Front Seat Recliner Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

Mitsubishi Eclipse owners have reported 7 problems related to front seat recliner (under the seats 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 Seat Recliner problem of the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 10/27/2004

The driver's seat in my 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse snapped at the reclining mechanism,stayedn any upright position which is a safety concern much less intolerable to drive. I contacted a dealer who said the seat is not covered.

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2 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 08/20/2001

While vehicle was stopping, another vehicle rear-ended consumer's vehicle a t 40 mph. During impact, locking mechansim that held driver's seatback in an upright position broke, causing seat to fall back into rear seating position. Driver sustained head/ neck/ back, and rib injuries. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

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3 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 11/04/1996

Vehicle will begin to shake/stutter when brakes are applied. Will stop and let go when applying brakes. Dealer replaced rotors 3 times, both front brake pads. Cannot explain problem. Consumer states at times when applying brakes, they will skip, causing vehicle to stop and then go and then stop again, brake light switch was out of adjustment, causing the rear brake light to remain illuminated. Signal lights would not work in cold weather, dealer ordered flasher assembly. Seats would not work, there was material blocking the latch from locking.

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4 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Failure Date: 09/23/1996

Seat lever snapped off.

5 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Seat latches malfunction.

6 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Whenever vehicle has been started srs light would come on and remain on until vehicle has been shutdown. Sometimes srs would flash off/on. Had taken vehicle to dealership, and mechanic replaced passenger's seat back due to side air bag wiring being defective.

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7 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Rental car; during rear impact 55 to 60 mph, the driver's side seatback collapsed into the rear seat. Please provide any details.

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Other Common Seats related problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seats problems
12
Front Seat Recliner problems
7
Seat Broken problems
3
Front Seat Power Adjust problems
1
Mid/rear Seats Assembly problems
1


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