2009 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 42 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (28 complaints · 66.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 8
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 5
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 28 of 42 owner complaints (66.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 28 complaints, 66.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 28 · 66.7% · 6 crash reports AIR BAGS: 6 complaints, 14.3% of reports AIR BAGS 6 · 14.3% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 6 complaints, 14.3% of reports STRUCTURE 6 · 14.3% POWER TRAIN: 1 complaints, 2.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 1 · 2.4% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 2.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 2.4% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 5 complaints, 11.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 · 11.9% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 28 66.7% 6 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 6 14.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 6 14.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 1 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 2.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 11.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2010; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 2015. 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2016-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Jul 2010 Oct 2018 Recall campaign 15V337000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V337000
  • Campaign 15V337000 was reported 270 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 8
2015-Q4 Owner reports 7
2016-Q1 Owner reports 10
2016-Q2 Owner reports 4
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 15V337000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 15V337000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    A sudden reduction of braking performance may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, flush and clean the ABS hydraulic unit using high grade brake fluid, free of charge. If the inspection shows that the valves may seize, the ABS unit will be replaced. The recall began on July 21, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-004.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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