The 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 74,836 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 44 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
27
5crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
8
3crashes5injuries
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
STRUCTURE
2
POWER TRAIN
1
SEAT BELTS
1
1crashes4injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
1crashes
Total complaints44
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Decemebr 23, 2018 I was involved in an accident on a freeway, where all the traffic suddenly came to a stop from 50 mph. As I pressed my breaks it was as though they almost didn't work causing me to strike the vehicle in front of me. The abs light then became lit, all air bags were deployed and…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving 20 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and heard an abnormal crunching noise. In addition, the abs warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brakes failed and…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the parts for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 2 mph into a parking space, the brake pedal was depressed and the pedal traveled to the floor without resistance. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into the front end of another vehicle. There were no injuries…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph and going down hill with acceleration, the brake pedal failed to respond. As a result, the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The contact crashed into a concrete base. The impact caused the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph and going down hill with acceleration, the brake pedal failed to respond. As a result, the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The contact crashed into a concrete base. The impact caused the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while the driver was driving at 65 mph, the brake pedal failed to engage without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported.…”
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 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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