Mitsubishi Eclipse (Spyder) 2000 Problems/Defects
2000 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L6YE116571
City/State: FLUSHING,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L3YE114406
City/State: NEW LENOX,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54LOYE096267
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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L1YE025515
City/State: 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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: YA3AC5YL6Y6075715
City/State: NORTH WOODMERE,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L6YE116571
City/State: FLUSHING,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: KANSAS CITY,MO
Defect/Problem: THE ALUMINUM RIMS BEND WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. *AK
2000 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84LXYE067568
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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L2YE133271
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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84L1Y8O77258
City/State: GLENODEN,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84L1YE077258
City/State: GLENOLDEN,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: GLENOLDEN,PA
Defect/Problem: RIM BASE BENT EASILY.
2000 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L4YE145194
City/State: ENGLEWOOD,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L8YE132884
City/State: MIDDLETOWN,NJ
Defect/Problem: TWO FRONT RIMS REPLACED. *AK
2000 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L5YE151425
City/State: MASSAPEQUA,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L7YE146341
City/State: ASTORIA,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC44G7YE086297
City/State: EASTCHESTER,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84LXYEO71863
City/State: ELBERON,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC54L3YE095677
City/State: LUNENBURG,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84L8YE115407
City/State: STATEN ISLAND,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A38B54L5YE043533
City/State: MT. CLAIRE,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: GLENVIEW,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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84L0YE004575
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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (00)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC84L8YE117884
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 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE SPYDER (00)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL : DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AC44G82E057270
City/State: DULUTH,GU
Defect/Problem: WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HIT THE CONSUMER IN FRONT OF HER. AND THE DUAL AIRBAG DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
2000 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE SPYDER (00)
Component: VISIBILITY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 40080
VIN No: 4A3AC84L7YE062862
City/State: JACKSONVILLE,FL
Defect/Problem: MY DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. TS
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