The factory rims that came with the vehicle upon purchase are described by the owner as "butter". Aluminum is too soft to handle normal road driving conditions. The rims bent and two of the tires had blowouts. Please describe details.
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse wheels complaints
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I am reporting two separate incidents, both involving the quality of the manufacturer's rims on the 2001 mitsubishi eclipse gt. I have somehow managed to dent both the right front and right rear rim on my new 2001 mitsubishi eclipse gt within the first 6 months of driving (odometer read less than 3600 miles after the second incident). I previously owned a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gst I purchased new without any rim issues and traded in after 45,000 miles for the new eclipse. The first incident occurred while making a right turn at a stop light driving less than 10 MPH. I drove too close to a curb and my front tire hit a pothole. The tire instantly deflated, and there was no damage to the actual tire, however the rim was bent in at least 2-3 inches and had to be replaced. The dealer would not replace under warranty, so my cost for a new rim was around $300, and then the dealer stated that I had to go elsewhere to have tire and rim installed because their tire machine was broken! Total cost of the first incident was approximately $320. The second incident occured only a couple of months later, but I am still not sure how or where the incident occured. The damage to the right rear rim is substantially less as I am still driving on this rim today. (the right rear rim is dented less than 1/4 inch and there was no effect on the tire or the steering.) neither my driving skills nor the driving conditions have changed since owning the previous eclipse to merit those reasons as factors for the faulty rims.
At 4,000 miles rims began collapsing, not retaining air, bent easy. These are manufactured rims that came with vehicle upon purchase. Please describe details.
At 5,000 miles, the manufactured rims began to collapse, causing one of the rims to bend, and causing the tire to blowout. *ak the consumer was driving when she heard a loud bang and the vehicle was pulling to the right. The consumer found that the tire was completely flat and that the rim was deformed.
Consumer states while he was cleaning his vehicle he noticed that the wheels were bent, after taking them to the dealer he was told that they could not repair them because they were not under warranty. The wheel are still driveable. Nlm
Rims were defective. Consumer advised that rims bend very easily and adversely, affecting steering control while driving.
While driving all four rims bent without being hit.it was caused by material that rims were made, being so flimsy.common problem. Dealer contacted.
Rims are bent and crumbling, my tire continuously loses air/ accidents have been caused by this defect.
Vehicle was taken in to dealer on a routine oil change and dealer noticed two rims were bent. Cause unknown.
Vehicle hit a pothole and front passenger's side rim bent. Rims should not bend under normal wear and tear. *akjlg
While driving, if vehicle hits a pothole it will bend the rims. Contacted dealer.*ak all four rims bent. The day consumer purchased vehicle one of the rims were bent so bad that it had to be replaced. The dealer offered no solution and couldn't explain why they wouldn't stop recommending rims that have a known problem.
Bent four original wheels and bought a replacment that also got bent.
All four tires were vibrating as a result of rims being bent.
One front and one rear rim were replaced because they were bent. At this time the second rear rim is bent and has to be replaced.
I noticed a very large dent in my wheel while washing my car. I have never hit anything before & I was wondering why such a large dent in my rim would have occurred with no damage to my tire. However, my rim is dented in such a way that my tire barely holds the air in it. I am very afraid to drive my car on the highway for fear that my tire will explode off of my wheel. I can't understand how a heavy,metal rim could have bent so far & not punctured my tire. What can be done about this problem? This is virtually a brand new car for me & I am the only driver. I see no reason to pay all of this money for something that is not at all safe to drive.
The wheel (rims) have chipped during normal usage. Clear coat looks to be warning off.
While changing the right rear tire the consumer noticed a crack in the rim, dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving 20 MPH and without warning all four rims have dented. Manufacturer has been notified about problem, and customer service representative stated consumer was at fault.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Rims are too soft. When mounting a tire, the rims have dents and bends posing a road hazard. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak
Odi action number pe01-044, alloy wheel denting. Two wheels are dented.
Rims dent and crack when hitting potholes at low speeds. Slow air leaks reported also. *ak (tiresize: 205/55/16)
I was driving in a snow covered road when I hit a pothole I could not see. The rim bent and the tire went flat immediately. I've hit much larger potholes in the past in other cars I've owned and never had this happen.
I've experienced five different bent rims in 20,000 miles! Not safe!.
These rims are defective and are unsafe. Mitsubishi has know about this since it was deployed in 1998.
Wheel is dented. Sunroof is skipping and chattering.*ak (tiresize: 205/17/55)
Frpont passenger front rear 2 pc wheels are dented, vehicle not taken to dealer yet.
The alloy rims designed for this car are extremely soft and are damaged very easily. They are also very expensive to replace. Many owners are having problems with the wheels being damaged. I do understand that alloy wheels are more easily damaged than steel wheels, but this is ridiculous. Also.....dealer did not advise alignment after repair, causing over $500 in tire damages a month later, and a blowout. I know nothing about wheels, it should not have been assumed that I understood the effects of the wheel damage without them being explained to me.
While going onto an interstate (I 495 north) from the ramp, my car stepped into a pothole which was not really deep only at around 50 miles. The front left wheel rim was fractured and bent and the rear rim was bent slightly too. The tire deflated immediately but did not burst open. Fortunately since there was not much traffic there was no crash, but it could easily have been fatal, especially since the car is a front wheel drive and the wheel was really bent out of shape. Dealer said that problem is due to road hazard and not vehicle defect, however I have found 5 other complaints on this website of the exact same nature.
Steering wheel shakes at seventy, dealer refused to fix the problem; doors leak and dealer refuses to fix as well; rims easily bend.
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