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2000 Mitsubishi 2000 Eclipse Rims Problems
Extracted from NHTSA's database of April 4, 2004. Component WHEELS : RIM definitely deals with rim problem, other component complaints are included because of their relevance. 88 complaints. For 2001 Eclipse rims problems and other models and other years, please visit their web pages by clicking on the top two links at the left.
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
NHTSA Complaint ID 370641 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: WATCHUNG,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. SUNROOF WOULD NOT TILT, DEALER RESET THE SUNROOF GLASS. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA Complaint ID 423814 Date (Y/M):2003/05 City/State: SUWANEE,Georgia (GA)
Defect/Problem: THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BECOME DENTED UNDER WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO PROTECT THIS CAR FROM DAMAGE. AS AN EXAMPLE, AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THERE IS STILL NOT A SINGLE DOOR DENT OR CHIP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I EXERCISE THE EXTRA EFFORT TO PARK FAR AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND WALK THE EXTRA DISTANCE TO MY DESTINATION. THEREFORE IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT I WOULD ALSO STEER CLEAR OF POTHOLES, ETC., AND I HAVE THE PAPER WORK TO PROVE THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR ACCORDING TO STANDARDS SET BY MITSUBISHI. YET DESPITE THIS LEVEL OF CARE, THE RIMS HAVE BECOME DAMAGED. IRONICALLY, AS THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR, I TAKE BETTER CARE OF IT THAN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND YET IT IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FACTORY REP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE AIR PRESSURE MUST HAVE BEEN LOW AND I HIT A POTHOLE. BUT YET HE WON'T TELL ME HOW HE CAME TO THAT DETERMINATION. AT THE SAME TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR I FOR THE RIMS, I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE CLUTCH NOISE ISSUE, AND NOWHERE ON THE REPAIR ORDER IS IT MENTIONED THAT I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE RIMS REPLACED AND THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. NOR CAN I GET IT FROM MITSUBISHI IN WRITING. ALSO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIRES WERE NEVER REMOVED FROM MY CAR DURING THE "INSPECTION", SO I QUESTION ITS SINCERITY. I HAVE LEFT TWO MESSAGES WITH THE FACTORY REP TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW HE ARRIVED AT HIS DETERMINATION, AND HE HAS STILL NOT RETURNED MY CALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MITSUBISHI HAS SPENT THE TIME AND MONEY MAKING A ONE-PIECE RIM TO REPLACE THE TWO-PIECE RIM IF THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE RIMS AREN'T AN ISSUE, AND WHY THEY ARE REPLACING SOME PEOPLE'S RIMS AND NOT OTHERS. HOPEFULLY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WILL HELP ME OUT, BECAUSE MITSUBISHI IS NOT BEING VERY RESPONSIVE. *JB
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC
NHTSA Complaint ID 370640 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: WATCHUNG,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. SUNROOF WOULD NOT TILT, DEALER RESET THE SUNROOF GLASS. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: STRUCTURE : FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA Complaint ID 343143 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: GA,Georgia (GA)
Defect/Problem: I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCIDENT UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD OF OTHER CASES INVOLVING RIMS. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL TH REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS OR OFFER O LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: SUSPENSION
NHTSA Complaint ID 374286 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: NEW ROCHELLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: MANUFACTURED RIMS ARE EASILY BENT WITH MINIMUM RUNNING OVER SMALL BUMPS/POTHOLES. WHEN APPROACHING STOP, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. *AK *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 269822 Date (Y/M):2001/02 City/State: GLENVIEW,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: TWO TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAD BLOWN OUT, AND RIMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER BUMPY ROADS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN AT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT RIMS WERE LOW PROFILE, AND LOW IN QUALITY. HAD TO PAY FOR OTHER RIMS. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 269824 Date (Y/M):2001/02 City/State: GOODYEAR,AZ
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND RIM BENT, SHOWING LOW QUALITY OF THE RIM. CURRENTLY, WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 325628 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: NORTH WOODMERE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: ALUMINIUM RIMS ARE BENT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 342285 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: FLUSHING,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS OF THE RIMS BENDING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TWO BLOWOUTS OF THE FRONT TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS A RESULT OF THE RIMS BEING BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I PRODUCED FOUR RECEIPTS OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I PAYED FOR TO THE DEALER IN MID JANUARY.THEY HAD A DISTRICT REGIONAL MANAGER LOOK AT MY CASE AND THEN DECLINED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DAMAGE,I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IN PROGRESS FOR THIS VERY REASON AND I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE MY ORIGINAL RECEIPTS AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE REPORT THAT WAS DECLINED BY THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PAPERS WOULD BE MAILED TO ME BUT THAT WAS OVER FOUR WEEKS AGO, AND NOW THEY ARE LOST IN THE MAIL.I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY A SAFETY CONCERN SUCH AS THIS CAN JUST BE DISMISSED WITH NO REASON WHEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS MATTER, THANK YOU ,STEPHEN WEIR. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 342323 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: NEW LENOX,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: MY RIMS ARE TWO-PIECE AND HAVE HAD 3 BENT RIMS AND 3 BLOWOUTS DUE TO THESE RIMS. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE GT TIRES ARE LOW-PROFILE. THESE RIMS ARE EASILY DENTED, THE CLEAR COATING PEELED OFF AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH JEFF NEY AT MAX MADSEN. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL BENT RIMS THAT I CAN FAX OR E-MAIL TO YOU AS WELL.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 343142 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: GA,Georgia (GA)
Defect/Problem: I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCIDENT UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD OF OTHER CASES INVOLVING RIMS. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL TH REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS OR OFFER O LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: VISIBILITY : SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
NHTSA Complaint ID 370639 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: WATCHUNG,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. SUNROOF WOULD NOT TILT, DEALER RESET THE SUNROOF GLASS. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 349171 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: WEST WARWICK,RI
Defect/Problem: THE BENT RIMS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE PINCHED AND POPPED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN MY NEEDING A NEW OEM RIM AND A NEW TIRE (TIRESIZE: 215/50/17)
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 349229 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: COLUMBUS,OH
Defect/Problem: FRONT RIM IS BENT WITHOUT ANY TIRE, OR RIM'S LIP DAMAGE. TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY THE THIRD PARTY REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND UNDAMAGED, BUT THE RIM IS BENT WELL OUT OF THE SPEC CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEED. APPARENTLY THIS IS WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. DEALER RUNS ME AROUND, OFFERING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED ALLOY WHEEL INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT.
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 378873 Date (Y/M):2002/10 City/State: PLAINVIEW,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: UNDER MODERATE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH FRONT RIMS HAVE BEEN DENTED RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES AND DETERIORATED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DT
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 379607 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: LODI,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: THE WHEELS ARE SUBSTANDARD. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT A COMPARISON WAS DONE (DATELINE OR 20/20) AND THAT IT WAS PROVEN THAT THE WHEELS WERE BELOW STANDARDS. THE RIMS ARE VERY WEAK AND NO WHERE NEAR THEIR RETAIL VALUE. THE ALUMINUM ALONG THE EDGE WHERE THE TIRE BEADS IS FAR TOO SOFT. A SERIOUS POT-HOLE, OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY IN THE NORTHEAST, CAN RESULT IN A BENT EDGE, WITH LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 401209 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: HOWARD BEACH,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE TIRE BECAME UNSEATED FROM THE RIM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED. THE RIM STRUCK THE GROUND DIRECTLY AND WAS DAMAGED WHERE TIRE CONTACTS WHEEL. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF CARS IDENTICAL TO MINE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE DENTED WHEEL (17" WHEEL OPTION). ALL DENTS OCCUR WHERE THE WHEEL MEETS THE RIM ON THE OUTER FACING SIDE OF THE RIM. THE INNER RIM DOES NOT BEND, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. RIMS DENT AT RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 WHEELS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND THE REPLACEMENTS NOW HAVE MULTIPLE DENTS. I HAVE NOT ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY DENT (I SUSPECT BECAUSE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT IS BORNE BY THE FRONT WHEELS). IF I ROTATE THE WHEELS, ALL 4 WHEELS WILL SOON BE DENTED EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. *JB
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 429545 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: MALDEN,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: DEFECTIVE ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT: MY CAR HAS MERELY 16,000 MILES IN OVER 3 YEARS OF USE AND 3 OF THE 4 WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY BENT TO NOTICABLY BENT. I WAS WALKING AROUND MY CAR WITH SOMEONE WHEN HE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT BEND IN ONE OF THE RIMS. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS OBVIOUSLY BENT AND VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM, YET IT HAS HAPPENED ANYWAY. THE WHEELS ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : MULTI PIECE
NHTSA Complaint ID 385172 Date (Y/M):2002/11 City/State: ALLSTON,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02 007. *MR *NLM
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 269821 Date (Y/M):2001/02 City/State: GLENVIEW,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: TWO TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAD BLOWN OUT, AND RIMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER BUMPY ROADS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN AT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT RIMS WERE LOW PROFILE, AND LOW IN QUALITY. HAD TO PAY FOR OTHER RIMS. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 269823 Date (Y/M):2001/02 City/State: GOODYEAR,AZ
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND RIM BENT, SHOWING LOW QUALITY OF THE RIM. CURRENTLY, WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 278140 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: MT. CLAIRE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, FRONT RIMS HAVE BENT WITHOUT STRIKING ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROAD, THE RIM FAILURES WERE SO SEVERE THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, TWO OF THE RIMS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE TIRES AND THEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 281323 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: STATEN ISLAND,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES RIMS ARE MADE OF SOFT METAL, WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE OR CURB THE RIMS WILL BEND SOMETIMES CAUSING A BLOWOUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DEALER STATES THIS IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 281721 Date (Y/M):2000/12 City/State: RIO RANCHO,NM
Defect/Problem: RIGHT FRONT RIM SPLIT IN HALF ,AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THEN LOUD NOISE OCCURED FROM RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 284895 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: ELBERON,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: WHEEL RIM IS BEING REPLACED FOR FOURTH TIME ON PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRS COST AT MOST EACH TIME $350. DEALER DIDN'T SEE A DEFECT ON RIM. THEY HAD THEIR ENGINEERS TESTING IT.*AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOUR WHEELS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 285018 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: LUNENBURG,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: POOR QUALITY OF RIMS, EASY TO BEND, AND CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE FROM TIRE. RIM WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 287083 Date (Y/M):2001/04 City/State: ASTORIA,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: UPON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS ABOUT BENT RIMS; I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT RIGHT RIM IS ALSO BENT IN 2 PLACES. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 289443 Date (Y/M):2001/04 City/State: MASSAPEQUA,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: A TWO PIECE RIM WAS DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, THE RIM CLEAR COAT WAS COMING OFF. *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 297764 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: EASTCHESTER,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO BALANCE TIRES AND RIMS AT 15,000 MILES DUE TO VIBRATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO RIM OR TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PROBABLY HIT A BUMP OR CURB. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE RIM AT THAT TIME. ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. RIM MOVED TO REAR AXLE OF CAR FOR NOW.
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 301658 Date (Y/M):2001/05 City/State: MIDDLETOWN,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: TWO FRONT RIMS REPLACED. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 307774 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: GLENODEN,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MINOR BUMP ON ROAD RIMS WOULD BENT. RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 308225 Date (Y/M):2001/05 City/State: ENGLEWOOD,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE RIMS ARE BENT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NOT A COVERED PART UNDER WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON 2 OCCASIONS, FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON A RIGHT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALLOY IS TOO SOFT FOR RIMS. *SLC
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 314091 Date (Y/M):2001/06 City/State: GLENOLDEN,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: RIMS BENT EASILY SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING A CORNER/BENDING A CURVE OR HITTING A LIGHT BUMP. CONSUMER WAS GOING 25MPH MADE A LEFT TURN, HIT A LIGHT BUMP, AND RIM BENT ON PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH MITSUBISHI, BUT THEY WILL BE OF NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER. RIMS WERE MADE OF ALUMINUM, AND MITSUBISHI SAID THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR A RECALL.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 314094 Date (Y/M):2001/06 City/State: GLENOLDEN,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: RIM BASE BENT EASILY.
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 316567 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: KENTWOOD,MI
Defect/Problem: 3 RIMS HAVE BENT ON THIS CAR. I HAVE REPLACED 1, BUT THE OTHER 2 WERE BENT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING MAJOR.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 318177 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: LANDOVER,MD
Defect/Problem: DURING NORMAL ROAD DRIVING IN SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH, MY CAR RIMS HAVE BENT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER 2000 ECLIPSE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM: RIMS ARE BENDING TOO EASILY UNDER NORMAL ROAD USEAGE DURING LOWER SPEEDS.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 324373 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: FLUSHING,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: FOUR SEPARATE TIMES I HAD TO SEND THE DAMAGED RIMS OUT TO BE REPAIRED FROM HITTING MINOR POTHOLES. EACH TIME COSTING $12O.TWICE THE TIRE WENT TOTALLY FLAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL.BUT NOBODY WAS HURT.I HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE RIMS,AND EVERY MITUSUBISHI ECLIPSE I SEE ON THE STREET HAVE RIMS THAT ARE DESTROYED. I PAY OVER $350 A MONTH TO LEASE THIS CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND NORMAL SIDE STREETS. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST MITSUBISHI FOR THIS VERY REASON, AND I CANNOT BELEIVE THAT THESE RIMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET.THE SERVICE DEPT. AT WHITE PLAINS MITSUBISHI SEEMS TO THINK THAT THIS IS MY FAULT, BUT I DONT SEE ANY OTHER CARS ON THE STREET WHOSE RIMS ARE CONSISTANTLY DAMAGED.IT,S ALMOST EMBARRASING FOR MITSUBISHI, TO HAVE SO MANY DAMAGED VEHICLES IN PUBLIC WITH THER NAME ON IT.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, STEPHEN R. WEIR. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/50/VR1)
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 325627 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: NORTH WOODMERE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: ALUMINIUM RIMS ARE BENT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. *YH
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 328433 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: NEW YORK,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: BENT WHEEL RIMS REPLACED SIX TIMES ON VARIOUS LOCATION BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 334037 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: KANASAS CITY,MO
Defect/Problem: RIMS WILL EASLIY BEND. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, TIRES WILL START TO WOBBLE. CONTACTED DEALER. MITSUBISHI DEALER DENIES CLAIM. *AK *TT
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 335137 Date (Y/M):2001/10 City/State: KANSAS CITY,MO
Defect/Problem: THE ALUMINUM RIMS BEND WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 342284 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: FLUSHING,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS OF THE RIMS BENDING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TWO BLOWOUTS OF THE FRONT TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS A RESULT OF THE RIMS BEING BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I PRODUCED FOUR RECEIPTS OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I PAYED FOR TO THE DEALER IN MID JANUARY.THEY HAD A DISTRICT REGIONAL MANAGER LOOK AT MY CASE AND THEN DECLINED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DAMAGE,I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IN PROGRESS FOR THIS VERY REASON AND I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE MY ORIGINAL RECEIPTS AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE REPORT THAT WAS DECLINED BY THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PAPERS WOULD BE MAILED TO ME BUT THAT WAS OVER FOUR WEEKS AGO, AND NOW THEY ARE LOST IN THE MAIL.I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY A SAFETY CONCERN SUCH AS THIS CAN JUST BE DISMISSED WITH NO REASON WHEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS MATTER, THANK YOU ,STEPHEN WEIR. *AK
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 342324 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: NEW LENOX,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: MY RIMS ARE TWO-PIECE AND HAVE HAD 3 BENT RIMS AND 3 BLOWOUTS DUE TO THESE RIMS. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE GT TIRES ARE LOW-PROFILE. THESE RIMS ARE EASILY DENTED, THE CLEAR COATING PEELED OFF AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH JEFF NEY AT MAX MADSEN. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL BENT RIMS THAT I CAN FAX OR E-MAIL TO YOU AS WELL.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 343141 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: GA,Georgia (GA)
Defect/Problem: I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCIDENT UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD OF OTHER CASES INVOLVING RIMS. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL TH REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS OR OFFER O LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 346972 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: SAN ANTONIO,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAD THEM, THERE WAS JUST ONE DENT ON ONE OF THE FRONT RIMS. THE DEALER WAS SO NICE (SARCASM) AND ADVISED ME TO GET NEW ONES...I THEN ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NEW, SINCE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THEN, I REPLACED ONE RIM AND HAVE NOW 3 DENTED RIMS WITH MULTIPLE DENTS ON EACH RIM. AS OF NOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST MITSUBISHI PENDING. I DO LOVE MY CAR, AND I DO LOVE MITSUBISHI. HOWEVER, I DON'T APPRECIATE THE CRAPPY WHEELS THAT I HAVE ON A CAR THAT I AM PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR. I WANT MY RIMS REPLACED OR AT LEAST REIMBURSED CASH FOR THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY RIMS ARE WORTH ABOUT $395 PER RIM. THAT MEANS THAT TOTAL COST TO REPLACE IS $1185 FOR MY CAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. RIGHT NOW I'M VERY CAREFUL WHEN I TAKE THE CAR OUT, SINCE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE WHOLE STEERING COLOMN WILL VIBRATE LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF. I'VE ALREADY HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HELP THAT MUCH SINCE THE WHEELS ARE DENTED WHICH MEANS WHEN THEY TURN THE WHEELS BOUNCE. NOW MULTIPLY THAT BY 3. MY CAR SHAKES A LOT. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I LOVE MY CAR, I LOVE MITSUBISHI, BUT, THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO FIX THIS.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 348460 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: DORCHESTER,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: 2 PC RIMS ON VEHICLE BENT EASILY, TIRES CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR DUE TO THIS.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 350228 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: OCEANSIDE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: I LEASED A '00 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 FROM POTAMKIN MITSUBISHI, IN MANHATTAN NY FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, PARTICULARLY WITH THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND THE REPLACEMENTS I'VE HAD TO BUY. I HAVE GONE THOUGH THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL SET OF 4 "10 SPOKE" RIMS ON THE CAR AFTER THEY WERE BENT WHILE DRIVING. I FIRST REPLACED TWO OF THEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF "10 SPOKE" RIMS. FINALLY WHEN THESE TWO ALSO INCURRED DAMAGE, I REPLACED THE TWO REPLACEMENTS AND THE ORIGINAL TWO RIMS WITH 4 OF THE 6 SPOKE RIMS, AND THESE TOO HAVE REPEATEDLY BENT WHILE DRIVING. THE LOSS OF AIR FROM THE BENT RIMS HAS LED TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD 3 FLAT TIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED WHEN RIM DAMAGE CREATED A BAD SEAL AND CAUSED SLOW UNDETECTABLE AIR LEAKS. ALL THREE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THEM WAS UNREPEATABLE. I HAVE KEPT ALL 6 OF THE RIMS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS SINCE I LEASED THE CAR. (THEY TAKE UP A LOT OF CLOSET SPACE) I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK SO MANY TIMES TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE RIMS AND DEMANDED THAT THEY REPLACE THEM FOR FREE BECAUSE HOW BADLY THEY HELD UP ON THE ROAD. I OFFERED IN WRITING TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF TIRES, OR PRETTY MUCH DO ANYTHING TO GET AROUND THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD A REGIONAL MANAGER FINALLY LOOKED AT MY CAR BUT DECIDED AGAINST REPLACING THEM CITING ROAD DAMAGE FROM DRIVING IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I KNOW THAT HE NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT THE NOTE I LEFT HIM BECAUSE THE ENVELOPE WAS STILL SEALED AND ATTACHED TO MY INVOICE THAT THEY KEPT. I CALLED THE COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER WHO NEVER EVEN TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO ME. HOW COULD THEY MARKET TO SELL AND LEASE A CAR IN A CITY THAT THEY THEN BLAME FOR CAUSING THE DAMAGE? SHOULDN'T THE TIRES OR RIMS OF A CAR BE SUITED TO BE DRIVEN IN THE AREA THAT IS MARKETED AND SOLD OR LEASED? FRONT AND REAR BOTH SIDES.
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NHTSA Complaint ID 350409 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: CHICKAPECK,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE VERY SOFT, WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE THECONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RIM COULD BREAK. NLM
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NHTSA Complaint ID 351480 Date (Y/M):2002/04 City/State: LAS VEGAS,NV
Defect/Problem: RIMS ARE MADE OF TOO SOFT MATERIAL, BEND EASILY, CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE AIR.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 351981 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: FREMONT,CA
Defect/Problem: BOTH FAILURES WERE THE ALUMINUM ALLOY 10 SPOKE 17" RIMS EQUIPPED ON THE 2000 ECLIPSE GT PREMIUM PACKAGE. THE RIMS WERE BENT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BETWEEN EACH INCIDENT, I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED. SINCE BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED TO THE RIM ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE, BOTH OF MY RIMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR HAVE BEEN DENTED. THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS (REGULAR POT HOLES). SPEED WAS LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET WITH NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS (REGULAR POT HOLES). RIM WAS BENT WHILE SLOWLY STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. SPEED WAS LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. NLM
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NHTSA Complaint ID 356135 Date (Y/M):2002/06 City/State: CARROLLTON,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: RIMS ARE BENT DUE TO MATERIAL BEING TOO SOFT, TIRES DO NOT KEEP AIR PRESSURE.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 360012 Date (Y/M):2002/05 City/State: BRIDGEPORT,OH
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A POTHOLE, MY RIM WAS DENTED PRETTY GOOD. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT HITTING A POTHOLE WOULD CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 362746 Date (Y/M):2002/05 City/State: ELIZABETH,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: THE RIGHT FRONT RIM IS BENT, MATERIAL USED IS TOO SOFT OF A METAL.*AK.*JG
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NHTSA Complaint ID 365608 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: BRYN MAWR,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: BOTH LEFT RIMS BENT, NO TIRE DAMAGE. SMALL POTHOLE AT 10TH&WEST PEACHTREE IN ATLANTA ON FAR SIDE OF INTERSDECTION. PULLING SLOWLY AWAY FROM RED LIGHT. IMPACT DID NOT FEEL SEVERE. BENDING IS MINOR. NO AIR LEAKAGE. SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM LOSS OF BALANCE. NO CHANGE IN ALIGNMENT.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 367270 Date (Y/M):2002/06 City/State: CHERRY HILL,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT TIRES LOSES AIR AND THE LEFT FRONT RIM WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO TIRE AND RIMS. DEALER FOUND CHUNK OUT OF BEAD ON REAR RIGHT TIRE AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND AND REPLACED RIM. REPLACED REAR RIGHT TIRE AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND ALLEGED CONSUMER MIGHT HAVE HIT A POT HOLE DURING ALL FOUR OCCASIONS. *TT
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NHTSA Complaint ID 369011 Date (Y/M):2002/06 City/State: SOUTH BEND,IN
Defect/Problem: BENT AND DEFORMED RIMS.
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NHTSA Complaint ID 369014 Date (Y/M):2002/06 City/State: WARREN,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: HAVE TO INFLATE DENTED RIMS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. CANNOT HOLD PROPER PRESSURE. HITTING SMALL POTHOLES DENTED 2 RIMS IN 2 PLACES WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 370638 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: WATCHUNG,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. SUNROOF WOULD NOT TILT, DEALER RESET THE SUNROOF GLASS. *SLC
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NHTSA Complaint ID 374253 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: CINNCINNATI,OH
Defect/Problem: FRONT RIGHT TIRES WERE VIBRATING. HAD THEM CHECKED, IT WAS AS A RESULT OF RIM BENDING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK JLG
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NHTSA Complaint ID 374285 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: NEW ROCHELLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: MANUFACTURED RIMS ARE EASILY BENT WITH MINIMUM RUNNING OVER SMALL BUMPS/POTHOLES. WHEN APPROACHING STOP, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. *AK *YH
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NHTSA Complaint ID 374309 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: PORT MONMOUTH,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: MANUFACTURED RIMS HAVE FLAT SPOTS, BENDING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES FROM THE ROAD. RIMS HAVE CAUSED FLATS AND BLOWOUTS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON PARKWAY. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SAME CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 375143 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: LINDENHURST,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: AFTER CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED, AND FOUND THAT 2 OF RIMS WERE BENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT HIT ANYTHING, RIGHT FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE BACK WERE BENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 375671 Date (Y/M):2002/06 City/State: LONDONDERRY,NH
Defect/Problem: MY 6 SPOKE MITSUBISHI RIMS ARE DENTED FROM NORMAL DRIVING IN THE CITY. THEY BECAME DENTED WHEN I HAD HIT MNOR POTHOLES GOING AT 20MPH OR SLOWER. I HAVE TALKED TO THE MITSUBISHI HOTLINE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD BE REPLACED BUT FOR $250. I DONT BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY THISAS I BELIEVE IT IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 376128 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: DOWNINGTOWN,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: ALL 4 RIMS ARE IN A BENT CONDITION - SOME BENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF RIM AND SOME ARE BENT ON INSIDE OF RIM- MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS GONE FLAT 3 TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE BENT RIMS- ALSO THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE HAS GONE FLAT 1 TIME AS A RESULT OF THE BENT RIM CONDITION. *AK
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 377848 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: PORT WASHINGTON,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE HITS THE SLIGTEST BUMB THE RIMS WILL BEND, RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB
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NHTSA Complaint ID 381741 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: HILLSDALE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS BECAME BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAUSED THE RIMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE AIR LOSS WAS RAPID AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND NEARLY CRASHED. DEALER SAID THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHEELS. THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AS WELL AS TO OTHER DRIVERS. I PRESENTLY ONLY DRIVE THIS CAR OVER SHORT DISTANCES AND I NEVER DRIVE WITH PASSENGERS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. HOPEFULLY THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS CAN BE REPLACED BEFORE THERE ARE ANY SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 382237 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: MANUFACTURED RIMS FOR THE GT SERIES ARE DENTED, TOO SOFT METAL, LOSING AIR CONSTANTLY. ALSO, RIM AT ONE POINT ALLOWED TIRE TO COME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 385049 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: ROMEOVILLE,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: I HAVE A REAL CONCERN REGARDING THE 2000 ECLIPSE RIMS. 3 OF MY 4 RIMS ARE DENTED AND ONE TIRE LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY DUE TO THE MALFORMED RIM.THESE RIMS ARE VERY SOFT-THEY DAMAGE EXTREMELY EASILY, ON THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS. I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE A TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP USES THE "POTHOLE" EXCUSE AND OFFERS NO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 385541 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: PURCELLVILLE,Virginia (VA)
Defect/Problem: SINCE I PURCHASED THE ECLIPSE IN JUNE OF 2002, I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DEFLATING TIRES AND FLATS. NO ONE HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9/16/2002 WHEN I SUFFERED ANOTHER FLAT. THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY I HAD STOPPED TO HAVE AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE WAS FINE. HOWEVER, ON THE MORNING OF 9/16/2002 I SUFFERED ANOTHER FLAT TIRE. THIS TIME THE TIRE SHOP RECOGNIZED THAT THREE OF FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. I WENT TO MITSUBISHI, STERLING VA, TO PURCHASE A RIM. UPON RETURN TO THE TIRE STORE WITH THE RIM, THEY INSPECTED ALL RIMS AND SAID THAT TWO OTHERS WERE BENT. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES (OVER $800) AND ONE RIM. ON 9/17/2002 I CALLED MITSUBISHI IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 17" ALLOY WHEELS BUT NO RECALL. MY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND NAGGING LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS RECOGNIZED. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO HAVE MY RIMS INSPECTED BY A MITSUBISHI DEALER AND HOPE THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD WORK WITH ME. I FEEL THAT IF THE COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO MAKE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES SAFE WITHOUT BEING TOLD BY NHTSA TO DO A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE ALL MY RIMS REPLACED BY THE COMPANY AS WELL AS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRES.*AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 388034 Date (Y/M):2003/01 City/State: WALTHAM,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, MA AROUND RUSH HOUR, A SMALL POT HOLE WAS HIT. CAR WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT MORE THEN 25MPH. THE RIM BENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. RIM NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
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NHTSA Complaint ID 401210 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: HOWARD BEACH,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE TIRE BECAME UNSEATED FROM THE RIM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED. THE RIM STRUCK THE GROUND DIRECTLY AND WAS DAMAGED WHERE TIRE CONTACTS WHEEL. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF CARS IDENTICAL TO MINE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE DENTED WHEEL (17" WHEEL OPTION). ALL DENTS OCCUR WHERE THE WHEEL MEETS THE RIM ON THE OUTER FACING SIDE OF THE RIM. THE INNER RIM DOES NOT BEND, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. RIMS DENT AT RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 WHEELS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND THE REPLACEMENTS NOW HAVE MULTIPLE DENTS. I HAVE NOT ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY DENT (I SUSPECT BECAUSE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT IS BORNE BY THE FRONT WHEELS). IF I ROTATE THE WHEELS, ALL 4 WHEELS WILL SOON BE DENTED EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. *JB
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NHTSA Complaint ID 410033 Date (Y/M):2003/04 City/State: LIVERPOOL,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, I NEVER ONCE HAVE HIT ANY POT HOLES, BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON, MY RIM HAS DENTED SEVERELY. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, THAT IS WHY IT IS A CONCERN TO ME. IF SOMEONE COULD KINDLY RESPOND IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB
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NHTSA Complaint ID 412529 Date (Y/M):2003/05 City/State: HOBOKEN,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: THE RIMS BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. *JB
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 415317 Date (Y/M):2003/04 City/State: PHILADELPHIA,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ALREADY REPLACED ONE RIM 17" FACTORY. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING AN ADDITIONAL TWO. HAVE ALSO HAD RELATED TIRE PROBLEMS, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *JB
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 422677 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: VALLEY STREAM,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT RIMS OF THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB THE DEALER AT MITSUBISHI STATED THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS, AND THEY ARE NOW CHANGED. *SCC
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NHTSA Complaint ID 423813 Date (Y/M):2003/05 City/State: SUWANEE,Georgia (GA)
Defect/Problem: THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BECOME DENTED UNDER WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO PROTECT THIS CAR FROM DAMAGE. AS AN EXAMPLE, AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THERE IS STILL NOT A SINGLE DOOR DENT OR CHIP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I EXERCISE THE EXTRA EFFORT TO PARK FAR AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND WALK THE EXTRA DISTANCE TO MY DESTINATION. THEREFORE IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT I WOULD ALSO STEER CLEAR OF POTHOLES, ETC., AND I HAVE THE PAPER WORK TO PROVE THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR ACCORDING TO STANDARDS SET BY MITSUBISHI. YET DESPITE THIS LEVEL OF CARE, THE RIMS HAVE BECOME DAMAGED. IRONICALLY, AS THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR, I TAKE BETTER CARE OF IT THAN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND YET IT IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FACTORY REP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE AIR PRESSURE MUST HAVE BEEN LOW AND I HIT A POTHOLE. BUT YET HE WON'T TELL ME HOW HE CAME TO THAT DETERMINATION. AT THE SAME TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR I FOR THE RIMS, I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE CLUTCH NOISE ISSUE, AND NOWHERE ON THE REPAIR ORDER IS IT MENTIONED THAT I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE RIMS REPLACED AND THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. NOR CAN I GET IT FROM MITSUBISHI IN WRITING. ALSO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIRES WERE NEVER REMOVED FROM MY CAR DURING THE "INSPECTION", SO I QUESTION ITS SINCERITY. I HAVE LEFT TWO MESSAGES WITH THE FACTORY REP TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW HE ARRIVED AT HIS DETERMINATION, AND HE HAS STILL NOT RETURNED MY CALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MITSUBISHI HAS SPENT THE TIME AND MONEY MAKING A ONE-PIECE RIM TO REPLACE THE TWO-PIECE RIM IF THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE RIMS AREN'T AN ISSUE, AND WHY THEY ARE REPLACING SOME PEOPLE'S RIMS AND NOT OTHERS. HOPEFULLY THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WILL HELP ME OUT, BECAUSE MITSUBISHI IS NOT BEING VERY RESPONSIVE. *JB
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 423877 Date (Y/M):2003/05 City/State: HUNTINGDON VALLEY,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ALL FOUR RIMS BENT. *JB
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 432152 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: DRIVER SIDE TIRE RIMS ARE BENT CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE FROM TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL BLOW OUTS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE TIRES. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE REPEATED. *AK
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NHTSA Complaint ID 446883 Date (Y/M):2003/10 City/State: MADISON HEIGHTS,MI
Defect/Problem: EASILY BENT RIMS ON THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, ALL MY 4 RIMS HAVE SOME SORE OF DAMAGE WITH A NORMAL DRIVING HABITS, MY CAR SHAKES AND FEELS UNSAFE ABOVE 60MPH. *LA
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 451461 Date (Y/M):2004/02 City/State: AMITYVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE OF THE RIMS WERE BENT. *AK
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 451465 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: CHERRY HILL,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT- I HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 RIMS AND TIRES IN LESS THEN ONE YEAR. DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUSE. MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THEN I HAVE HAD ANOTHER IN DEC 2003. THE RIMS ON THIS CAR ARE WEAK AND THEY BEND, CRACK AND BREAK TIRES. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. YOUNEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR RIM WILL BREAK.*AK
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 453020 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: PLAINVIEW,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: RIMS BEND FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO BLOW OUT, FALL OFF RIMS, LOSE AIR PRESSURE AND CREATE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION.*AK
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Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 464397 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: EDISON,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: BENT WHEEL RIMS ON A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHICH WERE CAUSED BY TYPICAL DRIVING OVER NORMAL ROADS. ONE WHEEL NOW FAILS TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY. $250 FOR A RECONDITIONED UNIT. I AM FILING THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY LARGE POTHOLES OR SERIOUS IMPACTS, AND NO TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. *LA
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 466015 Date (Y/M):2004/03 City/State: HOUSTON,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHROS AND THE CLUTCH MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PARTS TO FAIL A LOT EARLIER THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE. - THE CLUTCH PLATE GETS WORN BEFORE TIME - THE THROW OUT BEARING (TOB) HAS A RATTLE - THE CLUTCH HAS A RATTLE - THERE IS VERY HARD GEAR SHIFT INTO THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE 2ND GEAR IS VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS COLD START.(THAT IS NOT PARTICULARLY COLD AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF MARCH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS) - IT IS ALSO DUE TO THE "POOR" SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION BOX - THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A LOT OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT V6 USERS FOR THE 3RD GENERATION I.E. 2000+ MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CARS WITH A MANUAL SHIFT - THIS IS DUE TO SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH QUALITY FROM MITSUBISHI
2000 ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 469627 Date (Y/M):2004/02 City/State: PITTSBURGH,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: RIMS BEND EASILY. HAD FOUR OCCURANCES OF BENT RIMS THAT CAUSE TIRES TO GO FLAT. MOST RECENTLY HIT A POT HOLE AND BENT RIM AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. *AK