2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse problems
Owners have filed 380 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Wheels is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. After that come body & structure (11%) and lighting (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 380 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wheels 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 126 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 126 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 76,000 miles. For wheels specifically, the median reported mileage is about 40,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse with enough data (261 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
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.
My son purchased a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gs 1-month ago it's too late to save my sons life now but it was sold as is no warranty ,the finance company refuses to get me a history on the says there's no recall but they are older ones about the nut in the gear box being loose and eventually making the car not turn left my son died 10/23/08 and as soon as ask about the recall the finance lady to crush the car I said no till I find out about the recall and if it was ever looked at, the car shoo bad and was hard to…
Front brake rotors were warped same day when vehicle got delivered brand new, dealership resurfaced them and 9k miles later they became warped again, that is when they got finally replaced on the new ones. Very poor quality of the brake parts!
On march 31, 2001, my husband and I purchased a 2001 eclipse for our 17 year old son, to carry him through highschool and college. Around 3 hours later he braked to avoid hitting 2 dogs, the left front brake locked up and the others did nothing. This caused the car to swing around at 180 degrees and go backwards into a ditch hitting a steel culbert. The police stated that the cause of the accident was the brakes. If working properly, the car could have been controlled. No ticket was given to our son.
Easily bent rims on the 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gt, all my 4 rims have some sore of damage with a normal driving habits, my car shakes and feels unsafe above 60MPH.
When driving over a little bump in the road the front passenger rim bent. As a result, the tire was punctured. Please provide additional information.