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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 16 complaints for the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
16 19% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

2002 mitshabishi eclipse rear bumper started to burn and I had just parked at work I was found slumped over behind the wheel apparently from the fumes of the burning plastic. I hope my reporting this removes plastic in areas that may be ignited.

April 2004 FireInjury

Dashboard has cracked in two. This is the second dashboard that has been replaced in this car, dodge and mitsubishi will not do anything to rectify this problem.

Reported at 45,000 miles, May 2006

Other problems reported for the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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Body & structure problems across all Mitsubishi models