Worst 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
WHEELS:RIM
WHEELS
STRUCTURE
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS:RIM | 93 | — | — | 42,498 mi | |
| WHEELS | 35 | 2 | — | 16,296 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 17 | — | — | 59,272 mi | |
| TIRES | 15 | — | — | 44,333 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 14 | — | 1 | 59,503 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 13 | — | — | 126,967 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 10 | — | 1 | 71,114 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 | — | — | 145,889 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 8 | — | 1 | 91,667 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 | — | — | 122,400 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 7 | — | — | 117,007 mi | |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 6 | — | 1 | 28,776 mi | |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 6 | — | — | — | |
| AIR BAGS | 5 | 3 | — | 96,500 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 | 5 | — | 148,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 5 | — | — | 80,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 5 | — | — | 101,600 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 | — | — | 99,375 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 | — | — | 62,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 | — | 2 | — | |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 4 | — | — | 42,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 4 | — | — | 51,000 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 4 | 1 | — | 119,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 | — | — | — | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 | — | 1 | 47,667 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 3 | — | — | — | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 | — | — | — | |
| STEERING | 3 | 2 | — | 109,000 mi |
Recalls for 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~443,442 vehicles.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
Other Mitsubishi Eclipse Years
Wider context: See the full Mitsubishi Eclipse reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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