2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (4,312 records, model years 1995–2012) are most frequently classified under: brakes, tires & wheels and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
• Safety recalls (143 records, model years 1995–2009) are most frequently classified under: fuel system, lights and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (1,638 records, model years 1995–2012) are most frequently classified under: powertrain (transmission & drivetrain), body & structure and equipment & accessories.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 395 records for 1995 395
2. 1996 267 records for 1996 267
3. 1997 256 records for 1997 256
4. 1998 235 records for 1998 235
5. 1999 191 records for 1999 191
6. 2000 465 records for 2000 465
7. 2001 462 records for 2001 462
8. 2002 237 records for 2002 237
9. 2003 261 records for 2003 261
10. 2004 69 records for 2004 69
11. 2005 42 records for 2005 42
12. 2006 168 records for 2006 168
13. 2007 171 records for 2007 171
14. 2008 124 records for 2008 124
15. 2009 83 records for 2009 83
16. 2010 36 records for 2010 36
17. 2011 36 records for 2011 36
18. 2012 42 records for 2012 42

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 3mention a fire
• 1mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 4
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 29
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 8

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