NHTSA Complaint #10090681 — 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
WHEELS:RIM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10090681 |
| Vehicle | 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE |
| Component | WHEELS:RIM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 24,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
I OWN A MITS.ECLIPSE GSX AND NOTICE THAT THEY RIMS WOULD GET LOOK BANGED UP WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW THEY WERE DAMAGE. ONE TIME A POT HOLE WAS TO BLAME. NOT A HUGE POTHOLE BUT A SMALL NORMAL POTHOLE. I ENDED UP WITH SEVERAL FLAT TIRES IN IL WHEN I LIVED THERE AND THE TIRE GUYS TOLD ME THAT EVENTUALLY I WOULD NEED TO RIMS. WHEN I MOVED TO TX, I WAS FORCED TO GET NEW RIMS BECAUSE THE RIMS AS THEY WERE WOULD NOT PASS THEIR STATE'S SAFETY INSPECTION. THE COST WAS $250 EACH TO FIX, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WON'T GET DAMAGED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT FIXED THEM THAT THEY HAD DONE A LOT OF THIS MODEL'S TIRES AND THAT A BLOWOUT WAS POSSIBLE DUE TO THEM. *AK
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