Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse based on all problems reported for the 1997 Eclipse.
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.
Son driving a Eclipse ran off the road and hit a tree going 55 mph and the air bags never came out resulting in the death of only child.
No deployment of air bag during a vehicle collision.