NHTSA Complaint #759337 — 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE

SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAD THEM, THERE WAS JUST ONE DENT ON ONE OF THE FRONT RIMS. THE DEALER WAS SO NICE (SARCASM) AND ADVISED ME TO GET NEW ONES...I THEN ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NEW, SINCE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THEN, I REPLACED ONE RIM AND HAVE NOW 3 DENTED RIMS WITH MULTIPLE DENTS ON EACH RIM. AS OF NOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST MITSUBISHI PENDING. I DO LOVE MY CAR, AND I DO LOVE MITSUBISHI. HOWEVER, I DON'T APPRECIATE THE CRAPPY WHEELS THAT I HAVE ON A CAR THAT I AM PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR. I WANT MY RIMS REPLACED OR AT LEAST REIMBURSED CASH FOR THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY RIMS ARE WORTH ABOUT $395 PER RIM. THAT MEANS THAT TOTAL COST TO REPLACE IS $1185 FOR MY CAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. RIGHT NOW I'M VERY CAREFUL WHEN I TAKE THE CAR OUT, SINCE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE WHOLE STEERING COLOMN WILL VIBRATE LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF. I'VE ALREADY HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HELP THAT MUCH SINCE THE WHEELS ARE DENTED WHICH MEANS WHEN THEY TURN THE WHEELS BOUNCE. NOW MULTIPLY THAT BY 3. MY CAR SHAKES A LOT. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I LOVE MY CAR, I LOVE MITSUBISHI, BUT, THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO FIX THIS.*AK