Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Six problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2002

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 more...

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/06/1998

While driving at approxmatly 50-60 mph hit guardrail, dual airbags did not deploy,causing injuries even with seatbelts on.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/03/1998

During frontal impact at 35 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide details.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/21/1997

During frontal impact at 60 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide further details.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/10/1997

Brakes: driving approximately 25mph, truck ahead of the Eclipse had come to stop, applied brakes and there were no brakes. Car accelerated as if the cruise control was on, kept pumping brakes, but car kept accelerating. When brakes finally kicked in car slid underneath truck, demolishing front end and the air bags did not deploy.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 04/25/1997

Air bags did not deploy in accident.


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