2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse: raw data

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vehicle2008 / mitsubishi / eclipse
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints71 on file (2010-05-22 → 2026-05-12)
recalls0
investigations0
fars47 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

ABS hydraulic unit brake pedal loss during stopsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC46 complaints2011-10 → 2025-09mitsubishi-eclipse-2008-abs-brake-pedal-floor
  • 10817169 WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE
  • 10778117 HE SAID THAT MY ABS PUMP WAS LEAKING REALLY BAD AND HE CANNOT FIND/BUY THE PART ANYWHERE AND THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP
  • 10548962 AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CONGESTED ROAD, I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD
ABS recall repair parts unavailableSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints2015-09 → 2016-04mitsubishi-eclipse-2008-abs-recall-parts-delay
  • 10861658 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR
  • 10819761 ABS RECALL. NOTIFIED OF RECALL WARNING OF POSSIBLE " REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING A RISK OF CRASH WITHOUT WARNING"
  • 10807268 THE CAR WAS RECALLED JULY 2015 FOR ABS HYDAULIC BRAKE UNIT BECAUSE IT IS SUSCEPTABLE TO FAILURE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER EACH MONTH AND TILL THIS DAY THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL YET
Air bag non-deployment and SRS warning light faultsAIR BAGS6 complaints2010-05 → 2026-05mitsubishi-eclipse-2008-airbag-warning-nondeploy
  • 11737358 Wiring harness for air bag system that is under driver seat severed by normal seat movement
  • 10944623 DASH OF MY CAR STARTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST STARTED POPPING APART IT'S COME APART ALL THE WAY UP TO THE RADIO AND NOW MY PASSENGER AIRBAG KEEPS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON
  • 10904493 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALL THE OTHER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
712010-05-222026-05-1290SERVICE BRAKES:58; HYDRAULIC:8; AIR BAGS:6; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:3; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202447legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/mitsubishi/eclipse
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_mitsubishi_eclipse_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/mitsubishi/eclipse}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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