2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 75 complaints for the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 64% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 64% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed to respond and the contact crashed into another vehicle. During the crash, the front end sustained significant damage; however, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained an injured head, neck, and back; however, medical attention was not required. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,204.
When driving home from work going 30 MPH I turned right and needed to stop at a red light approximately 200 feet ahead. When I depressed my break pedal it went all the way down to the floor board and had very little, if any reaction. Also, there was a strange sound when I took my foot off the pedal. I took the car to a dealer in goodlettsville, tn to be diagnosed but they said it was something totally different than the problem I was having. I declined the service.