Mitsubishi Eclipse owners have reported 2 problems related to starter relay (under the electrical system 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.
At approx. 55,000 miles, the starter relay burned out and vehicle could not be started. Symptoms were erratic indicator lights on dashboard and unpredictable behavior of all electrical devices. For example, the cd player spontaneously ejected the cd. Replacing the starter relay solved the problem. Given that this occurs without warning and with no clear indication of what's wrong, it can easily lead to stranded motorists when the fault is with a very inexpensive, inadequately designed electrical component.
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Fuel relay switch on my mitsuibishi Eclipse 1997 GS has failed on several occasions. In order to get my car to start, I have to go under the hood, "wiggle" the relay switch and lightly tap on the top of it. This fuel relay has been replaced by dealer and the problem continues to occur, even causing the car to go dead during travel. Dealership claims they do not know why it occurs. (20+ occurrences)
enormous amounts of "bluish" gas fumes coming from the tail pipe, regardless of idle or in motion. (always occurring)
sunroof sticks (5-10 occurrences)
both driver and passenger windows rattle when car is in motion and as the door is being shut (continuous occurrence)
clutch failure, hard shifting (1 occurrence).
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