Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COL… |
| 2019-03-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COL… |
| 2010-04-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 199… |
| 2009-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDE… |
| 2009-01-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX HATCH WILL RELEASE BUT WILL NOT OPEN WHEN RELEASE FROM RELEASING HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF T… |
| 2008-08-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A SAFETY ACT THAT WOULD REPLAC… |
| 2008-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND TIRE CAME OFF OF CAR CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. FOUND OUT THAT… |
| 2007-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | I WENT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR BARELY HAD THE HANDLE LIFTED UP AND THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. A FE… |
| 2006-11-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | BLACK GLUE SUBSTANCE THAT HOLDS THE PLASTIC BARRIER FILM INSIDE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MELTS AND LEAKS DUE TO HI… |
| 2006-10-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SIMILAR TO ODI 10080649 BUT RESULTED IN FIRE WITHIN ENGINE BAY WHICH WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR… |
| 2006-09-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE DRIVE… |
| 2006-08-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WITHOUT … |
| 2006-07-26 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, NOTICED SPEED DECREASING ON ITS OWN. WHILE MOVING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE REAR WHEE… |
| 2006-06-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED CAR IN 2003 AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS CERTAIN AREAS ON THE CAR THE PAINT BEGAN TO DIMINISH. TAKEN TO MITSUBISHI F… |
| 2006-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING A BASIC OIL CHANGE AT THE MITSUBISIHI/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF THE HEAD GASKET LEAK. AUTOMOTIV… |
| 2005-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO DMV AND IT WON'T PASS OBD-II TEST. I HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES. FOUND OUT THAT A TSB-03-13-005 WAS SENT OUT. W… |
| 2005-09-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1999 GS DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE INSIDE AND… |
| 2005-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WILL HAVE TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RO… |
| 2005-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FOR COLLEGE STUDENT, WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD. HAS STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHILE … |
| 2005-05-22 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | MADE NORMAL TURN, STRAIGHTENED WHEELS, STEERING LOCKED UP, RAN OFF ROAD (ROAD VEERED LEFT, CAR DIDN'T) INTO TREE. TOTA… |
| 2005-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 33,000 MILES. |
| 2005-03-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1ST INCIDENT: APRIL 2002: 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS LOCKS UP (TRANSMISSION) CONSTANTLY JUMPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL … |
| 2004-12-24 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE ON HIS 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE TAIL SHAFT SEAL LEAKED, T… |
| 2004-10-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SNAPPED AT THE RECLINING MECHANISM,STAYEDN ANY UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH I… |
| 2004-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT 58,500 MILES HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY STATED WAS PAST 5YR MARK FROM PURCHASE. MITSUBISHI IS… |
| 2004-09-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION. I CAN NOT GET IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE PARTS ARE … |
| 2004-09-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | BOTH DOOR HANDLES ON MY CAR ARE BROKEN AND I CAN NO LONGER USE THEM TO ENTER MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAVE CALLED… |
| 2004-07-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AS I WAS GETTING INTO MY CAR, MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF INTO MY HAND. I AM NOW HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR BY … |
| 2004-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, SHIFTING INTO SECOND WE HEARD A LOUD BANG (LIKE GLASS BREAKING). WE PULLED OFF THE… |
| 2004-06-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR ON MY SON'S 1999 ECLIPSE THE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF IN MY HAND CAUSING MY SON… |
| 2004-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | UNDER NORMAL OPERATION THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLISPE BROKE OFF. THE DOOR HANDLE W… |
| 2004-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS BECAME DISCOLORED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED… |
| 2004-04-06 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER INSIDE MY CAR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I NOW HAVE MILDEW IN MY CAR AN… |
| 2004-03-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TO… |
| 2004-03-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | BOTH DOOR HANDLES OF MY MISTSUBISHI ECLIPS 1999 HAVE BROKEN OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND I DID … |
| 2003-12-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT AT 80,000 MILES. *JB |
| 2003-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED AT 51,000 MILES AS A RESULT OF A BAD MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. WITHIN 30 MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED.*… |
| 2003-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STICK SHIFT WOULD POP OUT OF 5TH GEAR ON OCCASSION AND THEN STARTED TO POP OUT OF GEAR IN … |
| 2002-12-07 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WITH 17 INCH RIMS. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE AFTER THE R… |
| 2002-11-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 99 ECLIPSE HAS NOW 84,000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 8 2002 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR, I HAD IT REPLACED AN… |
| 2002-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSU… |
| 2002-08-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVI… |
| 2002-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN THE PROCESS OF NORMAL OPERATION. MATERIALS ARE POOR QUALITY.*AK |
| 2002-07-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFO… |
| 2002-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN OPENED NORMALLY, 2 WEEKS LATER DRIVERS SIDE CAME OFF UNDER SAME CONDITIONS, VERY PO… |
| 2002-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ADHESIVE WAS DRIPPING FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S DOOR TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK |
| 2002-06-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRSTECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND … |
| 2002-06-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING CORNER, STERRING GOES OUT, VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR AND MAKE TURN. ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED STEERING … |
| 2002-06-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD INJURE PASSENGERS… |
| 2002-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | MITSUBISHI SAID BOTH DOORS NEED TO BE TORN DOWN AND ALL THE GLUE/INSULATION REMOVED AND RECOATED AND IT WOULD TAKE AT L… |