2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• HEADLIGHTS FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05007 · opened Feb 10, 2005 · closed Jun 8, 2005

  Improper installation of the original equipment headlight connector can cause increased terminal resistance and overheat the headlight connector.this problem can affect independently either headlight but does not cause simultaneous failure of both headlights. The problem also does not affect front parking lamps.as a re…

• ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL DENTING
  Engineering Analysis EA02007 · opened May 31, 2002 · closed May 1, 2003

  SEE ATTACHED REPORT.

• ALLOY WHEEL DENTING AND FRACTURING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE01044 · opened Dec 18, 2001 · closed May 31, 2002