Worst 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 | — | 2 | 85,000 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 | — | — | 122 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | — | 1 | 70,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 | — | 1 | 70,000 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | — | — | — | |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 | — | — | 61,000 mi |
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Read what owners actually reported to NHTSA for the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Type a keyword (e.g. “transmission”, “stalling”, “brakes”) to filter.
Recalls for 2005 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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