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1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
3
Latest Nov 1, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 23, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Nov 1, 2004

RESPONSE TO E-MAIL CONCERNING THE PROBLEM YOU EXPERIENCED WITH A CAR DEALERSHIP. *BF THE WASHER FLUID LIGHT WAS ON, THE POWER ANTENNA DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS POSSIBLY A PROBLEM DEALING WITH THE CRANK SEAL, THE BRAKES WERE NOT OKAY, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SC

NHTSA ID
10101177
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 20, 2004

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10097208
Incident
Oct 19, 2004
Mileage
59,370 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 23, 1999
Crash reported

DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
843115
Incident
Dec 23, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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