Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002013489 Incident Date: Jun, 19 2002
Consumer's City: JACKSON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:rim
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AC84H62E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 2 separate occasions the front passenger side rim bent, causing the tire to lose air and deflate rapidly. consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle ,and coasted it to a complete stop. the rim metal was flimsy and bend very easily. a stronger metal was needed.*ak both rims were pounded out using homemade tool. consumer did not replace rims because mitsubishi has not changed to a harder material. *bf