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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
10%of 124 total for the year
Median mileage
93,496miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the visibility of the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 10% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 93,496 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 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.

“Received a safety recall from Mitsubishi on the passenger sun visor requiring a tether strap. I called their toll free number to locate a dealer to install the tether strap as directed by the notice. Mitsubishi does not have a dealer in tucson and informed me we needed to take the vehicle to a phoenix dealer, over a 100 miles away for the repair. The cost of gas and the travel time (off work or missing school) is higher than the parts and labor for .5 of an hour labor. …”

NHTSA complaint #10759618, filed 2015-08, 165,281 miles

“Passenger airbag deployed caused me to veer off to the right for safety.passenger visor flew off hit my arm and flew out window. Unable to see with airbag in my face I ended up half on and half off a culvert with cement pipe.car stopped and then my driver airbag shot fire and chemicals into my face.horrible still after a whole year noone cares noone helps no therapy follow up none only er when I can no longer tolerate the extreme pain.2 titanium rods n 38 screws hold it together. Some screws are coming off and 3 bones are still shattered. Some are even missing. Please help”

NHTSA complaint #11062091, filed 2018-01, 135,000 miles

“Sun roof exploded and shattered while driving 65 MPH on a two lane highway on a clear night, no rocks on the road way, and one vehicle traveling approximately half a mile ahead when my glass shattered. When the closed sun roof exploded and shattered it sounded like a something fell from the sky on the roof of my vehicle, I pulled over to check what had happened, but there was only the shattered glass all over the roof and trunk of my car. …”

NHTSA complaint #10158108, filed 2006-05, 77,992 miles

“I got in my car to go somewhere, shut the door, and the sunroof completely shatters. I went to the dealership (an actual Mitsubishi dealership as opposed to the dealership where I purchased my vehicle which was a chevy dealership) where the manager said he had never heard of this and that it shouldn't be covered by warranty because if it were faulty glass then it would have happened much sooner. I responded by asking if that is true, then all other warranty issues happen right away and not over time? If so, then why have warranties that last for years? …”

NHTSA complaint #10131923, filed 2005-08, 29,500 miles

“My 2003 Eclipse gts has been serviced for about 10 different things in a matter of 8 months. 4 seperate times I had brought it in for a jerking automatic transmission 3 times they told me nothing was the matter and it was fine. Finally the check engine light came on and they then informed me that the transmision needed to be reprogrammed. It worked for about 4 months. Also 20 days after buying the car my check engine light came on and the fuel pump and sensor needed to be replaced. 4 times I have also brought the car in becuase when the sunroof opens it jerks really bad. …”

NHTSA complaint #10088460, filed 2004-08, 2,000 miles

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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200811%
20031310%
200223%
2001147%
2000217%
199911%
199875%
199775%
199664%
199562%
199439%
199313%
199224%
199024%

Other parts of the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Body and structure
31 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
20 complaints
Engine cooling
12 complaints
Air bags
10 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Tires
9 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Equipment
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology