Eclipse Spyder GS-T L4-1997cc 2.0L DOHC Turbo MFI (1998)
Throttle Cable/Linkage: Recalls
Recall 98V045001: Dash Interferes with Thottle Cable
Year: 1998
Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: SPYDER, ECLIPSE
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 20974
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.
The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.
Owner notification is expected to begin during April 1998. 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 at 1-800-222-0037. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
