2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse — 2.4L

In the federal record, 2001 records 316 complaints, 13 recalls, 2 investigations and a total of 167 TSBs, figures that exceed the 2000 totals of 314 complaints, 10 recalls, 3 investigations and 140 TSBs but are far lower than the 1995 peak of 392 complaints. The complaint trajectory shows a steep rise through the mid‑1990s, a gradual decline to the low‑hundreds by 1999, then a secondary spike at 2000‑2001 before dropping dramatically to 104 complaints in 2002. The 2001 model’s top complaint categories — Wheels (96), Power Train (27), Air Bags (27) and Structure (22) — account for the majority of the 316 reports, indicating recurring issues in those systems. Compared with the surrounding years, 2001 sits at the tail of a brief high‑complaint interval, with recall activity (13) higher than the immediate post‑model year 2002 (4) but comparable to the earlier 2000 level (10). Because the 2001 Eclipse carries above‑average complaint and recall counts relative to later model years, a buyer should weigh these data points carefully and may find a later‑model example more reliable.