2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse problems
Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 64% of complaints. After that come air bags (18%) and body & structure (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 64% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 24 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 24 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 67,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Mitsubishi Eclipse with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
The lady crossed two lanes of traffic and ran a red light and hit my car on drivers side front including the door. Door won't open and airbags didn't deploy. The car was towed cause it couldn't start and wasn't drivable. Seat belts didn't lock so the people in my car hit steering, dashboard and back of the seats. My car was hit in the front in dec. 5, 2013 and same thing happened. Airbags didn't deploy and seatbelts didn't lock. From the accident before I made a complaint with mitsubishi and they done nothing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH and going down hill with acceleration, the brake pedal failed to respond. As a result, the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The contact crashed into a concrete base. The impact caused the rear of the driver seat to detach the over head light and the console fractured. The contact sustained bruises to the right side of her body head, back shoulder, hip and knees that required medical attention.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 2 MPH into a parking space, the brake pedal was depressed and the pedal traveled to the floor without resistance. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into the front end of another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the exterior damages to the front end and bumper were repaired.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the shift gear would independently shift from third gear to neutral. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.