Three problems related to power train have been reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My car is a 1997 Eclipse spyder automatic tranny 2. 4l . There was issues with the transmission it was on lean mode, locked on 2nd gear and it could only go up to 40 miles per hr other wise the rpm were very high. . .
Mitsubishi Eclipse suck! I was driving on the freeway when my engine shut off! luckly, I was going down hill and was able to coast off to the left, after almost getting hit a couple of times. My mechanic (brother) took a look at it and said it was the crank shaft, so I googled it and guess what???? im not the only one with this problem. . . Read more...
The contact owns 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Since purchasing the vehicle in 1997, the vehicle's speed has not exceeded 35mph. On three occasions, a mechanic adjusted the transmission timing; however, the failure continued to occur. The insurance company stated that it was best to crash the vehicle since the cost for a new transmission was equivalent to a new vehicle. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.