13 of the 65 complaints about the 1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse are about the seat belts — 20% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 128,000 miles.
13
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RETRACTABLE SHOULDER HARNESS PROBLEM. AUTOMATED SEAT BELTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10048100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #822664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CONSUMER HAD REPAIR WORK DONE UNDER RECALL BEFORE ACCIDENT (95V103004).
NHTSA complaint #984744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LOCATION OF DEALER (95V-103.004).
NHTSA complaint #488682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LOCATION OF DEALER (95V-103.004).
NHTSA complaint #488682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TAKATA SEAT BELT RECALL; DIDN'T INFORM CONSUMER ABOUT NOT HAVING PARTS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT; SUN MOTORS CAMPHILL, PA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #977028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #976204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CHILD PASSENGER SLIPPED UNDER FRONT RIGHT BELT RETRAINT DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AGGRAVATED INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT LAP BELT FAILS TO RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #489936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT STICKS AND WILL NOT UNLATCH. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
NHTSA complaint #966704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER LAP BELT IS VERY HARD TO LATCH. TT
NHTSA complaint #964194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT FAILURE, TAKATA BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. TT
NHTSA complaint #963801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. TT
NHTSA complaint #962304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.