1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The campaign is 98V069001. NHTSA received the report on 26 Mar 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 34 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 98V069001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 24,275 units in total.
98V069001Received . 24,275 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
34 complaints, 53 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Eclipse | All 1994 vehicles | Eclipse, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 226.4 | 94.1 | 118.9 | 12 |
| Electrical System | 94.3 | 74.5 | 63.2 | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 94.3 | 171.8 | 70.7 | 5 |
| Suspension | 94.3 | 39.8 | 58.5 | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 94.3 | 109.2 | 94.4 | 5 |
| Seat Belts | 75.5 | 36.9 | 21.5 | 4 |
| Visibility | 56.6 | 70.2 | 37.3 | 3 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 56.6 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 3 |
| Equipment | 56.6 | 25.4 | 17.2 | 3 |
| Steering | 37.7 | 34.7 | 29.8 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Apr 2007
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ98007 | Recall query | TRANSFER CASE LEAKAGE | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 11 May 1998 | 28 Aug 1998 | 98V168001 |
| EA98002 | Engineering analysis | TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP | Wheels | 30 Jan 1998 | 30 Apr 1998 | 98V069001 |
| PE97040 | Preliminary evaluation | TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP | Wheels | 4 Sep 1997 | 30 Jan 1998 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1994 Mitsubishi EclipseThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/eclipse/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
- 24,275 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Eclipse have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Eclipse, model years 1989 to 2012. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse name most often?
- Power Train: 12 of 53 component mentions, or 226.4 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 94.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.