IRREPARABLE. NO EV… |
| 2004-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE ROTORS ON MY BRAKES LASTED A GOOD MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE THEY STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I WOULD TRY TO GRADU… |
| 2004-01-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK |
| 2003-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING LOUD NOISES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE… |
| 2003-09-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | I OWN A MITS.ECLIPSE GSX AND NOTICE THAT THEY RIMS WOULD GET LOOK BANGED UP WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW THEY WERE D… |
| 2003-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD A OIL LEAK AND NEEDED TO… |
| 2003-06-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY USED 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IN MARCH OF 2003. IN JUNE OF 2003, MY DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. MY WARRANTY… |
| 2003-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE RAG TOP ROOF LEAKED WATER WHEN IT RAINED. DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS … |
| 2003-02-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM THE TIME IT WAS PURCHASED. AT 50,000 MILES THE ENGINE HEAD GA… |
| 2003-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. THE CAR … |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD… |
| 2002-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *MR *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*70808 |
| 2002-10-25 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEIR WAS NO WIERD SOUNDS TO FORWARN ME OF ANYTHING! THIS H… |
| 2002-08-25 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FROZE UP, SNAPPING THE BELT, PART OF THE BELT WENT UP INTO INSIDE OF TIMING COVER AND VALVE TRAIN AND … |
| 2002-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED AND BROKE OFF WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. *AK *JB |
| 2002-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP WOULD NOT CLOSE DURING A RAIN STORM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK |
| 2002-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL THE VEHICLES WHEELS LOCKED UP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. … |
| 2002-05-28 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | LEFT REAR WHEEL RIM BENT. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *… |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY… |
| 2002-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE BODY OF ALL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES THAT HAVE THE SAME BODY STYLE OF 1998… |
| 2002-04-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |