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EnginePart report

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Engine Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
1%of 209 total for the year
Median mileage
163,082miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 1% of the 209 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 163,082 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Prolonged wiring harness contact with the heat shield causes the wiring insulation to wear & ground out causing the engine to die-out. Had an iccident few days ago where the engine died out and I was in the middle of an intersection and almost got hit by oncoming traffic . This is seriously not okay and a major safety concern. Please help me.”

NHTSA complaint #10758689, filed 2015-08, 163,082 miles

“I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I literally had to wire up the wires straight around the plug on both just to make it home it was cold out and all I really love my car but I'm spending more money than I've got just tryna keep it…”

NHTSA complaint #11493803, filed 2022-11

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200823%
200611%
200417%
200311%
200121%
200010%
199510%

Other parts of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Wheels
73 complaints
Air bags
22 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Electrical system
19 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
19 complaints
Exterior lighting
18 complaints
Engine cooling
14 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Tires
10 complaints
Steering
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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