2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse & 2000 Mitsubishi Galant recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with V6 engines to federal emission standards. The power steering fluid feed tube CAN come in contact with an exhaust manifold mounted heat shield causing a hole to be worn through the power steering pipe allowing fluid leakage.
💥 The risk
Leaking power steering fluid CAN result in a fire and continued loss of fluid will result in a loss of power assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the power steering tube with one having a new routing. Owner notification began november 26, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi america at 1-800-222-0037.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V295001
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 25,803
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-0037
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 26, 2001
- Built
- Jan 30, 2000 – Jul 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).