Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Table 1 shows five common air bag related problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (three problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

I was going on us-101 north and got side-swiped by an SUV which was trying to get into my lane (car pool lane). I was at a speed of 60-65 mph. I lost control of the car and rear-ended another SUV   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

The airbag cover on the passenger side is peeling off. I feel that if I tried to glue it or modify it in any way, this action could result in the airbag not deploying like it should and cause serious injury incase of an accident.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

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