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1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse engine problems

18 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 12% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Similar to odi 10080649 but resulted in fire within engine bay which was quickly put out without damage to the interior. Threw a piston through the engine block. Vehicle only had 66k miles. Working car fire first reported via 911 in bridgewater nj. Revised status was also called in but was responded to. State farm insurance will not cover the cost of engine even with full coverage including comprehensive. Car still at towed location.

Reported at 66,000 miles, October 2006 Fire

Took car to dmv and it won't pass OBD-II test. I have tried three times. Found out that a TSB-03-13-005 was sent out. Which states how to reset so you can pass the emission test. If you disconnect your battery you computer won't reset till you take it to the dealer who charges you hundreds of dollars to reset a problem that they know about but refuse to correct. So every time I need to go to the dmv I first need to visit the dealer so that he can rip me off, and bypass the emission system.

Reported at 78,864 miles, October 2005

Other problems reported for the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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Engine problems across all Mitsubishi models