2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse air bags problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Passenger airbag deployed caused me to veer off to the right for safety.passenger visor flew off hit my arm and flew out window. Unable to see with airbag in my face I ended up half on and half off a culvert with cement pipe.car stopped and then my driver airbag shot fire and chemicals into my…”
filed Jan 11, 2018
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the front driver side air bag failed to deploy when the contact rear ended another vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop for further inspection. The contact did not suffer any injuries. A police report was…”
filed Sep 22, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a…Campaign 15V338000 · Jun 2, 2015
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% |
| 2002 Eclipse | 2 | 3% |
| 2001 Eclipse | 22 | 11% |
| 2000 Eclipse | 11 | 4% |
| 1999 Eclipse | 3 | 3% |
| 1998 Eclipse | 18 | 14% |
| 1997 Eclipse | 14 | 10% |
| 1996 Eclipse | 17 | 11% |
| 1995 Eclipse | 32 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 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.