Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019165 Incident Date: Apr, 20 2005
Consumer's City: WEBSTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO 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#: 4A3AC84H22E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 13 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Under normal driving conditions, i hit a small pothole while changing lanes while heading to the mitsubishi dealership (where i used to work) and lost control of my 2002 mitsubishi eclipse gt. upon changing my tire, my rim was bent so severely that i had a hard time getting the lug nuts off of the vehicle. over 2 inches the rim dented in. now, 2 weeks later, i noticed a problem in the front left end, that rim is dented severly in two places, not just one. i am going to have to replace that rim as well. to top everthing off, i also had to replace my tire because the first time i blew out the sidewall. this is over $1,000 in just wheel and tire damage. also, during employment at the mitsubishi dealership, i reported defect's with my wheels and it was not brought to the attention of the district service manager, bob desimone. i requested that they be replaced due to peeling paint and small rust marks on all 4 rims. i will be filing a report with mitsubishi motors of north america today. i am 28 and have bought 3 new mitsubishi's. at this point, never again.