2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Nov 16, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · TN

I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I literally had to wire up the wires straight around the plug on both just to make it home it was cold out and all I really love my car but I'm spending more money than I've got just tryna keep it running and between that and the lights that's gonna get sum1 hurt or killed if not fixed I was on a backroad had no service to call anybody for help and I was right between 2 blind turns

Filed Jul 1, 2020 · Lights · 164,000 miles · CA

I have a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse rs 2.4 engine I bought it off my husband's uncle four months ago and ever since I got the car I noticed the light adjusters don't work at all and at night the headlights are so dim that sometimes I can't even see the road at all this is a safety concern that needs to be taken care of

Filed Mar 3, 2009 · Lights · 60,000 miles · IN

Wiring harness female socket for the headlamps over heated and melted. The passenger side female socket melted about one year ago to a point where it would not provide headlight illumination. Before the complete failure, the headlight would either be fully bright, or very dim. The mileage on the vehicle at that time was around 60k. I also noticed that the driver side female socket also had melted some during this time. In jan. Of this year, with approx. 70k miles on the vehicle, the driver's side headlight failed completely with the full melting of the female socket. A few days prior to complete failure, a burning odor is noticed in the passenger compartment. I have both pieces avail to send if need be. This is a serious issue because a complete failure of both female sockets at the same time is possible. This could cause someone driving to go from having two headlamps to none within seconds. If that occurred at night, it might cause a serious accident.

Filed Jul 31, 2008 · Body, Electrical · 30,000 miles · WI

I've previously owned 2 eclipses w/ no problems, this one however has been nothing but a lemon. 2001 mitsubishi eclipse gt v6. In addition to the clutch which had to be replaced 1 yr after warranty expired, I have had an abundance of problems w/ parts that should never need to be replaced, none have been covered by warranty. I have replaced every sway bar twice, the A/C failed, the antenna embedded in the rear window failed, one oxygen sensor, the middle rear brake light wiring broke, 2 catalytic converters failed. And the worst is I was going through a headlight a month only to discover that the headlights had actually melted the to the connectors on both sides! And now I may have an electrical fault or faulty valve in my A/C unit causing my heat to kick on when the A/C is turned on.

Filed Dec 6, 2007 · Lights · 38,000 miles · CT

I have a 2001 eclipse gt, and I have been having problems with the headlights going on and off until one day they just stopped working. It kept smelling like something was burning and it had been the headlight harnesses. The dealership I purchased the vehicle from closed down so I brought it to key mitsubishi of milford and they said that the headlight harnesses melted. They in turn told me that it would cost close to $300.00 to fix. I didn't do anything to make the wires melt and it should be mitsubishi's responsibility to fix the problem. They said that I should take it to crabtree in milford and see if they would do it. They did not want to cover the defect either. I have no headlights on the car and this causes a huge safety risk. I need to know what I have to do in order to get the manufacturer to fix this defect. This is mitsubishi's fault and mistake. Many other people have had the same problem and it is not something cheap to fix. I am currently using a relatives loner car to get around because I have no way to pay for this. Please advise on what to do. Thanks

Filed Jun 12, 2007 · Electrical · CA · fire

Socket attached to headlamp melted, smoldered and smoked. Headlamp no longer functions. Occured fall 2006. Car stalls right after starting. Occured june 2007.

Filed Sep 13, 2006 · Electrical, Lights · 54,000 miles · WI

Failure of headlight harnesses on a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse. Both headlamps out on 9/12/06 after first finding was fixed. Lights would not come on until left side harness was wiggled.

Filed Sep 12, 2006 · Electrical · 79,499 miles · OH

2001 mitsubishi eclipse gt was running fine for 4 years. On 9/9/06 I got in my car at about 9:00 pm and turned on the lights. As I was driving down the road, I realized that my headlights were not on. I quickly pulled over and checked them. Upon opening my hood, I noticed smoke coming from my headlights and after they cooled, I saw that the connector and wires were melted. I went to the dealer where I bought the car and he advised me that the were out of connectors because the original connectors were not strong enough to take the charge of the light bulb and many people were having the same problem of the connectors just melting off. Mitsubishi now sells a stronger connector for 12.95 each.

Filed Jul 24, 2006 · Lights · 100,000 miles · MI

In my car the headlights will come on but very dim or sometimes not at all. If I hit a bump the headlights will also go out. Moving wire connection on back of headlights will fix the problem momentarily. Problem occurs more and more frequently. The other evening I was driving and both headlights went out. I pulled over and popped the hood and there was smoke coming from the wiring harness. The whole harness was melted off.

Filed Feb 16, 2006 · Electrical · 97,900 miles · OH

One headlight went dim a month before they both went out entirely and simultaneously. Upon inspection, discovered the plastic wiring terminal that connects to the headlight bulb had melted around the same wire on each connector. No fuses were blown and all the filaments were intact in the bulbs. Suspect that arcing occurred in the defective wire causing the connector to melt.

Filed Dec 5, 2005 · Engine, Lights · 25,000 miles · MA

Dt: the contact stated while driving at night the headlights malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to a certified dealership. Upon inspection the dealer determined that the wiring harness to the head lights melted. Also, the oil light was coming on intermittently. The oil valve was replaced. These repairs were made at the contact's expense. *ak...headlights did not blink but went off altogether. When the consumer reported it to the dealer, was told we see this all the time with that make and model. Consumer wanted to know why there was no recall.

Filed Nov 15, 2005 · Electrical · 16,000 miles · IL

Dt: contact states that her son's vehicle head lamps go out. The wiring harness melted the plug which in turn made the head lamps go out without warning.