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1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 15 complaints for the 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
15 23% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

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).

Reported at 130,000 miles, May 2011 Fire

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.

Reported at 73,000 miles, March 2007

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Transmission problems across all Mitsubishi models