The 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 74,836 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC15V3370002015-06-0274,836 affected
Defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 20, 2005, to February 13, 2009, and 2007-2009 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured December 23, 2005, to February 13, 2009. Due to corrosion inside the antil-lock brake system (ABS) unit, one or…
Consequence
A sudden reduction of braking performance may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, flush and clean the ABS hydraulic unit using high grade brake fluid, free of charge. If the inspection shows that the valves may seize, the ABS unit will be replaced. The recall began on July 21, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. …
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
5
SEAT BELTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Same as 1/21/2016 complaint. Dealer informs today that his technician must first determine abs malfunction before obtaining mmna (mfg) approval to flush brakes, determine correct valve function, and then install new high quality brake fluid. Outrageous. Mmna should authorize the above at customer…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic system). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not…”
“In july of 2015,I received a safety recall notice concerning the abs in my vehicle. Mitsubishi wrote, "mmna will contact you again by mail, with a follow-up recall notice, when the remedy parts are available." I have called my local dealership, and have been told that nothing has happened with the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…”
“This vehicle model is known for intermittent brake problems where the brakes will go to the floor after a sudden braking. Brakes then catch dangerously low for a long period of time until the system recovers. *tr”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. While driving 55 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. While seated in the front driver's seat, the contact noticed that the seat belt buckle release mechanism was difficult to access. The mechanism was extremely difficult to reach because it was located between the side of the seat and the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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