1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints
53
Total Complaints
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"5-SPEED MANUAL VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TT"
"WHEN HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER/HEADLIGHTS ARE ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND COMING TO A STOP, HEADLIGHTS DIM EXTREMELY BADLY. *AK"
"PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED TWICE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28