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1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse

36 owner complaints — #17 of 24 Eclipse model years. 1 recall, 9 service bulletins.

36complaints · 2 crashes, 1 fires
1recalls
9manufacturer bulletins
137,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Power train13
  • Engine and engine cooling8
  • Structure4
  • Seat belts4
  • Service brakes, hydraulic3
  • Fuel system, gasoline2
  • Latches/locks/linkages2
  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Child seat1
  • Unknown or other1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’86’89’92’93’95’98’01’04’07’10’2136’86’89’92’93’95’98’01’04’07’10’2136

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Recalls

98V069001 · Power train26 Mar 1998 · 24,275 vehicles

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Mitsubishi told its dealers about the 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
606596INFORMATION REGARDING CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS FOR REMANUFACTURED SHORT BLOCKS. *TT
600571INFORMATION ABOUT IMPROVED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE END CLUTCH. *TT
52620MUT-II SCAN TOOL WARRANTY. *TW
52060NEW VALVE LASH ADJUSTER NOISE CHECKING AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. *JD
50618ANTENNA TIGHTENING TORQUE. *TW
10170852This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.
10169006This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
10163703This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-00-003, issued April, 2018, to add updated information for Carrying Capacity Reduced Label.
10130469This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

RQ98007 · Power train:automatic transmissionopened 11 May 1998 · closed 28 Aug 1998

TRANSFER CASE LEAKAGE

EA98002 · Wheelsopened 30 Jan 1998 · closed 30 Apr 1998

TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP

PE97040 · Wheelsopened 4 Sept 1997 · closed 30 Jan 1998

TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation