Dodge RAM 5500 vs Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Dodge RAM 5500	Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Complaints on file	114	285
Model years covered	2008–2012	1995–2009
Worst model year	2012	2001
Best model year	2008	1999
Crashes reported	4	40
Fires reported	13	10
Injuries reported	2	28
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Steering	Wheels
Share of complaints involving harm	16.7%	28.1%

Dodge RAM 5500 by year

21 8 34 51

08 09 11 12

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 54 47.4%

Engine & Cooling 12 10.5%

Electrical System 12 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 9 7.9%

Suspension 5 4.4%

Airbags 4 3.5%

Other & Unspecified 4 3.5%

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder by year

2 5 23 21 11 3 97 29 32 6 3 27 19 7

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Wheels 52 18.2%

Body & Structure 36 12.6%

Brakes 32 11.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 30 10.5%

Airbags 22 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 19 6.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 5.6%

Tires 14 4.9%