I was going on us-101 north and got side-swiped by an SUV which was trying to get into my lane (car pool lane). I was at a speed of 60-65 MPH. I lost control of the car and rear-ended another SUV. You can find photos of my crashed car ( now parked at the auto body shop) at : http://photos.yahoo.com/shamakarkal under the folder named "crash". You can see that the air bags failed to deploy at that speed.
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse: airbags did not deploy in a crash
6 of the 136 complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
While driving at approxmatly 50-60 MPH hit guardrail, dual airbags did not deploy,causing injuries even with seatbelts on.
During frontal impact at 35 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide details.
Brakes: driving approximately 25mph, truck ahead of the eclipse had come to stop, applied brakes and there were no brakes. Car accelerated as if the cruise control was on, kept pumping brakes, but car kept accelerating. When brakes finally kicked in car slid underneath truck, demolishing front end and the air bags did not deploy.
During frontal impact at 60 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. Please provide further details.
Air bags did not deploy in accident.
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Questions about the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
6 of 136 owner complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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