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2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse rust / corrosion reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse — roughly 7% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Rust / corrosion reports
7%
share of complaints
38,973 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Eclipse years

2002 Eclipse6
2000 Eclipse23
Eclipse rust / corrosion by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse report before drawing conclusions.