general problems of the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse based on all problems reported for the 2009 Eclipse.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2015

The airbag on the passenger side won't deploy if its in a accident. The dash pad on the passenger airbag side is elevated and out of its position by around 2-3 inches with the passenger airbag sign on. Surprised to see similar issue by other customers as well here. Looks like is a common complaint and need to be fixed by Mitsubishi. God forbid if there is any incident.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/30/2014

The leather on the dashboard is lifting which will cause a problem if the airbag is deployed. It will not fit back into the lip of the dashboard which sticks up and is going to cause a problem when the airbag is deployed I have asked Mitsubishi to fix it as it should be a recall and they refused.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2014

The lady crossed two lanes of traffic and ran a red light and hit my car on drivers side front including the door. Door willn't open and airbags didn't deploy. The car was towed cause it couldn't start and wasn't drivable. Seat belts didn't lock so the people in my car hit steering, dashboard and back of the seats. My car was hit in the front in Dec. 5, 2013 and same thing happened. Airbags didn't deploy and seatbelts didn't lock. From the accident before I made a complaint with Mitsubishi and they done nothing. Thanks for your time.


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