https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mitsubishi Eclipse. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:40:53 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2135214 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT With my vehicle the brakes go straight to the floor. I took it to the mitsubishi dealership closest to me (Bobmills mitsubishi Jacksonville Nc). When I got there i told them what was going on, and if you bleed the brakes they worked fine for 3 or 4 days but after that the brakes would just go to the floor again. They said they bleed the brakes to replace the fluid and then tested the ABS module fo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2129696 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH and descending an incline on the road, the contact depressed the brake pedal, and the brake pedal went to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact used the parking brake to slow down the vehicle. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer because the clo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2113768 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT We recently went to the dealership to have a recalled brake booster fixed and the brake booster is failing again. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2113787 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle went in for repair in March of 2025 for an open recall for the brakes. 3 months later the vehicle is experiencing brake issues related to a brake booster/master cylinder that was also recalled. Replacement is needed asap https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2079725 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Warning lights turn on then automatically turn off while driving https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2068274 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The crankshaft sensor is faulty and isn't working properly so my car has been shutting off randomly while I am driving it. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-2063917 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT My in insurance has a recall page and when I went on there. My car was on there for ABS. My ABS light been on since I got the car 6 months ago https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1999486 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT After a recent oil change, they informed me that the cross bar was very rusted and looks very unsafe. Upon further research I was informed there was a recall for this problem. I am the only owner and at this time all maintenance is up to date. Because the car has low mileage, I want to keep the car so during my research I was informed the part is unavailable. Not sure what to do at this point look https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1999487 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT After a recent oil change, they informed me that the cross bar was very rusted and looks very unsafe. Upon further research I was informed there was a recall for this problem. I am the only owner and at this time all maintenance is up to date. Because the car has low mileage, I want to keep the car so during my research I was informed the part is unavailable. Not sure what to do at this point look https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1994731 Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, for unknown reasons, he veered off the road, traveled over a hill, and crashed into a dirt pile. The steering wheel air bag failed to deploy. The contact had previously unplugged, the passenger seat air bag. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. After the crash, the curtain and driv https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1994732 Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, for unknown reasons, he veered off the road, traveled over a hill, and crashed into a dirt pile. The steering wheel air bag failed to deploy. The contact had previously unplugged, the passenger seat air bag. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. After the crash, the curtain and driv https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1854096 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1854097 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1854098 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1846304 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Brakes consistently fail to hold pressure and are letting go. I purchased this car back in April and the previous owner had no idea of the recall. Did a bit of research and found it's a defect in the system. Once the car fails to hold pressure I have to very rapidly spam the break pedal to get a sliver of pressure so my car can come to a stop. Breaking with little pressure grinds the brakes an https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1831859 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the turn signal and headlights failed. The contact stated that the high beam failed to operate correctly whether the vehicle was turned or not. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V305001 (Exterior Light https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1831860 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the turn signal and headlights failed. The contact stated that the high beam failed to operate correctly whether the vehicle was turned or not. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V305001 (Exterior Light https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1820554 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT UNKNOWN. I received something from the Mitsubishi company in the mail, but did not reply to them because multiple people told me those are scam related. I never had anything checked, and not sure if I have an issue. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1817269 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Dearler did not fix the ABS, only replaced brake fluid. ABS still fails. went back to Mitsubishi and they said they couldnt help me. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1800429 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT There was a previous recall on the anti braking system. Prior to the recall I had noticed that the ABS light was always coming on & I also noticed the brakes were at times seemed to be grabbing metal & not working . I took the car in to get fixed with the recall notice. Everything was fine until now the ABS light has been coming on frequently again & it is doing the same exact thing when braking. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1779822 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT As with the early 2000's recall the paint (Clear coat) on Kalapana Black (Code X13) has started to peel off and Mitsubishi refused to address the issue. My vehicle has less than 75k miles and has been garaged most of its life as it is not a daily driver and I am the only owner. Mitsubishi recalled the earlier years but stopped it I believe in 2002 being the latest year but seems they continued th https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1769207 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Electrical cable for Fuel Pump caught fire. My daughter was able to park and exit the car safely before it combusted but it took 8 minutes for the car to basically explode. I think this is very dangerous for a family with kids or someone that wouldn't be as fast as my kid to get out of the car. We found out the same car/year has a recall but this was not issued to my specific vehicle. https://www https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1769208 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Electrical cable for Fuel Pump caught fire. My daughter was able to park and exit the car safely before it combusted but it took 8 minutes for the car to basically explode. I think this is very dangerous for a family with kids or someone that wouldn't be as fast as my kid to get out of the car. We found out the same car/year has a recall but this was not issued to my specific vehicle. https://www https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1769209 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Electrical cable for Fuel Pump caught fire. My daughter was able to park and exit the car safely before it combusted but it took 8 minutes for the car to basically explode. I think this is very dangerous for a family with kids or someone that wouldn't be as fast as my kid to get out of the car. We found out the same car/year has a recall but this was not issued to my specific vehicle. https://www https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1759692 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while stopped at an intersection with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated forward inadvertently. The contact had her husband inspect the vehicle and while he attempted to start the vehicle with his foot depressed on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated forward. The dealer was made aware of the failure but inform https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1759693 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while stopped at an intersection with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated forward inadvertently. The contact had her husband inspect the vehicle and while he attempted to start the vehicle with his foot depressed on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated forward. The dealer was made aware of the failure but inform https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1759705 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT I was driving on I-15 north bound about 06:30pm near the city of Escondido Ca. weather temperature 78°F Incident: Sunroof spontaneously exploded shattering glass. Sunshade visor was closed between vehicles passenger compartment and sunroof. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1726039 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1712507 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE TOP COAT, CLEAR COAT, OF PAINT HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM THE BLACK PAINT. THIS IS HAPPENING VERY RAPIDLY AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN LATE 90'S EARLY 2000'S FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON FOR THE EXACT SAME COLOR OF VEHICLE. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-eclipse#complaint-1707746 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE IS FOR SALE SITTING ON NAPLETON HYUNDAI OF CARMEL'S USED CAR LOT, 4200 EAST 96TH STREET INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46240. I JUST PAID FOR AND SIGNED PAPERWORK FOR AN 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SE, I HAVEN'T TAKEN OWNERSHIP AS FAR A DRIVING IT OFF LOT AFTER PAY/SIGN. CAR FAX WAS SHOWN TO ME B4 SIGNING, IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS AND I HAVEN'T TAKEN OFF LOT YET (FRONT D SIDE CALIPER BRACKET SLIDE/GLIDE PINS ARE SE