1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse engine problems
41 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 22% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 fires.
What owners wrote
While vehicle was parked the car caught on fire due to tail pipe overheating/ melting the body and the trunk of the vehicle.
I have owned my care for 3 years. In that time I have had a leaking sunroof, broken passenger rear view mirror, broken passenger window "wont roll up", numerous tire changes, bad vibration, horrible noises when turning wheel, have replaced 2 transmissions, both tie rod ends, 1 lower ball joint and control arm suspension bar"more info on this below", alternator, both headlights, 4 differant seats of breaks, 2 seats constintly running low on oil, replaced the fuel filter, seat belts don't stop, battery cables keep…
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- Suspension 19 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints