The right front rim is bent, material used is too soft of a metal..

- Elizabeth, NJ, USA

I was driving on the interstate and hit a pothole, my rim was dented pretty good. Doesn't make sense that hitting a pothole would cause so much damage.

- Bridgeport, OH, USA

Both failures were the aluminum alloy 10 spoke 17" rims equipped on the 2000 Eclipse GT premium package. The rims were bent on two separate occasions. Between each incident, I had my tires rotated. Since both incidents happened to the rim on the front right side, both of my rims on the right side of my car have been dented. The 1st incident occurred while pulling in to a parking space on a residential street with normal road conditions (regular pot holes). Speed was less than 5 miles per hour. The 2nd incident occurred on a city street with normal road conditions (regular pot holes). Rim was bent while slowly stopping for a red light. Speed was less than 5 miles per hour. Nlm

- Fremont, CA, USA

Rims are made of too soft material, bend easily, causing tires to loose air.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

The rims that came with the vehicle are very soft, when hitting a pot hole theconsumer feels that the rim could break. Nlm

- Chickapeck, MA, USA

I leased a '00 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT in November of 1999 from potamkin Mitsubishi, in manhattan NY for a three year term. I have had nothing but problems with this car, particularly with the rims that came with the car and the replacements I've had to buy. I have gone though the entire original set of 4 "10 spoke" rims on the car after they were bent while driving. I first replaced two of them with the same type of "10 spoke" rims. Finally when these two also incurred damage, I replaced the two replacements and the original two rims with 4 of the 6 spoke rims, and these too have repeatedly bent while driving. The loss of air from the bent rims has led to dangerous situations on the highway. I have had 3 flat tires that have occurred when rim damage created a bad seal and caused slow undetectable air leaks. All three tires had to be replaced because the damage caused to them was unrepeatable. I have kept all 6 of the rims I have had to replace in the last 2 years since I leased the car. (they take up a lot of closet space) I brought the car back so many times to the dealer to replace the rims and demanded that they replace them for free because how badly they held up on the road. I offered in writing to change the type of tires, or pretty much do anything to get around the problem. I was told a regional manager finally looked at my car but decided against replacing them citing road damage from driving in the New York city area and basically told me that it was all my fault. I know that he never even looked at the note I left him because the envelope was still sealed and attached to my invoice that they kept. I called the company numerous times and they referred me to the regional manager who never even took the time to talk to me. How could they market to sell and lease a car in a city that they then blame for causing the damage" shouldn't the tires or rims of a car be suited to be driven in the area that is marketed and sold or leased" front and rear both sides.

- Oceanside, NY, USA

2 pc rims on vehicle bent easily, tires constantly lose air due to this.

- Dorchester, MA, USA

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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I was forced off the road while making a turn at an intersection, I struck the curb wth the right front wheel. The impact (at a low rate of speed) broke the rim and blew out the tire. There was also damage to the sub frame that has lead to alignment issues. At the time, I thought it was a freak incident until I recently heard of other cases involving rims. I had to pay for all th repairs out of my pocket. The dealer did not mention any problems with the wheels or offer O look into the situation.

- Ga, GA, USA

My rims are two-piece and have had 3 bent rims and 3 blowouts due to these rims. This is compounded by the fact that the GT tires are low-profile. These rims are easily dented, the clear coating peeled off after a short period of time. I have all the documentation and have had meetings with jeff ney at max madsen. I have pictures of all bent rims that I can fax or E-mail to you as well.

- New Lenox, IL, USA

I have had four incidents of the rims bending during normal driving conditions, including two blowouts of the front tires at highway speeds as a result of the rims being bent out of shape. I produced four receipts of the repairs which I payed for to the dealer in mid January.they had a district regional manager look at my case and then declined to reimburse me for the damage, I do know that there is a class action law suit in progress for this very reason and I still have yet to receive my original receipts as well as a copy of the report that was declined by the dealer. I was told numerous times by the service manager that the papers would be mailed to me but that was over four weeks ago, and now they are lost in the mail.I would like an explanation of why a safety concern such as this can just be dismissed with no reason when hundreds if not thousands of people are having the same problem please get back to me on this matter, thank you, stephen weir.

- Flushing, NY, USA

Rims will easliy bend. Also, when consumer is driving at high speeds, tires will start to wobble. Contacted dealer. Mitsubishi dealer denies claim.

- Kanasas City, MO, USA

Bent wheel rims replaced six times on various location between front and rear. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

- New York, NY, USA

Aluminium rims are bent, causing the tires to go flat. Front right tire went flat while parked. The consumer stated that the front tire went flat while driving.

- North Woodmere, NY, USA

Four separate times I had to send the damaged rims out to be repaired from hitting minor potholes. Each time costing $12O.twice the tire went totally flat at highway speeds, causing the car to veer out of control.but nobody was hurt.I have read nothing but complaints about these rims, and every mitusubishi Eclipse I see on the street have rims that are destroyed. I pay over $350 a month to lease this car and I do not feel safe driving it both on the highway and normal side streets. I also know that there is a class action law suit against Mitsubishi for this very reason, and I cannot beleive that these rims have not been recalled yet.the service dept. At white plains Mitsubishi seems to think that this is my fault, but I dont see any other cars on the street whose rims are consistantly damaged.it, S almost embarrasing for Mitsubishi, to have so many damaged vehicles in public with ther name on it.please let me know what I can do to solve this problem. Thank you, [xxx]. (tiresize: 215/50/VR1) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Flushing, NY, USA

The aluminum rims bend with very little effort.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

During normal road driving in speeds under 40 mph, my car rims have bent on two separate occasions. I have heard from other 2000 Eclipse owners who have experienced the same problem: Rims are bending too easily under normal road useage during lower speeds.

- Landover, MD, USA

3 rims have bent on this car. I have replaced 1, but the other 2 were bent without hitting anything major.

- Kentwood, MI, USA

When the vehicle hits a minor bump on road rims would bent. Rims have been replaced 4 different times. Please add additional information.

- Glenoden, PA, USA

Rim base bent easily.

- Glenolden, PA, USA