Mitsubishi Eclipse 2004–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin GRP-16 · NHTSA communication 10030267 · issued Apr 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2009
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mitsubishi: in certain model/model years vehicles, the coils have been found to overheat and possibly melt; check ground point #12 for signs of corrosion, especially if the battery has recently been replaced. High resistance at the ground can cause coils to overheat. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2004 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2005 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2006 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2007 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2008 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2009 Mitsubishi Galant
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.