Problems with 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse WHEELS

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

Bent and deformed rims.

Pe 01 044/alloy wheel: consumer states the left rear wheel received a dent by running over a pot hole. dealer was notified . nlm

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

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

While driving in boston, ma around rush hour, a small pot hole was hit. car was not travelling at more then 25mph. the rim bent causing the tire to deflate. rim now needs to be replaced.

I have a real concern regarding the 2000 eclipse rims. 3 of my 4 rims are dented and one tire leaks air constantly due to the malformed rim.these rims are very soft-they damage extremely easily, on the slightest of bumps. i feel it is only a matter of time before i have a tire failure. the dealership uses the "pothole" excuse and offers no repair or replacement.*ak

I leased a '00 mitsubishi eclipse gt in november of 1999 from potamkin mitsubishi, in manhattan ny for a three year term. i have had nothing but problems with this car, particularly with the rims that came with the car and the replacements i've had to buy. i have gone though the entire original set of 4 "10 spoke" rims on the car after they were bent while driving. i first replaced two of them with the same type of "10 spoke" rims. finally when these two also incurred damage, i replaced the two replacements and the original two rims with 4 of the 6 spoke rims, and these too have repeatedly bent while driving. the loss of air from the bent rims has led to dangerous situations on the highway. i have had 3 flat tires that have occurred when rim damage created a bad seal and caused slow undetectable air leaks. all three tires had to be replaced because the damage caused to them was unrepeatable. i have kept all 6 of the rims i have had to replace in the last 2 years since i leased the car. (they take up a lot of closet space) i brought the car back so many times to the dealer to replace the rims and demanded that they replace them for free because how badly they held up on the road. i offered in writing to change the type of tires, or pretty much do anything to get around the problem. i was told a regional manager finally looked at my car but decided against replacing them citing road damage from driving in the new york city area and basically told me that it was all my fault. i know that he never even looked at the note i left him because the envelope was still sealed and attached to my invoice that they kept. i called the company numerous times and they referred me to the regional manager who never even took the time to talk to me. how could they market to sell and lease a car in a city that they then blame for causing the damage? shouldn't the tires or rims of a car be suited to be driven in the area that is marketed and sold or leased? front and rear both sides.

I was forced off the road while making a turn at an intersection, i struck the curb wth the right front wheel. the impact (at a low rate of speed) broke the rim and blew out the tire. there was also damage to the sub frame that has lead to alignment issues. at the time, i thought it was a freak incident until i recently heard of other cases involving rims. i had to pay for all th repairs out of my pocket. the dealer did not mention any problems with the wheels or offer o look into the situation. *ak