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2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 24 complaints for the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
24 8% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
13 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

Concerns for passenger's in vehicle, during crash vehicle roll over. While driving a deer jumped in front of the consumer's vehicle. The consumer over-corrected which caused the vehicle to pin counter clockwise. The vehicle then struck a tree splitting it in half. The passenger compartment continued westbound, the passenger became ejected. The passenger compartment continued to roll and came to final rest in a yard. The vehicle's air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the passenger.

April 2000 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the SRS and air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the air bags system needed to be replaced. The failure recurred and the air bags system was replaced again. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure was 7,000.

Reported at 7,000 miles, October 2001

Other problems reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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