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1991 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Steering
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

2 reports
22,000 miles · Oct 15, 2002
SteeringCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL RESULTING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HITTING A TREE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER SHARP ENOUGH O MAKE A TURN, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED, A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS RECEIVED MONTHS LATER. MR *NLM

NHTSA ODI #8020874

Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #843687

Official recalls

1

98V311000 · Seat Belts:front:buckle Assembly

Dec 10, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA BELT BUCKLES, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS, WHICH ARE MADE OF ABS PLASTIC MATERIAL AND MARKED "PRESS," CAN BREAK, ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF PIECES FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, THE BUCKLE MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, FAILING TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.