Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003198902 | Incident Date: Jan, 29 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CAMDEN | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:rim |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AC54H41E | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving my 2001 mitsubishi eclipse equipped with 17 inch alloy wheels, going about 30 miles per hour, when i heard a loud bang from the right front area. it was after dark and the car seemed to handle okay so i proceeded on but after a short distance i heard a similar bang. i pulled over and found that the right front wheel rim was greatly deformed and the tire knocked off the bead. i changed the tire and proceeded home without further incident. i inspected the road the following day in another vehicle and drove over the same rough spots and barely noticed them. there were no signifigant pot holes in the road. i believe that a wheel that will fail so easily is a hazard. if i had been traveling at highway speeds and struck a hole in the road i believe the tire would have gone flat immediately and control of the vehicle would have been lost. |