NHTSA recall 00V299001
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 00V299001 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Reported | 2000-10-02 |
| Owners notified | 2000-11-20 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Units potentially affected | 6037 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A NEW PROTECTIVE SHIELD CAUSING A GROUNDED CIRCUIT.
What can happen
PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD WILL CAUSE THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR AND EVENTUALLY TO GROUND OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 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 AMERICA 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).
| 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE | Built 2000-05-04 to 2000-07-24. |
|---|---|
| 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER | Built 2000-05-03 to 2000-07-24. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT | Built 2000-05-15 to 2000-07-24. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TT191 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
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| TT218 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT217 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| 0513004 | 2005-08-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPROGRAMMING FOR COLD ENGINE MISFIRE / HOT SOAK RESTART / ROUGH IDLE. REVISION. *TT |
| 06012004 | 2005-05-02. Service bulletin. COLD ENGINE MISFIRE. *EH |
| 09012002 | 2005-04-29. Service bulletin. COLD ENGINE MISFIRE. *EH |
| 07012004 | 2005-04-29. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE ENGINE STOPS. *EH |
| 0413011 | 2004-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN MODULE REPROGRAMMING FOR DIANOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0125. *EH |
| 0413006 | 2004-06-10. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPROGRAMMING FOR HOT SOAK RESTART AND ROUGH IDLE CONDITION (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0300-P0306). *TT |
| 0317003 | 2003-08-20. Service bulletin. CORRECTED VACUUM HOSE ROUTING DIAGRAMS - SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.