2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Wheelsrim Problems

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.*AK

I NOTICED A VERY LARGE DENT IN MY WHEEL WHILE WASHING MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING BEFORE & I WAS WONDERING WHY SUCH A LARGE DENT IN MY RIM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH NO DAMAGE TO MY TIRE. HOWEVER, MY RIM IS DENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT MY TIRE BARELY HOLDS THE AIR IN IT. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT MY TIRE WILL EXPLODE OFF OF MY WHEEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HEAVY,METAL RIM COULD HAVE BENT SO FAR & NOT PUNCTURED MY TIRE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS VIRTUALLY A BRAND NEW CAR FOR ME & I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I SEE NO REASON TO PAY ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE CHANGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIM, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DENTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED CONSUMER WAS AT FAULT.*AK

RIMS ARE TOO SOFT. WHEN MOUNTING A TIRE, THE RIMS HAVE DENTS AND BENDS POSING A ROAD HAZARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

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.*AK

THESE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE UNSAFE. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS DEPLOYED IN 1998.*AK

I'VE EXPERIENCED FIVE DIFFERENT BENT RIMS IN 20,000 MILES! NOT SAFE!. *AK

THE ALLOY RIMS DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND ARE DAMAGED VERY EASILY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS BEING DAMAGED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALLOY WHEELS ARE MORE EASILY DAMAGED THAN STEEL WHEELS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO.....DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR, CAUSING OVER $500 IN TIRE DAMAGES A MONTH LATER, AND A BLOWOUT. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHEELS, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECTS OF THE WHEEL DAMAGE WITHOUT THEM BEING EXPLAINED TO ME.*AK

WHILE GOING ONTO AN INTERSTATE (I 495 NORTH) FROM THE RAMP, MY CAR STEPPED INTO A POTHOLE WHICH WAS NOT REALLY DEEP ONLY AT AROUND 50 MILES. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RIM WAS FRACTURED AND BENT AND THE REAR RIM WAS BENT SLIGHTLY TOO. THE TIRE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY BUT DID NOT BURST OPEN. FORTUNATELY SINCE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND THE WHEEL WAS REALLY BENT OUT OF SHAPE. DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD AND NOT VEHICLE DEFECT, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE.*AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, TIRE WENT FLAT AND RIM BENT, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT RIMS ARE TOO SOFT FOR THE TIRES, THEY ARE BENDING AND CAUSING FLAT TIRES, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. *SLC