Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 2010
Crash reported1 death reported
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10301779
- Incident
- May 28, 2009
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints 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.
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Latest Jan 21, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 136 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
14
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
15
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Feb 17, 2002
Crash reported2 injuries reported
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 : HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/SHAMAKARKAL UNDER THE FOLDER NAMED "CRASH". YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT SPEED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 758355
- Incident
- Feb 11, 2002
Airbags
Filed Aug 8, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 727068
- Incident
- Aug 5, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jun 1, 2000
Crash reported
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FRONT SIDE HIT A MEDIAN . VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN ON THE BACK SIDE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 862866
- Incident
- May 25, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 9, 1999
Crash reported
WHEN TRAVELING THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 847276
- Incident
- Aug 10, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jun 25, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 546420
- Incident
- Oct 19, 1998
Airbags
Filed Dec 31, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXMATLY 50-60 MPH HIT GUARDRAIL, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELTS ON. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832945
- Incident
- Dec 6, 1998
Airbags
Filed Oct 7, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING THE DRIVER'S ARM. ALSO THE PASSANGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THE SUNVISOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828667
- Incident
- Oct 7, 1998
Airbags
Filed Aug 5, 1998
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 826304
- Incident
- Aug 3, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jul 16, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 537901
- Incident
- Oct 10, 1997
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 20, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820287
- Incident
- Dec 10, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jan 14, 1998
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820643
- Incident
- Dec 21, 1997
Airbags
Filed Nov 5, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING 40MPH, WHEN A SEMI TURNED IN FRONT OF ECLIPSE; VEHICLE HIT SEMI'S GAS TANK W/FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE; UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 818351
- Incident
- Nov 4, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jul 22, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 520079
- Incident
- Apr 25, 1997
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.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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