2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO BALANCE TIRES AND RIMS AT 15,000 MILES DUE TO VIBRATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO RIM OR TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PROBABLY HIT A BUMP OR CURB. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE RIM AT THAT TIME. ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. RIM MOVED TO REAR AXLE OF CAR FOR NOW.

WATER LEAKS ONTO FRONT AND REAR PAX FLOORS. THE DEPTH CAN BE UP TO 1/2 INCH OF WATER. LEAK LOCATION NOT FOUND AND FIXED AFTER 7 ATTEMPTS. RADIO AMP UNDER PAX FRONT SEAT GETS WET AND RADIO SPEAKERS SHORT OUT.

POOR QUALITY OF RIMS, EASY TO BEND, AND CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE FROM TIRE. RIM WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEEL RIM IS BEING REPLACED FOR FOURTH TIME ON PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRS COST AT MOST EACH TIME $350. DEALER DIDN'T SEE A DEFECT ON RIM. THEY HAD THEIR ENGINEERS TESTING IT.*AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOUR WHEELS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *YH

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AFTER 3 TIMES DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT BACK PORTION, LOOSE WIRING TO SIDE AIR BAG WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. *JB

THE CAR HAS A WATER LEAK ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE WATER POOLS ON THE CARPET AND REACHES 1" DEEP ON OCCASION. DUE TO THE RADIO AMPLIFIER BEING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE WATER PENETRATES THE AMPLIFIER AND SHORTS OUT SOME OF THE RADIO SPEAKERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO THEIR SUBCONTRACTED BODY SHOP MORE THAN 6 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE LAST REPAIR.

CONSUMER STATES RIMS ARE MADE OF SOFT METAL, WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE OR CURB THE RIMS WILL BEND SOMETIMES CAUSING A BLOWOUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DEALER STATES THIS IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, FRONT RIMS HAVE BENT WITHOUT STRIKING ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROAD, THE RIM FAILURES WERE SO SEVERE THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, TWO OF THE RIMS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE TIRES AND THEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

PE00 048; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO SHOULDER S. NOTICED RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. GOODYEAR TIRE 17INCH TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND RIM BENT, SHOWING LOW QUALITY OF THE RIM. CURRENTLY, WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK