MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2001 : Problems

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ODI ID: 742919 NHTSA Complaint ID: 294982

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 2001 ECLIPSE 01

Component/Parts: Wheels

Failure Date: March 16, 2001 Complaint Date: March 23, 2001

City/State: ORLAND PARK, IL (Illinois)
Crash: Yes Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: while trying to avoid a spin out in heavy snow. i turned to into the curb to help stop my car. my wheel is aluminum spoke design. all the spokes fractured completely out of the wheel. the tire still had air. my wheel came off. my rotor hit the ground and busted. my dad who is a mechanic came out before the tow truck took my car off and he said he never seen anything like it. the same comment came from the tow truck driver and the service manager at mitsubishi. my car is low and the only body damage was from when the wheel dropped off added to when the tow truck lifted my front end. i was already in antilock mode and not going very fast in heavy snow conditions. at the most i should only have gotten a flat or bent rim.*ak .