Wheel Rim Problems of Mitsubishi 3000GT

I am the second owner of this vehicle. The first owner had the rims replaced with factory replacement chrome rims 15,000 miles ago. He said had experienced"unexplainble flat tires" a few times before he replaced the rims. I have had this car for 8 months and have had 4 flat tires,two of which totally destroyed the tires. Both of those blew out on the side walls. 2 of them were "unexplainable"there was no sharp objects in the tire,no cuts,no phyisical damage that would explain how they went flat. They just went flat after the first 2 blow outs I changed tire brand thinking it was the tires,but it has happened twice more since then. This has now cost me 4 tires.

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Severe tick in engine even after dealer changed all lifters. Chrome 17" factory rims break seal on tires resulting in numerous flat tires.

Bought car with 46,000 miles and all 4 rims had the chrome peeling off. The chrome peeling was extremely bad from the back of the rim but the front shows major signs of peeling. I cut my fingers/hand multiple times changing the tire.

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Air leaking occurs in 2 tires. Mits service department checked tires & stated they are fine. They stated the problem is air leaking around the 2 rims and that seals are breaking, possibly due to wheel corrosion. The problem is worsening. This is the 2nd set of wheels. Mitsubishi replaced all 4 wheels once before for the same problem--at that time, air leaked out of all 4 tires. Mitsubishi states they will not replace this set of wheels due to vehicle age and probably no investigation although at least 9 consumer complaints on NHTSA website are logged on the same make/model. Not sure why anyone should expect it's acceptable to need a 3rd set of rims for a 6-year-old car. Coincidence?.

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The chrome wheel rims on my car are corroding on the inside. The tires leak air because the rims do not seal properly. This causes the tire to become flat. I brought the vehicle to a tire dealer, and was told there was a definite defect in the wheels and the manufacturer shouild replace all four wheels,. Due to the nature of the wheels this will eventually happen to the wheel rims, again.

Chrome rim is rubbing the wheel which is causing the air to leak. Consumer has contacted dealer and manufacturer.

The seal between the tire and the wheel loosens which appears to be caused by the reaction between the chrome and alloy of the wheel resulting in corrosion.