1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer	1	0
Tires	1	0
Air Bags › Frontal	1	1

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint00V421003

Filed Apr 6, 20015,164 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO, MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE BALL STUD TO CORRODE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE.

Vehicle Speed Control98V045003

Filed May 14, 1998100 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE DASH PANEL PAD CAN SHIFT INTERFERRING WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL.

Risk. THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE A PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL PAD SO IT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer

Filed Nov 1, 2004IL

RESPONSE TO E-MAIL CONCERNING THE PROBLEM YOU EXPERIENCED WITH A CAR DEALERSHIP. *BF THE WASHER FLUID LIGHT WAS ON, THE POWER ANTENNA DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS POSSIBLY A PROBLEM DEALING WITH THE CRANK SEAL, THE BRAKES WERE NOT OKAY, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SC

Tires

Filed Oct 20, 200459,370 milesMN

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW OUT. *JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash

Filed Jul 23, 1999GA

DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	2	0	Routine
2001	2	1	Routine
2000	4	4	Routine
1999	2	1	Routine
1998 — this page	3	2	Routine
1997	1	1	Routine
1996	1	2	Routine
1995	1	2	Routine
1991	2	1	Routine
1990	1	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 6, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.