MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2001 : Problems

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Wheel Rim

ODI ID: 10005219 NHTSA Complaint ID: 399726

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 2001 ECLIPSE 01

Component/Parts: Wheel Rim

Failure Date: January 30, 2003 Complaint Date: February 03, 2003

City/State: CAMDEN, SC (South Carolina)
Crash: No Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: i was driving my 2001 mitsubishi eclipse equipped with 17 inch alloy wheels, going about 30 miles per hour, when i heard a loud bang from the right front area. it was after dark and the car seemed to handle okay so i proceeded on but after a short distance i heard a similar bang. i pulled over and found that the right front wheel rim was greatly deformed and the tire knocked off the bead. i changed the tire and proceeded home without further incident. i inspected the road the following day in another vehicle and drove over the same rough spots and barely noticed them. there were no signifigant pot holes in the road. i believe that a wheel that will fail so easily is a hazard. if i had been traveling at highway speeds and struck a hole in the road i believe the tire would have gone flat immediately and control of the vehicle would have been lost. .