1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse air bags problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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”
filed Jan 21, 2010
“I was going on us-101 north and got side-swiped by an suv which was trying to get into my lane (car pool lane). I was at a speed of 60-65 mph. I lost control of the car and rear-ended another suv. You can find photos of my crashed car ( now parked at the auto body shop) at …”
filed Feb 20, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Eclipse years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Eclipse | 8 | 19% |
| 2008 Eclipse | 6 | 8% |
| 2007 Eclipse | 9 | 8% |
| 2006 Eclipse | 11 | 11% |
| 2003 Eclipse | 10 | 8% |
| 2002 Eclipse | 2 | 3% |
| 2001 Eclipse | 22 | 11% |
| 2000 Eclipse | 11 | 4% |
| 1999 Eclipse | 3 | 3% |
| 1998 Eclipse | 18 | 14% |
| 1996 Eclipse | 17 | 11% |
| 1995 Eclipse | 32 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.