Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 1.9% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
Matching rule
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\bU.S. public vehicle records
1991 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
54 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
140,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 model year. Data updated: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 7 of 54 complaints (13.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 8 | 14.8% |
| Braking behavior | 5 | 9.3% |
| Engine operation | 1 | 1.9% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 1.9% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | 7 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift | 6 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 5 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 4 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 4 |
| Suspension:Rear | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Power Train:Manual Transmission | 2 |
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly: 7; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift: 6; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 4; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 4; Suspension:Rear: 3; Power Train: 2; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 2
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 1 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 4 |
| 150,000 and above | 2 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 2
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 47 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
1995: 14; 1996: 4; 1997: 4; 1998: 6; 1999: 6; 2000: 6; 2001: 4; 2002: 2; 2003: 2; 2004: 2; 2006: 1; 2010: 1; 2012: 1; 2015: 1
Pattern summary
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 8 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10048100 · 2003-11-17 (November 17, 2003)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RETRACTABLE SHOULDER HARNESS PROBLEM. AUTOMATED SEAT BELTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 128,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048100 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10051839 · 2003-12-19 (December 19, 2003)
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING. DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10051839 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10066845 · 2004-04-08 (April 8, 2004)
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10066845 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10097394 · 2004-10-21 (October 21, 2004)
THE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. THE OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. THE OWNER IS TELLING THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDED BY SAYING "DEAL WITH IT". PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 152,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10097394 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10150605 · 2006-02-18 (February 18, 2006)
TRANSFER CASE RECALL - 98V069001 SAFETY RECALL WAS REFUSED ON THE CAR. TRANSFER CASE IS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE WHINING SOUND. LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND MITSUBISHI OFFICES SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE RECALL DUE TO THE RECALL ALREADY BEING PERFORMED, EVEN IF THE CAR WAS JUST INSPECTED AND NO CHANGES MADE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 113,094 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150605 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10322679 · 2010-03-29 (March 29, 2010)
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10322679 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10466826 · 2012-07-20 (July 20, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN) WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU…
Owner-reported narrative. 180,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10466826 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10682508 · 2015-02-10 (February 10, 2015)
TRANSFER CASE IS DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CONCERNING THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE REFERENCED RECALL, 98V168000, INCLUDED ALL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX MODELS FROM 1990-1998. MY 1991 GSX WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SEEKING ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS RECALL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 147,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10682508 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
95V103004 · Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
Reported: 1995-05-24 (May 24, 1995)
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence: THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
NHTSA campaign record ↗98V069001 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Reported: 1998-03-26 (March 26, 1998)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.
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Data completeness
54 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
13.0%Usable mileage7 / 54 records
74.1%Valid incident date40 / 54 records
100.0%Valid filing date54 / 54 records
74.1%Ordered incident and filing dates40 / 54 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 214.3%ODI 10780005 · 63,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 5757.6%ODI 10469067 · 99,400 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACT… | 7772.0%ODI 10474045 · 70,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,010. | 5070.4%ODI 10511664 · 72,000 miWHEN BRAKING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCED A LONGER THAN NORMAL PEDAL STROKE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE 2006 ECLIPSE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. 2007-2008 ECLIPSES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM ON A 2008 ECLIPSE. *TR | 2764.3%ODI 10631201 · 75,000 miDRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND HIT MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR STOPPING ABRUPTLY. MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES REMAINED VERY SOFT WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER FOR AT LEAST A DAY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN A MONTH. THE BRAKES WHEN PRESSED WERE VERY SOFT AND WHISTLED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT. I RECORDED THE SOUND FOR DOCUMENTATION. *TR | 1100.0%ODI 10689834 · 79,300 miDRIVING DOWNHILL ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. BRAKE WHILE TURNING AND BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WORKING. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES REMAIN WEAK AND MAKE A WHEEZING NOISE WHEN RELEASED. BY THE TIME I GOT IT TO A SHOP THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY. HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, FOUND NOTHING. THIS HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 225.0%ODI 10894213 · 100,174 miBRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. AFTER DIAGNOSIS AT A REPAIR SHOP WITH TESTING SYSTEM THE FAULT READS ABS HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. THE SHOP STATED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS A 2012 I SHOULD CONTACT THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE A RECALL FOR THE ABS UNIT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT RECALLS FOR THE ABS UNIT INVOLVED 2006-2009. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE I FEEL A COMPLAINT IS REQUIRED. |
| Wheels:Rim | 43.1%ODI 10087039 · 34,584 mi1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WHEELS. THESE WHEELS BENT ON ME ABOUT 3 TIMES. I BLEW OUT A TIRE BECAUSE OF THEM ONCE, AND THE REST JUST BENT IF I HIT A SPEED BUMP OR SOMETHING REALLY SMALL. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS WHEELS. EVERYTIME I WENT TO MITSUBISHI AND THE SERVICE TECH'S TOLD ME THE WHEELS WERE VERY VERY WEAK AS WELL. THERE WAS NO HELP AT ALL. THESE WHEELS ARE HORRIBLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME A FEW ACCIDENTS. *JB | 54.2%ODI 10088339 · 44,500 miI OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WITH 17 INCH RIMS. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE AFTER THE RIM BECAME BENT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS AND CAUSED A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE, WHICH IF LEFT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPPOSITE RIM BECAME BENT AND I NOW HAVE THREE BENT RIMS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND KEEPING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF A SERIOUS SAFETY INCIDENT. *JB | 9330.2%ODI 10002885 · 74,000 miWHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, MA AROUND RUSH HOUR, A SMALL POT HOLE WAS HIT. CAR WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT MORE THEN 25MPH. THE RIM BENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. RIM NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. | 6229.7%ODI 10000377 · 16,500 miMY WHEEL BENT WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH. THE TIRE WILL NO LINGER HOLD AIR. | 2027.4%ODI 10006811 · 14,985 miRIMS BENT AT SPEED OF 50 MPH CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770826 | 32.4%ODI 10074586 · 9,800 miBULGE ON FRONT TIRE OF 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS. TIRE IS A GOODYEAR RSA P215/50 R17. LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON TIRE WHEN BULGE APPEARED. BOTH MITSUBISHI AND GOODYEAR BLAMED DEFECT ON ME AND OFFERED NO COMPENSATION. ALSO HAVE TWO BENT ORIGINAL RIMS ON CAR. THE RIMS AND TIRES ON THE ECLIPSE HAVE A POOR HISTORY AND SAFETY RATING. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10106422 · 61,000 miTHE RIMS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE DENT EASILY AND THE TIRES BLOW OUT OR LOSE PRESSURE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND DRIVING. NORMAL POTHOLES AND BUMPS ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE. I HAD A BLOWOUT YESTERDAY JANUARY 15TH, 2005. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED 2 RIMS AND 3 TIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS. ALL FOUR RIMS ARE CURRENTLY DENTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL RETAILERS ARE ALL UNWILLING TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE IMPROVED RIMS ON THE 2002 AND LATER MODELS. *NM | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 129.3%ODI 10031819 · 55,000 miWHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD A OIL LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COMMON PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG OIL FILTER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE | 43.3% | 31.0%ODI 10010814 · 56,000 miMY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE SOUND, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT I WAS OUT OF OIL- THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS OIL LEAKS, AND THE OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. DUE TO THIS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS FOUND THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *JB | 21.0%ODI 10144459 · 25,000 miDT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE HEAD LIGHTS MELTED. ALSO, THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE OIL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK...HEADLIGHTS DID NOT BLINK BUT WENT OFF ALTOGETHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS NO R… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 43.2%ODI 10002594CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.0%ODI 10222679 · 28,529 mi2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPUN 3 MAIN BEARINGS, HAS A WORN CLUTCH AT 28,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH IN MY '88 MAZDA, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT OR ANY OF THE PREVIOUS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. MITSUBISHI REPS DENIED THE WARRANTY DUE TO AFTERMARKET PART (COLD AIR INTAKE) THE CLUTCH BEING WORN AND FROM WHAT THEY CLAIM AS "SPIRITED DRIVING." I DID NOT PAY $30,000 FOR A CAR TO TAKE OUT AND DRIVE IT LIKE A MANIAC. THIS IS A CAR THAT I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF AND CHANGE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY,… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 107.8%ODI 10000870 · 50,000 miENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION. | 1411.7%ODI 10000572 · 83,500 miMY 99 ECLIPSE HAS NOW 84,000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 8 2002 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR, I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION HAD THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION BOX. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW THE DEALER STATES,"THE CODE READS FAULTY OVER-DRIVE SOLENOID BUT MY TECHNICIAN BELIEVES IT IS INTERNAL." I HAVE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. | 51.6%ODI 10075335 · 34,000 miI HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THAT HAS 34000 MILES ON IT, AND ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSWION KEPT GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING AND I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THE PARTS INVOLVED.*AK | 41.9%ODI 10219382 · 71,498 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE THE LAST FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE WAS STICKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FLUSH, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS… | 22.7%ODI 10120326 · 64,000 miDT: STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND STARTED HEARING A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE METAL SPINNING. WAS TOLD BY TWO DEALERS THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. HE HAS HAD THE REVERSE SYNCHROS, PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH REPLACED. WORK DONE AT DEALER WHERE HE BOUGHT IT. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WILL RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. IN LATE FEBURARY CAME TO STOP WHEN HE WENT OT TAKE OFF HE HEARD LOUD METAL CLANKING NOISES AND SHEARING NOISES. PARKED IT THEN. HIS DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE INPUT S… | 10.8%ODI 10135549 · 5,000 miDT: THE CALLER SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS HARD AND HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. RIGHT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. HE HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS CHANGED 8 TIMES. THE DEALER DID NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY TO GET TO THE MOTOR MOUNT, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY DID. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT B… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 1410.9%ODI 10138882AFTER CRASHING IN A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAUGHT FIRE. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PULL APART THE DASH IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE WIRES FROM THE AIRBAG. *JB | 21.7%ODI 875290CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK | 51.6%ODI 10242475 · 148,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SOME APPROACHING DEER. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO SOME TREES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000. | 83.8%ODI 10000111I HAD A HEADON COLLISON INTO A DITCH GOING APOX. 30 -35 MILES A HOUR. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONTEND DAMAGE AND SOME REAREND DAMAGE.MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. | 22.7%ODI 10128294 · 64,176 miDT: CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH HER FRONT END AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED, THE LOAN COMPANY TOLD HER TO CONTACT US AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL LOOK INTO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CASE NUMBER WITH MITSUBISHI IS 373237. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 5, 2005. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN INDEPENDENT POLICE DEPARTMENT #05-55284. THE CONSUMER HAS A BRUISE ACROSS HER CHEST, WRIST SPRAIN AND NECK INJURIES. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE V… | 64.8%ODI 10032189 · 54 miTHE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ACROSS THE ROAD. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.0%ODI 10244131 · 19,000 miI WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. LATER UPON CALLING IN A AIRBAG SPECIALIST, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT AIRBAG SENSORS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS THEN BACKED UP BY THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. I STILL SUFFER FROM MY HEAD INJURY TO THIS DAY. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 21.6%ODI 10000870 · 50,000 miENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION. | 86.7%ODI 10100339 · 58,500 miAT 58,500 MILES HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY STATED WAS PAST 5YR MARK FROM PURCHASE. MITSUBISHI IS SO LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS NOT. *JB | 41.3%ODI 729356I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH IT IDLING EATING DINER. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WENT INSIDE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WAS INGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY INSURANCE CO HIRED A FIRE INVESTEGATOR TO INVESTIGATE. IT WAS DETERMIND TO BE A MFG. DEFECT THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION I WAS GIVEN. MY INSURANCE CO. IS ALLSTATE AND THEY PAID THE CAR OFF AND OF WHAT I OWED ON THE CAR. I LOST MY DOWN PAYMENT OF 2,000 DOLLARS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD OF LOST ANYTHING ON SOMETHING THAT WAS THERE FAULT.… | 83.8%ODI 565317CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE.*JG | 22.7%ODI 760828A RANDOM CODE FAILURE IN THE COMPUTER LEAD TO REPEATED ENGINE STALLS AT STOP, AND LEAD TO OTHER SPARK PLUG FOULING AND EGR VALVE FAILURE. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER CODE IS CLEARDED. BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES NOW, A 6TH ON THE WAY. NLM | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags | 43.1%ODI 10053446 · 800,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK | 10.8%ODI 733754NEITHER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY THE ALL CENSORS IN THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WONDER IF THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ARE AIRBAGS A PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE? | 51.6%ODI 10047792 · 37,000 miWHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT ACROSS A MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND KNEE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH | 136.2%ODI 10000111I HAD A HEADON COLLISON INTO A DITCH GOING APOX. 30 -35 MILES A HOUR. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONTEND DAMAGE AND SOME REAREND DAMAGE.MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 43.2%ODI 10051766VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR . WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A CEMENT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI SO THEY COULD CHECK OUT THE AIR BAG DEFECT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THE CONSUMER EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND WAS GIVEN A FILE# AND WAS SENT A PAMPHLET ON THE SAFETY OF AIR BAGS. AFTER THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY REPAIRED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ALLOWED THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET MITSUBISHI I… | 321.4%ODI 10134086MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER 2004 [XXX], DONE NEARLY 21,000 MILES MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 25, 2005. IT VEERED OFF THE ROAD, WENT DOWNHILL FOR OVER TWENTY FEET AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A TREE TO COME TO A HALT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DESPITE THE FRONT-ENDED CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE. THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH IS EVIDENT FROM THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CATEGORIZED AS A "TOTAL LOSS" BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1111.1%ODI 10147774 · 3,900 miWHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 12/8/05,I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION, MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAVY REAR DAMAGE AS WELL AS HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS SYSTEMS DEPLOYED AS THE VEHICLES MANUAL STATED IT WOULD, WHICH RESULTED IN MYSELF BEING SEVERELY INJURED, THE VEHICLE WAS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS,LESS THAN A MONTH OLD,I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE,AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER. *NM | 98.4%ODI 10221064 · 13,000 miME AND MY WIFE WHERE RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT OUR ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY..I FELT LIKE OUR LIVES WHERE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR | 68.5%ODI 10331776 · 20,000 miAT ABOUT 20,000 MILES THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE WARNING INDICATOR THAT THE PASSENGER WAS NOT BUCKLED UP EVEN THOUGH I COULD SEE THEY WERE. ALSO THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM COLUMN WITHOUT THE CAR IN PARK. *TR | 819.0%ODI 10559430 · 67,070 miANOTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING WEST AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. I WAS TRAVELING EAST WHEN THE OTHER CAR TURNED FROM A DIRECT LINE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, SIDE AIRBAGS, AND SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS. AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10460276 · 15,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND SHATTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE, STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S INSTRUCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO OUTSIDE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING … | 450.0%ODI 10608702 · 51,000 miI WAS HEADING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT ON MY CAR. MY CAR HAD FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I WAS GOING THE ACTUAL SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 55 MPH, THE DEER COULD HAVE WENT THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD AND WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF MY HUSBAND AND I COULD BE DEAD. *JS |
| Wheels | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.8%ODI 10473317 · 200,000 miAPRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE ROAD ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN TO MY LEFT SIDE. I DISCOVERED THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS LYING ON THE ROADWAY DETACHED FROM THE AXEL AND TIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS WEDGED AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE DISASSEMBLED PARTS … | 3511.4%ODI 10011090 · 3,000 miYEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE TIRE BECAME UNSEATED FROM THE RIM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED. THE RIM STRUCK THE GROUND DIRECTLY AND WAS DAMAGED WHERE TIRE … | 125.7%ODI 10012166THE VEHICLES FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM | 1013.7%ODI 10044716WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM. *JB | 10.8%ODI 10512693 · 161,900 miDRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (APPROX. 20 MPH). CAR SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE. CAME TO STOP SIGN AND REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE HUB CRACKED AND BROKE OFF AT BEARING.. IT WAS A VERY CLEAN CUT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HUB. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. $300 REPAIR BILL. REPAIRMAN SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IN THE 40 YEARS HE HAS BEEN REPAIRING CARS. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED AS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. *TR | 17.1%ODI 10522952 · 83,000 miROOMMATE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MYSELF IN PASSENGER SEAT. STRUCK A DEAR MONDAY MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED AT LEAST 1 TIME INTO A MARSH ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE RECEIVED MAJOR: FRONT, BOTH SIDE, REAR AND ROOF DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 22.0%ODI 10450693 · 30,000 miI HAVE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P35/45R18 TIRES ON MY ECLIPSE, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE SIDEWALL SEPARATING FROM THE TREAD! I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL A MECHANIC AT MY WORK LOOKED AT MY OTHER FRONT TIRE AND SAW THAT IT WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE ALSO! THE TIRES STILL HAVE HALF OF THEIR TREAD LIFE REMAINING AND IT ALSO CAUSED FOR MY RIM TO BE SCRATCHED. IN ADDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT AT SOME POINT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE IS GOING TO BLOW OUT SO AT THIS POINT MY CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOM… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Too few reports for a range | 152,000 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10097394 · 152,000 miTHE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. THE OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. THE OWNER IS TELLING THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDED BY SAYING "DEAL WITH IT". PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB |
| Power Train | Too few reports for a range | 163,500 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10466826 · 180,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN) WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU… ODI 10682508 · 147,000 miTRANSFER CASE IS DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CONCERNING THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE REFERENCED RECALL, 98V168000, INCLUDED ALL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX MODELS FROM 1990-1998. MY 1991 GSX WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SEEKING ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS RECALL. *TR |
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2011: 1 complaints · 2012: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift | Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | Suspension:Rear | Power Train | Power Train:Manual Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension:Rear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Power Train:Manual Transmission | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.