Mitsubishi Eclipse owners have reported 212 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 33 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's clutch (35 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (25 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse spun 3 main bearings, has a worn clutch at 28,000 miles. I have never replaced the clutch in my '88 Mazda, which currently has 190,000 miles on it or any of the previous manual transmission vehicles I have owned. Read details...
Transmission sticking between 40-60 miles per hour at 3000 rpms and has a problem shifting down causing the "service engine soon" light to come on. The problem happens on the same 2 roads in the same exact spot. Read details...
2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder gt - at 3,561 miles the clutch burnt up and the dealer did not honor the warranty, costing me $1880. 00. At 14,143 approx miles, the clutch burnt up again. Not wanting a 3rd Mitsubishi clutch, I took it to another automotive shop who informed me that the Mitsubishi Read details...
The contact owns a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder. The contact stated while driving 25-30 mph, the vehicle lost motive power inadvertently. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. There was no warning light illuminated. Read details...
Tl- the contact owns a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle experienced stalling and the rear wheel seized. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transfer case was defective and Read details...