general problems of the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Five problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse based on all problems reported for the 2008 Eclipse.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/23/2024

The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, for unknown reasons, he veered off the road, traveled over a hill, and crashed into a dirt pile. The steering wheel air bag failed to deploy. The contact had previously unplugged, the passenger seat air bag. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. After the crash, the curtain and driver's seat air bag were deployed. The contact noticed the passenger's side rear tire was low and had a slash in the side wall. The contact sustained whiplash and pain, and medical attention was provided. The vehicle was towed to his residence. There was no reported fire or police report. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided.   the failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/21/2015

Please verify if this vehicle has takata airbags that are being recalled for safety reasons. If this vehicle does have the takata bags, what procedure do I follow with the Mitsubishi dealers to correct this serious problem. Thank you. S thompson.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2014

Dash of my car starting on the passenger side just started popping apart it's come apart all the way up to the radio and now my passenger airbag keeps light keeps coming on.

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/30/2013

Dash has splite apart at seam on passenger side in front of airbag I feel there is a default in the air bag.

5 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2009

I have a Mitsubishi Eclipse and it kept going to the left side when you drive it, either in town or on the highway. It start happening after the 2 month from the day I bought it. The dealer said they fixed the problem by making an alignment, but the same things happened after 2 months and I went to the dealer about this issue about 4 times in 1 year and after that they told me we can't do anything if this problem kept occurring. So I stopped going until a week ago I was in crash because the car moved to the left of the street and I hit a wall.


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