Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 88 | 11/01/2002 | 10008910 | Clock spring installation. mitsubishi motors. tech talk. vol. 88. nov. 2002. *tt | 08/30/2004 | |
| 66 | 12/01/2000 | 616799 | Brief information on diagnosing the supplemental restraint system. *tt | 03/13/2001 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| 52B | 07/01/2001 | 622490 | Subject regarding supplemental restraint system (srs) diagnostic trouble code (dtc) update. *tt | 10/18/2001 | |
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| 52B | 05/01/2001 | 622461 | Tech talk supplemental restrint system (srs) diagnostic trouble code (dtc) update - srs system dtc 72, 74, 82 or 84 side airbag (front seat back) circuit. *tt | 10/18/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/22/2003 | 37000 | 1 | |
| While driving approximately 50 mph, the steering failed when attempting to steer to the right. the vehicle went across a median into oncoming traffic and crashed into a guard rail. the air bag did not deploy. the driver was transported to the emergency room for injuries to the back, neck, and knee. the cause of the failure has not been determined. please provide further details. *ph | |||
| 11/23/2000 | 1 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Violent deployment of the air bag caused eye injury to the driver, the consumer may have sustained permanent injury to the left eye. nlm | |||
| 06/05/2001 | 7 | 07/07/2000 | |
| Srs light for airbags come on intermittently. *ak consumer states that the passenger side air bags have been replaced twice, the side seatback air bag has been replaced once, air bag computer has been replaced once, and the driver side seatback air bag has been replaced once, vehicle was purchased by mitsubishi for lemon law. *jb | |||
| 3 | |||
| When driving consumer has noticed air bag light flashing off and on. consumer has contacted dealer. dealer has made repairs, but problem still occurs. *ak consumer states problem was finally repaired after 3 times dealer had to replace entire driver seat back portion, loose wiring to side air bag was causing problem. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/30/2008 | 148000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving between 45-55 mph, the contact attempted to avoid another vehicle and some approaching deer. as a result, she crashed into some trees and the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and the contact was injured. the current and failure mileages were 148,000. | |||
| 05/02/2000 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Driver seriousely injured as result of seat failure, driver throwen back and then forward in rear end crash, seat belt useless and air bags did not open. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times because srs light were coming on. consumer was in an accident on 04-may-2001, and airbas didn't deploy. consumer was traveling 30 mph and a motorcyle hit front driver's side. it flipped off onto windshield, breaking on impact. mitsubishi hasn't responded to consumer.*ak | |||
| 09/13/2000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a side collision from another vehicle at a impact of 30 mph. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer were not contacted at this time.*ak *slc | |||
| 07/08/2000 | 9 | 06/17/2000 | |
| Consumer was traveling about 40mph on highway and another vehicle made a left turn in front of consumer's vehicle. when consumer applied brakes vehicle crashed into the other vehicle. upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy. there were minor injuries. *ak both the driver and passenger side air bag failed to deploy. *yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 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. *ak | |||