2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse wheels problems

Filed Jan 17, 2007 · Wheels · 68,000 miles · GA

Tl*- the contact has a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse gt. The contact has a complaint about the alloy wheels on the vehicle. The contact's vehicles tires were balanced on 1/15/07 at that point the contact was notified that one of the allow wheels was slightly bent and may cause air to leak and the tire to be damaged. The contact wants to make a formal complaint to mitsubishi in regards to this issue. There has been no tire failure to date. *jb the consumer stated the rims are soft and they bend easily. Updated

Filed Apr 3, 2006 · Wheels · MN

My daughter hit a pot hole in her 2001 mitsubishi eclipse and the rim bent severely and the tire went flat.

Filed Sep 7, 2005 · Wheels · 50,000 miles · MI

The rims on my car are peeling. Because of the peeling they are now rusting. I am trying to sell the car but now I have to replace all the rims because these ones looks horrible. I have talked to other people with 2001 eclipses that have done the same thing.

Filed Aug 24, 2005 · Wheels · IN

I have had two rims bend in the past two years from normal driving in northwest indiana.

Filed Apr 25, 2005 · Engine, Lights · 30 miles · NY

Not only do I have the aggrevation of bent rims and flat tires, and financial hardship on this, my left side of the car doesn't align to the right. Water leeks in on the left side. Sometimes the heater blows out cool air. The sunroof shakes when opening. I already had a manufacuters defect in my strut on the left side. I have sctraches on the left side fom the car scrapping the ground when I make a right hand turn. I had to have the cooling system replaced the first week I financed it.my hood won't open and my headlights fail causing me to dirve only with the fog lights. All these issues are the same and constant since I purchased this lemon.

Filed Apr 24, 2005 · Wheels · IN

I was driving down the road two separate times now when I have hit potholes that resulted in a bend in my rim. The first time all the air was let out due to it breaking the seal on the tire. I was left stranded for several hours before help arrived to help me in the middle of the winter. The second time was about a week ago when I hit a pothole and now the air slowly leaks out everyday and before I can go anywhere I must reair my tire. I bought a replacement rim the first time since they said it was unrepairable. This time I am filing a complaint with my city since it is the same pothole again that they didn't correctly fix the first time. I will have to purchase a new rim again since they say it can't be fixed since they are allunium rims. I have the 6 spoke rim that came standard on the 2001 eclipse.

Filed Mar 12, 2005 · Wheels · PW

Driving home at approximatly 9:00pm est going 40 MPH on route 611 north around warrington, pa in the rain. Heard a loud bang from the passenger front side of the car (really loud). I assume that I had hit a pot hole and was not immedialty concerned until I heard a weird flapping noise. I pulled into a safe location to check out the tire and wheel and the wheel was heavily dented. The tire had lost all air, but was not torn up. After putting on the spare I checked the wheel using a flashlight and noticed that the wheel was cracked. I will need to replace the 17" alloy wheel at cost of $350. I have had other alloy wheels that have stood up to pot holes before. I have read all previous complaints, as well as, the report finalization by the federal safety agency. I am lucky that in the rain I didn't lose control of the vehicle and be part of/cause an accident. I am a little concerned as to the structure and security of these rims for the future. If this happend at a speed of about 40 MPH, what would have been the ramifications at 55/60mph on a highway? Currently, I still have the cracked wheel in my possession. I am planning to purchase another wheel tomorrow march 12, 2005.

Filed Dec 7, 2004 · Wheels · VA

Normal road conditions lead to my wheel rim cracking and requiring a new rim. This failure may have caused a severe accident if I was traveling at high speed, luckily I was only traveling at 25 MPH when the failure occurred, leaving the car disabled. New rims are very costly with added repair costs ($686). Further the spare tire does not fit the front of the car? How is this legal?

Filed Oct 15, 2004 · Wheels · 60,000 miles · NC

While driving 25 MPH, the consumer's vehicle hit a pot hole and the passenger's side wheel bent. As result, there was damage to the tires. Consumer indicated the wheel rims were made of very soft easily bent metal. *ak the consumer stated the remaining rims bent and had to be replaced.

Filed Oct 6, 2004 · Wheels · MN

On january 2003 while driving at 40 MPH, the consumer hit a small pot hole. One half month later, the consumer experienced a flat tire on the passenger front side. The vehicle was taken to goodyear dealership to replace the tire. The dealership indicated the rim was cracked. *ak