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#BS-2004-MITECL-42042004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Based on reports from 6 owners and 4 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Green Light
Based on 6 complaints, 2 crashes, 0 fires, and 4 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
1 owners reported seat belts:rear/other issues — failures commonly reported around 43K miles.
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Top cost driver: Seat Belts:rear/other (1 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Seat Belts:rear/other Issues
Seat Belts:rear/other complaints account for 17% of all reports filed for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 42,925 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 43K-mile mark.
Structure:body Issues
Structure:body complaints account for 17% of all reports filed for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure:body-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Steering Issues
Steering complaints account for 17% of all reports filed for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to steering-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Fuel System Issues
Fuel System complaints account for 17% of all reports filed for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to fuel system-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Recent trend: stable.
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Recall History (4 recalls)
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE RESTRICTED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE MAY RESULT IN A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOLDED.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder vs. Class Average (Minicompact Cars)
This vehicle
6
Class avg
110
Below the class average — fewer complaints than typical minicompact cars vehicles. A good sign.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 6 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 4 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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