2000 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse & 2000 Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with V6 engines and federal emission equipment. The battery cable harness CAN become heat damaged by the front exhaust manifold which could cause grounded circuits.
💥 The risk
This circuit failure could cause any of the following to occur: (1) the engine will not start because the main fuse will blow if the power lead is grounded; (2) the low oil pressure warning lamp will illuminate if the signal wire is grounded; (3) the airconditioning system will become inoperative if the lead to the magnetic clutch is grounded; and (4) the turn signal/hazard lamps will become inoperative if the voltage monitor lead is grounded.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will remove and discard a metal manifold bracket (from Galant models only - Eclipse has no such bracket). Dealers will also inspect the harness. If the harness wires show no damage, the dealer will install a heat insulator along with heat resistant harness clips. If the harness wires do show damage, the dealers will install a new harness with preinstalled integral heat protection.
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V333002
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- Vehicles affected
- 532
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-981-0452
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 7, 2000
- Built
- May 27, 1998 – Nov 3, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 7, 2000.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 caribbean at 1-800-981-0452.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).