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2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder problems

Owners filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with NHTSA between Sep 2004 and Oct 2023. The most-cited component is electrical system (1).

Complaints
2
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system1
  2. Fuel system, gasoline1
  3. Child seat1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 29, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

1 report1 fire
“The electrical burn up completely causing a fire”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 28, 2023Electrical systemFire reportedODI 11552428

Fuel system, gasoline

1 report
“MY COMPLAINT IS//// IF THIS COUNTRY REALLY NEEDS TO FIND A METHOD OF BUYING LESS OIL FROM ABROAD "WHY NOT RAISE THE LEGAL DRIVING AGE TO 18 YEARS OLD. UST THINK OF HOW GAS WOULD BE SAVED IF WE DID NOT HAVE THESE RECKLESS KIDS OF TODAY RACING AROUND WITH THEIR LOUD MUFFLERS AND BOOM BOXES.BESIDES ALL OF THE ACCIDENTS THESE "KIDS CAUSE. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 4, 2004Fuel system, gasoline, Child seatODI 10090417

Child seat

1 report
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 29, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.