Worst 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
WHEELS:RIM
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AIR BAGS
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS:RIM | 62 | — | — | 27,021 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 14 | — | 1 | 47,080 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 13 | 4 | 1 | 119,000 mi | |
| WHEELS | 13 | 1 | — | 30,100 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 | — | 3 | 74,958 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 | — | — | 15,050 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 | — | — | 41,017 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 8 | 7 | — | 28,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 8 | 1 | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE | 7 | — | — | 76,000 mi | |
| TIRES | 7 | — | — | 6,020 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 6 | — | — | 73,800 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 | — | — | 111,636 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 5 | 1 | — | 71,000 mi | |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 5 | 2 | — | 65,738 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 4 | — | 1 | 66,633 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 | 1 | — | 94,249 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 4 | — | — | 30 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 | — | — | 112,000 mi | |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 | — | — | 79,499 mi | |
| ENGINE | 2 | — | 1 | 163,082 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 | — | — | 35,015 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 | 1 | — | 25,000 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 | — | 1 | 115,941 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 2 | — | — | 37,000 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Recalls for 2001 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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