Wheel Rim problems of the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse - part 2

Went over a railroad crossing in red bank NJ. Rim and tire had to be replaced.

I was traveling down rt. 135, coincidentally passing a Mitsubishi dealership, around 7:15 in the evening. There was pretty heavy rainfall, so I made sure to stay around 25 miles/hr. As I passed the dealership I heard a thunderous boom from the right side of my car. I made it back to my house (which is less than a mile away). When I got out of my car, I found the front of my front right rim bent, and the inside of the rim was missing an 8 inch chunk of metal near the seal. I took it down to the dealership the next day only to hear them tell me that damage was normal in regular road conditions. The only option I was given was to buy a new rim (at about $350). This was even with the extended 100,000 mile warranty on the vehicle.

The driver side front rim bent, which caused the tire to lose air.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS, rims have either a stress fracture or bent under normal driving conditions. There type of rims are 16 inches, ten spoke and are the aluminimum alloy type. Trying to work with Mitsubishi as they are refusing to fix problem.

Hit a pothole on rt 80 in penn. Rim and tire had to be replaced.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder passenger side front rim bent out of shape to the degree that the tire, which Mitsubishi dealership inspected and found no puncture and no indication of having been run while flat--lost its air seal and went flat. Upon dealer inspection, it was determined that impact damage from a suspected pothole caused the rim damage. There is a total of three dents from what Mitsubishi has determined are separate impact incidents from "potholes". No damage on other three rims, all of which have 18000 miles of driving rotated by Mitsubishi using factory recommended schedule. Dealer refuses to replace this obviously defective and unsafe rim.

A loud bang was heard as if running over a large object in the road. However inspection revealed the right front wheel rim had a large dent. The tire was not damaged but had been knocked off its bead due to the damage to the rim.

I was driving my 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse equipped with 17 inch alloy wheels, going about 30 miles per hour, when I heard a loud bang from the right front area. It was after dark and the car seemed to handle okay so I proceeded on but after a short distance I heard a similar bang. I pulled over and found that the right front wheel rim was greatly deformed and the tire knocked off the bead. I changed the tire and proceeded home without further incident. I inspected the road the following day in another vehicle and drove over the same rough spots and barely noticed them. There were no signifigant pot holes in the road. I believe that a wheel that will fail so easily is a hazard. If I had been traveling at highway speeds and struck a hole in the road I believe the tire would have gone flat immediately and control of the vehicle would have been lost.

Two of my Mitsubishi Eclipse (2001) 17" six-spoke rims bent, one to the point of failure, when I contacted a pot-hole at low speed.

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. The consumer stated the remaining rims bent and had to be replaced.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder bent rims and blew tires.

While accelerating on an on ramp to get onto interstate 84 in connecticut, I hit a small pothole in the road and it majorly bent the wheel and caused the tire to come off of the wheel. This happened in the night and on a stretch of the highway that had no shoulder. I had to drive approximately a mile on this blown out tire and wheel to the next exit. The failure of this wheel cost me $350 (for the wheel) and another $150 (for the tire) plus labor charges. No mention of the problems with these wheels was mentioned when I took it to the dealer.

My wheel bent when I hit a small pot hole while traveling at 35mph. The tire will no linger hold air.

I have 17 inch alluminum wheels on a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse gt. Under normal driving rims bend and tires loose air resulting in weaken tires and bloww out under norma driving conditions. Not safe. Must check tire pressure daily. Metal used is soft and allows space between ties and rims. Tires fail. One tire blew on highway due to sidewall failure potential safety problem to me and public. Rims are too soft.

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse 17" rims - the rims are soft and bend easy. I had several incidents where I was left on the side of the road after hitting a pot hole as the rim had bent and created a flat tire. After owning the car for two years, I had to replace the rims as they were a hazard and creating driving problems. I bought off the shelf rims for half the cost of the Mitsubishi rims and have not had a single problem since (2 years later). Three of my four rims were in really bad shape from hitting the smallest of pot holes. When replacing tires, my mechanic would take the time to try and re-bend the rim to its original shape and mentioned to me that this was a common problem he saw on the Mitsubishi Eclipse model.

Rims were defective. Consumer advised that rims bend very easily and adversely, affecting steering control while driving.

Vehicle was taken in to dealer on a routine oil change and dealer noticed two rims were bent. Cause unknown.

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.

The tires lost air due to defective rims. The rims were bent out of shape. Scc.

Tires are losing air, or I am getting flats due to the fact that rims are defective, they are bent out of shape very easily.

Rims are bent and crumbling, my tire continuously loses air/ accidents have been caused by this defect.

While changing the right rear tire the consumer noticed a crack in the rim, dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.

Tires did not feel right for over 6 months, went to 3 different dealerships until someone finally realized that two of the rims were bent one in front and one in back, on two opposite sides of the car. I was told that I must have hit a pot hole, but that would be impossible if the rims bent were on two different sides. After losing the battle I paid over $600 to replace the rims.

Vehicle hit a pothole and front passenger's side rim bent. Rims should not bend under normal wear and tear. *akjlg.

The aluminum wheels on the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder dent almost everytime a minor pothole or railroad tracks are ridden over. I have had to remold the rims 5 times since purchasing the car less than two years ago. These rims should be recalled from Mitsubishi. From all the remolding of the rims, now I have tire pressure problems. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

Bent rims. Each rim on the vehicle has/was bent, possibly due to defect in the rim material. I avoid most potholes, so the bending was not caused by hitting large holes or large objects. The bend on the rim causes the air pressure to go down or a flat tire, which caused the vehicle to vear to the right or left. Also the tires are wearing very fast do to loss of pressure. Four new rims were purchased at the price of $1100, but the handling of the car has already been affected from the suspension to the brakes.

Rims are too soft. When mounting a tire, the rims have dents and bends posing a road hazard. Dealership is aware of problem.

Rims on 2001 Mitsubishi spyder bend easily.

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

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 have a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse and have lost all the original rims to dents from normal road driving--I had to replace all 4 rims because they we so warped they wouldn't hold a seal on the tire--that's $850. 00!!!! on a new car!.

Consumer took the vehicle into the dealership for inspection and was informed by the mechanic that all four rims were bent on the vehicle. The consumer stated that the vehicle had neither been driven off road nor hit any potholes. The rims bent during normal driving. The bends also affected the tires ( two tire failures) and the steering.

No injuries: a blow out within a 2 yr period, front left tire flat 13 times, replaced that rim 3 times. Drivers side door, left side of hood, left rear by trunk does not align properly to the right side. Already had a manufacturers defect in my left strut scratches by left tire started out small now are 5 inches wide.

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.

The first week of buying the car I noticed a little scratch by the front drivers side tire. Then I started hearing little squeaking noises when I was reversing coming from the same left tire. Then I noticed the rim was bent I brought it to the dealer they said I was hitting curbs & road hazard. Months later the scratch at the bottom by the fog lights was getting bigger and deep the tire kept losing air and those springing sound noises I still heard. Make the long story short it is 2 years later the deep gashes from the left front tire is now all the wayaround the bottom of the fog lights almost reaching the midde. I went thru 2 tires no blow outs thank god 3 rims and one was a replacement the tire keeps leaking air there is nothing wrong with the right side of the car its all the left front. I spoke to the manufactuer of mitshubshi they are aware of this they said its not a safety issue . Don't blowouts happen due to bent rims? they noticed its only happening in certain states that certain states road conditions are bad. All states have potholes but when you are driving 15 mph, hit a pothole ,& your rim bends causing your tire to leak air something wrong. These rims are constantly bending but on my car it s only the left side. Its unsafe, because when I hit a potlhole it makes a loud banging noise even my brake pedal shakes. If I knew all these complaints I would of never bought this car now I know its not me but the way these cheap soft wheels were made something should be done about this its unsafe and the whole car shakes and steers to the left after hitting a pothole. I dont use my car alot mostly back and forth to work on a highway 15 miles one way. I am tired of purchasing rims at $300. 00 I pay enough for this car and for the money I pay I should have decent rims that can stand driving over a 15-30 mile an hour pothole. I had cars before this never had a dented rim . Something should be done about this there are even complaints on jdpower's website.