1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse problems
Owners have filed 65 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (12%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driver's/passenger's seat belts failed to hold secure during accident, resulting in injuries/one death, also seat belt caused injury during accident. *skd
Driver's automatic shoulder belt failed/did not tighten up upon frontal collision; hit right front of another stopped vehicle. Tt
Right rear thread separated at 65 miles per hour causing loss of contol of the vehicle. Vehicle did at least 360 degree spin hitting the center concrete divider squarley. No other vehicles involved. Minor injuries. (tiresize: 195/70-14)( DOT number: tire size: 195/70-14 )
Tl - the contact owns a 1992 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that there was a burning odor from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where it was diagnosed that the seal was leaking from the transfer case. In order to repair the failure, the mechanic replaced the seals. The dealer was contacted who advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 98v069001 (power train:automatic transmission).
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 mitshubishi eclipse. After visiting the NHTSA website noticed recall#98v069001 was related to this vehicle concerning power train:automatic transmission. Also. There was a leak coming from the transfer case. The dealer stated that there was no recall related to this vehicle. The failure mileage was 73,000, and the current mileage was 73,500.