Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FLEX PLATE BROKE |
| 2018-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SPYDER GS HAS ALWAYS LEAKED FROM THE SOFT TOP SEALS SPECIALLY FROM THE TOP RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS A VERY COMMO… |
| 2007-02-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW IN FEBRUARY 1998. AFTER 9 YEARS I ONLY HAVE 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFOR… |
| 2005-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BOTH MY HANDLES BROKE OFF, THE DRIVERS SIDE ARM REST,( WHERE THE BUTTONS FOR THE WINDOWS ARE), FELL OFF AND INTO THE CA… |
| 2004-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | THE CONVERTIBLE TOP MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE MOTORS SERVICED SEVERAL TIME OVER 4 TIMES IN TWO YEARS.… |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 MY CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER STARTED LEAKING SO IREPLACED IT. THEN IN MAY OF 2004 MY CLUTCH FAILED S… |
| 2004-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP DOES NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY. DESIGN FLAW CAUSES THE TOP STACK CONTROL LINKS TO BEND UPON OPENING AND C… |
| 2004-03-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL WORK THAT WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED, UNLESS ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS WERE PURCHASED AND PAID FOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, I C… |
| 2004-03-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER IS DEFECTIVE. THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF DOES NOT FOLD INTO THE DOWN POSITION UNLESS I GUI… |
| 2003-12-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | BOTH OF MY OUTSIDE HANDLES ON MY CAR FELL OFF WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT MY PASSENGER… |
| 2003-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION REGARDING MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (PLEASE RE-RE… |
| 2002-09-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE ROOF OF MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE TO TWO BRACKETS BENDING WHEN YOU OPEN THE… |
| 2002-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER LEAKS FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FLOODING. TS |
| 2002-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO RULED OUT THE TIRES OR VEHI… |
| 2002-05-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE ROOF DOES NOT FOLD DOWN DUE TO BENT FRAME MEMBERS ON EACH SIDE - CALLED "BENT TOP STACK CONTROL LINKS". TH… |
| 2002-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ADHESIVE IS LOOSENING, CREATING A STRAIN ON THE STRAPS. TWO LEVERS THAT… |