Worst 2002 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 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS:RIM | 20 | 1 | — | 31,656 mi | |
| WHEELS | 10 | — | — | 59,702 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 9 | — | — | 62,833 mi | |
| TIRES | 4 | 1 | — | 26,492 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 | — | 1 | 101,000 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 | 2 | — | 64,176 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 | — | — | — | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 | — | — | 114,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 | — | — | 64,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 | — | — | 111,500 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 | 1 | — | 51,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 | — | — | 200,000 mi | |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP | 1 | — | — | — | |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 | — | — | 58,900 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | — | — | — | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 | — | — | 81,871 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 | — | — | 72,000 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 | — | — | — | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | — | — | 185,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 | — | — | 135,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 | — | — | — | |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 | — | 1 | 18,046 mi |
Recalls for 2002 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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