NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,333 miles

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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse electrical problems

electrical problem

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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Owner Comments

problem #3

Dec 012014

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Caught fire over night while parked in my drive way. Woke up the following morning to find the dash board melted, windows smoked out, front windshield cracked and driver side door burnt.

- Baldwin Park, CA, USA

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problem #2

Oct 212012

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • miles
My left turning signal would not return to the off position after turning and then out of the sudden my headlights on high beam would stay on permanently, low beams would not start. My turning signal stop working and now my car wont start.

- Ocala , FL, USA

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problem #1

Mar 162012

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • 132,000 miles
We were driving and car just died. But it still wanted to start just acted like didn't have gas. To but we just filled up. So we figured fuel pump. Replaced it and nothing still so then we call a dealer and he says most common thing that happens in these cars is computer gets fried.

- Dalton, GA, USA

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