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2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Engine problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on May 28, 2024. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

AirbagsEngine & coolingCrash1 injury

The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, for unknown reasons, he veered off the road, traveled over a hill, and crashed into a dirt pile. The steering wheel air bag failed to deploy. The contact had previously unplugged, the passenger seat air bag. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. After the crash, the curtain and driver's seat air bag were deployed. The contact noticed the passenger's side rear tire was low and had a slash in the side...

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wall. The contact sustained whiplash and pain, and medical attention was provided. The vehicle was towed to his residence. There was no reported fire or police report. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Incident Air bags · EngineNHTSA 11590989
Engine & cooling

This car is a 2008 and I don't know if it is a factory error but is already asking for the catalyze converter to be changed and it only has 83,000 miles. I know because it didn't pass the emissions test. They asked me to fix code p0421.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10966701

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