1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Problems, complaints & recalls

The airbag cover on the passenger side is peeling off. I feel that if I tried to glue it or modify it in any way, this action could result in the airbag not deploying like it should and cause serious injury incase of an accident.

This vehicle has a recall for the lower ball joint. After calling to set up an appointment to fix this issue the vehicle shows up as already serviced, which may have only been as little as an inspection that was done. The ball joint in this vehicle is currently failing and is extremely noticeable while driving. I am in search of a record for who filed the service for this recall or a confirmation that this issue can be "fixed" once again under the same recall.

I never received a recall alert from the dealer. Right now the dealer was sold to a new owner. I went to the dealer to buy a fender and my vin number does not appear in the mitsubishi computer system here in puerto rico either in usa. So I would like an advise. What I have to do. I have all the purchasing paper from the dealer and the bank. A long time ago I have problem with the arm ball joints but I paid for the repair in a mechanic workshop. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving at any speed, the front end of the vehicle vibrated and veered to the right. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired under a recall in 2010, but was not repaired again. The vin was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

My car is a 1997 eclipse spyder automatic tranny 2.4L . There was issues with the transmission it was on lean mode, locked on 2nd gear and it could only go up to 40 miles per hr other wise the rpm were very high... *Tr

Tire tread separation on passenger car tires. Brand = kumho line = ecsta asx size = 225/40/r18 dot # = yomx yc2f while driving down the road, my son noticed rubber chunks flying from the front end of his car. When he stopped to check things over, he found that the tread of one of the front tires was separating right down to the base cords of the tire. The separation occurred on just one edge of the tread and was being un-spooled from the tire. I am reporting this so that it may be documented for future reference in the nhtsa database. *Tr

Son driving a eclipse ran off the road and hit a tree going 55 mph and the air bags never came out resulting in the death of only child. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns 1997 mitsubishi eclipse. Since purchasing the vehicle in 1997, the vehicle's speed has not exceeded 35mph. On three occasions, a mechanic adjusted the transmission timing; however, the failure continued to occur. The insurance company stated that it was best to crash the vehicle since the cost for a new transmission was equivalent to a new vehicle. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse. While making a right turn at 30 mph, the turn signal became stuck. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, but the turn signal was still stuck. The dealer stated that a new turn signal switch needed to be purchased. The current and failure mileages were 151,475.

Paint job defects. I have owned several mitsubishis vehicles in my family. All resulting in paint defects on the car. Only one has not, dealership said because there is a defect and that one vehicle not affected was made and painted in japan. Cost of repaint of vehicle is $1500 to $2500 depending on where you go. *Tr

Unable to find a suitable booster seat for my 5y/o son weighing 45lbs that will rest in the deep seated contours of the rear bucket seats for 1997 mitsubishi eclipse . *Jb

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into the curb. The road conditions were foggy and damp. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. Approximately three years later, the vehicle jerked to the right and the left. The mechanic stated that the lower control arm and rod ends needed to be replaced. There is a recall for the lower ball joint (recall # 00v421001). The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage is 130,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.

My 1997 mitsubishi has an open recall to remedy suspension front:control arm: lower ball joint defect. I purchased the car used in 2006. On 5/21/07, I was told by sears auto, a problem existed with the suspension:lower balljoint. I found out there was a recall, for the exact problem this car has. I contacted mitsubishi custoer service on 5/22/07. They will not tell me if the defect was corrected, they will only say the car was serviced, which could mean anything. They will not offer me any remedy. I want the defect correct by mitsubishi. *Ak

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gsx. The contact stated that the ball joints were detaching from the vehicle. This vehicle was included in recall # 00v421001 for suspension: lower ball joints. The vehicle contained the same ball joints from the last recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was operable, but at a high risk, and felt another recall was needed. The failure mileage was 115000.*Ak

Coolant tank cracked leading to loss of overflow coolant and potential engine failure from overheating. Mitsubishi no longer makes a replacement part. *Jb

Squealing belts at startup, inconsistent small leaks of coolant, hesitation at 2k rpm were only pre-cursors. Out of nowhere, while driving on highway, I looked at gauges for no particular reason....Noticed the temperature was rising, eventually going as far as it could above h. So I look for smoke in rear view....Nothing. I turn down the radio to listen for noises......Nothing. Everything seems fine. Hoping that air through the radiator would cool the engine......Not working. I decided I better pull...

1997 Eclipse caught on fire in the engine compartment. *Ts *jb

Speed control issue, gas pedal sticking, car consistently idles between 1500 to 3000 rpms engine revving up and down while at a stop and while in park. Manual shift very stiff. *Jb

Constant over heating and fluid coming out of the radiator cap, also severe shaking in the sterring wheel and 4th gear. What is that all about?

1997 Mitsubishi eclipse spyder catastrophic failure of clutch. The line that runs from the slave cylinder to the master cylinder has what appears to be a cut in the line 1mm from the connection to the master cylinder. I have now replaced this line six (6) times in two years. Failure usually occurs after driving the car at highway speeds for 2 or more hours. Clutch goes to the floor due to loss of fluid. I have also replaced the master cylinder twice & the slave cylinder three times, the last time was 2 weeks ago. *Nm

Car fails mandatory obd-ii smog test due to non-continuous readiness monitors failing to set to complete during normal driving. Dealer must use mut-ii diagnostic tool to set monitors to ready state. When diagnostic mode is exited and ignition turned off monitors revert to not-ready state. Problem common to 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gst according to dealer. No remedy available. Car does not meet federal emission requirements.*Jb

While driving my car at morning 9:00 am on 11/7/2005, all sudden my driver side window glass broken into pieces. I have stopped my car and checked. There is no one around also. But all of a sudden it is broken into pieces completely. *Jb

Transmission was slipping so I stop driving it. When I tested it out again, it was even worst and I can't even go past 40 mph. So far there hasn't been any repairs done to the car since I was told by a mechanic that there are transmission recalls on the automatic 97 gs eclipse and was advise not to drive it anymore because it can result in a accident. Did a little research online and found out that this car does have a recall on the automatic transmission. Http://www.Autosite.Com/content/own/service/index.Cfm/action/recallsview/seriesid/509. *Nm

I own a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gsx all-wheel-drive. I have a leak in the transfer case, which prematurely causes wear on the case housing and can lead to a part failure resulting in wheel lockage while driving. This is a huge safety hazard and the dealership in my area has ignored my concerns and causing me grow very concerned when I drive my vehicle. Can you please intervene here and have them fix this problem?

My column switch no longer works resulting in turn signals not functioning properly. Wen investigating the replacement part for this item, I discovered that it is the same that which mitsubishi installed on its 1999 galant. There has been a nhtsa recall for this unit. Thus, I strongly believe that there should also be a recall of this unit for 1997 year models of the mitsubishi galant as well.