Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FRACTURES A… |
| 2015-04-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL LEAKED OUT THR… |
| 2014-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAUGHT FIRE OVER NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO FIND THE DASH BOARD MELTED, WINDO… |
| 2012-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER TURNING AND THEN OUT OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS ON H… |
| 2012-05-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STOPS FUNCTIONING DUE TO WAVE/CUSHION SPRING FAILURE. *TR |
| 2012-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING AND CAR JUST DIED. BUT IT STILL WANTED TO START JUST ACTED LIKE DIDN'T HAVE GAS. TO BUT WE JUST FILLED … |
| 2011-09-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON 95 IN VIRGINIA (ABOUT 20 MINS OUTSIDE OF RICHMOND) MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE'S ACCELERATOR… |
| 2011-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER CHECKING OUT SERVICE ENGINE CODES P0456 AND P0457 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED) I FOUND THE… |
| 2010-11-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2002 ECLIPSE COUPE, OK THIS IS A MAJOR PROMBLEM, HOPE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN THE WHEELS (RIMS) CRACK ON THESE CARS "CHEAP"… |
| 2010-05-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CRACKED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AS I WAS NOT IN… |
| 2009-07-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THE LIFTBACK DOOR SUDDENLY FELL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIFTBACK DETACHED FROM THE LEFT… |
| 2009-06-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A BLACK 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IN 2004. THE PAINT JOB SEEMED FINE BUT SOON I REALIZED THAT MY PAINT IS DISSOL… |
| 2008-08-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. MY TIRE WOULD SLOWLY DEFLATE SO I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBL… |
| 2008-07-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY RIM DUE TO THE LIP BENDING BACK CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. BOTH … |
| 2008-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARDS OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE'S (YEARS 2000-05). THE DASHBOARD WILL CRACK AS THE CAR … |
| 2008-05-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING MY CAR WASHED AND DETAILED IN LATE MAY OF 2008, I NOTICED A WHITE DETERIORATION OF PAINT ON THE HOOD. OVE… |
| 2008-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A BLACK, 2002 MITSUBISHI, ECLIPSE GT AND THE PAINT IS COMING OFF. THE ROOF AND THE HOOD PAINT IS ALMOST DOWN T… |
| 2007-10-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE A BLACK I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT BLACK AND WHITE 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CLEAR COAT IT COMPLETELY OFF AND T… |
| 2007-03-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | MY DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT BROKE OFF INTO MY HAND WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR… |
| 2007-02-09 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THIRD TIME WHEELS HAVE FAILED CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION OF TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT CONTROL OF THE CAR. TIRE SUSTAINS NO DAMA… |
| 2006-12-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL GETS BENT WHILE GOING OVER POTHOLES OR RAIL ROAD CROSSING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. IN THE 1.5 Y… |
| 2006-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROP… |
| 2006-09-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE FAILURE IS MY DASHBOARD. THE CARE IS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER THE TOP BACK … |
| 2006-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLUMN SWITCH LEVER BECAME DETACHED WHILE A… |
| 2006-07-09 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FOWLER MITSUBISHI, NORMAN, OK AND EVERY TIME I RUN THE A/C, THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE (FRONT & REA… |
| 2006-05-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO. THIS IS THE SECOND DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS CAR, DODGE AND MITSUBISHI WIL… |
| 2006-04-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEADL… |
| 2006-03-14 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A 2002 ECLIPSE FROM A SMALL DEALER. BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY PUT 2 BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE … |
| 2006-03-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE BENDING ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING… |
| 2006-02-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY AND ALL FOUR TIRED WENT FLAT. ROAD SERVICE REINFLATED … |
| 2006-02-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HIT SMALL POTHOLE AND RIGHT FRONT ALLOY WHEEL DEFORMED ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE… |
| 2005-08-10 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ALUMINUIM ALLOY RIM CRACKED |
| 2005-06-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH HER FRONT END AND THE AIRBAGS… |
| 2005-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH A PAINT-PEELING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS A HORRIBLE PAINT-PEELING PROBLEM ALL O… |
| 2005-04-21 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE CHANGING LANES WHILE HEADING TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP … |
| 2005-04-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DT CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER WAITING FOR THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP… |
| 2005-02-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND STARTED HEARING A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE METAL SPINNING. WAS TOLD BY TWO DEALERS… |
| 2005-01-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAVE A BLACK 2002 ECLIPSE RS, THE TIRES LASTED LONGER THAN THE PAINT JOB, YET UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE P… |
| 2004-12-30 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTI… |
| 2004-10-27 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER THE RIMS ARE CAUSING THE FRONT/REAR TIRES TO LOSE AIR. INVESTIGATION EA02A007. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT… |
| 2004-05-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED MY WHEEL TO BEND AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD WHEEL I … |
| 2004-05-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN MAY OF 2003, RIM DENTED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 48 MPH WHEN I HIT IT. HIT A SMAL… |
| 2004-04-19 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK |
| 2004-04-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 1 | 2002 MITSHABISHI ECLIPSE REAR BUMPER STARTED TO BURN AND I HAD JUST PARKED AT WORK I WAS FOUND SLUMPED OVER BEHIND THE … |
| 2004-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | BULBS IN HEADLIGHTS AND/OR BULB HOLDER MELT CAUSING WIRING TO MELT AND EXPOSED WIRE CAUSING EXTREME ELECTRICAL DAMAGE.*… |
| 2004-02-22 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD (ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES IN DEPTH) THE RIGHT RIM BENT. *AK *NM |
| 2004-02-03 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER DROVE INTO A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED ALL FOUR RIMS TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE … |
| 2004-01-20 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | REPEATED RIM DAMAGE THAT RESULTS IN FLAT TIRES DUE THE INFERIOR RIMS ON THE 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE I HAVE ASKED MITSU… |
| 2004-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FEELS SLUGGISH IN 2ND- 5TH GEAR, LIKE ALMOST A SLIP. ONLY HAVE 27K MILES ON IT AND I DON'T ABUSE MY CAR IN ANYWA… |
| 2003-12-08 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CRACKED RIM. *AK |