I own a 2000 eclipse gt and have experienced consistent wheel/tire problems since purchase. The most recent was a blowout at highway speed (in dense traffic) which could have caused a serious accident. All 4 original factory rims on this car have been dented, as well as 2 replacement rims under normal driving conditions. I've had numerous flats during both driving and parked conditions which have been determined to be caused by leaking or dented rims. After reseaching the issue online it appears that many other eclipse owners have experienced the same difficulties. Since I already have spent significant time and money repairing/replacing dangerous leaking tires/damaged factory rims, I have now chosen to replace the currently damaged rims with custom rims to avoid further issues with mitsubishi manufactured wheels.
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse wheels complaints
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Defective bent rims.
The consumer stated the wheel rims were dented. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer to have them replaced and examined he was told that they do not make this kind any more. The tire was losing air from the dent. The vehicle did not hit any pot holes. *ak there were three wheels with dents. *sc
When driving over a little bump in the road the front passenger rim bent. As a result, the tire was punctured. Please provide additional information.
The 17 inch rims of my 2000 mitsubishi eclipse were consistantly and severly bent. Because of this my tires wore in an abnormal way. Before I knew this was a common issue with these rims, I replaced two rims and tires. After I found out this was a widespread problem I replaced all four rims with after market product with no further instances.
Consumer replaced three aluminum wheels. Consumer will provide further information.
Consumer stated that under normal driving circumstances the two front rims developed dents. As a result, the tires lost air pressure. *ak
Vehicle: 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gt, purchased new with 17" premium wheels. All wheels were dented on the circumference of the rim when the vehicle was purchased. The defects were not noticed at the time of sale and when they were brought to mitsubishi's attention no resolution was made.
On my 2000 mitsubishi eclipse gt, all four 17" rims became bent. This created bubbling in tires, improper tire wear, and difficulty in wheel alignment. Rims were bent during normal driving; potholes were not cause of damage. Replaced tires and rims. Manufacturer has not done anything to remedy problem in existing vehicles. New vehicles no longer come with this type of rim.
I own a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse with stock 17" rims. In the last 4 years, I've experienced 4 flat tires and numerous bent rims from regular freeway and street driving. It appears that the stock 17" rims are too soft and have a tendency to bend easily. Each occurence forced me to repair the wheel and replace the flat tire. It has cost me over $2000 in repairs as well as an undetermined amount of lost wages from missing work due to lack of transportation. I feel that this is a factory defect and requires attention by the manufacturer.
I would like to report a defect of the rims on my mitsubishi eclipse gt 2000. I have owned the car for [4] years (original owner). I have replaced [3] rims and I am now about to replace a 4th. The rims bend easily while driving. On all instances the rims have bent in the course of normal city driving. Just recently, (last week) I noticed that the rim on the front passengers side, as in the other incidents) is bent. I do not recall hitting anything or doing anything unusual that would have caused the rim to bend. On the first three occasions when I took the car back to the dealer for service I complained that there had to be something wrong with the rims. I never received I satisfactory answer. I even requested that they change the rims, because I only had the car one week when the first rim was bent. I believe they are hazardous!
1. Normal driving conditions involving small potholes over which other cars received no damage 2. The alloy wheels of my car dent very easily resulting in numerous nicks and small dents. Two small potholes have left my wheels with large dents requiring wheel repair or replacement. 3. I had to leave my car in the shop for a few days and have the wheel sent away to be repaired. I am also currently driving on a significantly bent rim that will need to be repaired soon.
Shortly after leaving home on the morning of 8/1/04 I became aware that my front left tire was flat. After replacing the wheel with its spare I went to the tire dealership where I purchased the tires so that they could repair the leak. They informed me that the leak was caused by a bent wheel rim. Two of my wheel rims were bent. I was aware of this problem but until that day neither rim was bad enough to cause an air leak. One of the rims had become bent since soon after I purchased the car in march of 2000. These are the '10 spoke' 17" aluminum alloy rims that come with the 2000 eclipse gt. As far as I know, no single event caused the various bends to occur. Over a period of many months I believe the bends became progressively worse until this failure occured. As a result of the incident that occured on 8/1/04, I purchased two rims to replace the two bent rims. I have kept the old bent rims in storage.
2000 mitsbubishi eclipse. Factory rims bent repeatedly and for no obvious apparent reason causing tires to rapidly depressurize. This occurred on several occasions to multiple rims. Most notable occurence was on interstate 95 when tire depressurized and came off rim - highly dangerous as I was travelling approximately 55 MPH. Forced to repair rim and replace tire.
Driving my 2000 mitsubushi eclipse gt with stock 17" rims and tires, I hit a relatively mild pothole which bent the rim. The rim was so badly damaged that it required replacement at my expense. The pothole was located in san juan capistrano, ca on the northbound i5 onramp from camino las ramblas. I have a picture of the rim in electronic format.
The rims on my 2000 mitsubishi eclipse were starting to bend. Particularly the front drivers side rim which on one side became almost flat in one area. After one occasion of driving my vehicle I notice that I had a slight bump in the tire of that rim. It was large enough to cause the tire to peel off from the rim. My father and I then removed the wheel and let some air out of the tire to try and push into place. However that wasnt working so we got out a hammer and forcably bent the rim back into place. The tire was still bulging so the next day we took it to a tire shop and an employee identified it as an impact bluge in the tire. He said it occurs when ever the tire is subject to large potholes and other things that would cause the tire to be hit hard. I told me how I never hit a pothole large enough for me to notice on my trip that had caused the pothole. He said that of course any potholes damage would be intensified by poor rim protection which of course I had since the bulge occur rite above where the bend in the rim had formed. So I had to have the tire replaced which cost me around $125.
While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle hit a pot hole and the rear and passenger side rims bent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and the mechanic claimed that there was nothing that they could do. *ak the tire blew out on two occasions. Once on the driver's side. Three bent rims. (the alluminum wheels were soft) *sc
Consumer stated that all four rims were bent, and front two tires leaked. The dealer in consumer's area closed down, and there was no contact with the manufacturer.
I was driving and it a dip in the middle of the road and now my wheel is bent and unable to drive until I find a replacement.contact me on how to find one and what to do about this issue. I havent been driving my car in about 6 months.
Two of my wheels on my 2000 mitusbishi eclipse have significant bends on them from normal driving conditions. As a result of the wheels being bent it created uneven ware in my tires and brake rotors. I have had the two wheels straightened by a wheel shop on two occasions and paid $75 for each one.
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
Consumer states that three of the rims were bent.
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.
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.
Rims bend for no apparent reason causing tires to blow out, fall off rims, lose air pressure and create unsafe and dangerous driving condition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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