Front Air Bag Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

Mitsubishi Eclipse owners have reported 19 problems related to front air bag (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mitsubishi Eclipse based on all problems reported for the Eclipse.

1 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 03/22/2008

Air bags didn't deploy. Complications from injuries claimed the driver's life, my son.

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2 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 06/08/2007

I was leaving my driveway and something popped and hit me in the right eye. After stopping car on the side of the street,I heard more popping sounds and a piece of the dash hit the windshield. After looking at the dash I found 4 cracks in the dash material, 2 of the vent grates had popped off. This could have caused me to have an accident if I was in a more congested area at the time. I have had to put tape onto the dash to keep from more pieces from hitting me or my occupants.

3 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 03/26/2005

My daughter had an accident on a rainy day, tire got caught in water, lost control, hit a guard and hit a traffic light poll and a utility poll. The front airbag didn't get deploy.

4 Front Air Bag problem of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 03/21/2004

Air bag failures- front.

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5 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 04/01/2003

Hit head on by another vehicle going 35 mph. I was going 20 mph. Front airbags did not go off in my 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder.

6 Front Air Bag problem of the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 02/02/2002

Wihile driving at 40mph on a front impact collision none of the air bags deployed. Passenger was injured.

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7 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 12/25/2001

Consumer hit another vehicle at 40 mph and neither airbag deployed, front crash. No injuries.

8 Front Air Bag problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 04/25/2001

Air bag prematurely deployed which knocked me out, causing me to lose control over car and after that I got into an accident.

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9 Front Air Bag problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 11/22/2000

Was traveling about 40mph on a side street and another vehicle veered into cpnsumer's vehicle from side and t-boned vehicle. Airbags didn't go off. Consumer sustained minor injuries.

10 Front Air Bag problem of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 08/05/2000

No summary listed for above vehicle.

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11 Front Air Bag problem of the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 06/01/2000

Vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times because srs light were coming on. Consumer was in an accident on 04-may-2001, and airbas didn't deploy. Consumer was traveling 30 mph and a motorcyle hit front driver's side. It flipped off onto windshield, breaking on impact. Mitsubishi hasn't responded to consumer.

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12 Front Air Bag problem of the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 05/02/2000

Driver seriousely injured as result of seat failure, driver throwen back and then forward in rear end crash, seat belt useless and air bags did not open.

13 Front Air Bag problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 11/25/1998

Consumer was driving at 20mph and had a front end collision with another vehicle, and the air ags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.

14 Front Air Bag problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 11/15/1998

When vehicle was involved in a rear end crash traveling at 65 mph, there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's air bags.

15 Front Air Bag problem of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 10/19/1998

No deployment of driver nor passenger air bag during vehicle collision with another vehicle. Nlm.

16 Front Air Bag problem of the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 11/04/1997

Driving 40mph, when a semi turned in front of Eclipse; vehicle hit semi's gas tank w/front right passenger side; upon impact, neither air bags deployed.

17 Front Air Bag problem of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 12/08/1996

Owner was hit head-on by another car and her airbags didn't deploy.

18 Front Air Bag problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Consumer states that while driving 30 mph had front end collision and neither air bag deployed. Please provide any additional information.

19 Front Air Bag problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Premature deployment of the air bag while driving, knocked consumer unconscious, causing consumer to have an accident. Dealer has not been contacted.


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