2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints

TWO PIECE ALUMINUM WHEEL BENT SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

PE 01 044/ALLOY WHEEL: CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RECEIVED A DENT BY RUNNING OVER A POT HOLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED . NLM

ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS ON MY MISTUBISHI ECLIPSE GT HAVE BENT OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I HAVE ONT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THESE FAILURES. I REPLACED ONE I OCTOBER 2001, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2002 AND I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT 2 MORE ARE BENT. THIS TIME, THEY ARE BENT ON THE "INSIDE." I'M NOT SURE HOW THE INSIDE OF A WHEEL GETS BENT WHICH WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THE RESULT OF AN IMPACT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING!*AK

RIMS ARE MADE OF TOO SOFT MATERIAL, BEND EASILY, CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE AIR.*AK

WHEN DRIVING WHEELS BECOME VERY SOFT UPON HITTING A BUMP OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

ALL FOUR OF MY WHEELS ARE BENT. I BOUGHT ANOTHER OEM WHEEL FROM MITSUBISHI WHICH IS ALSO BENT. IN TOTAL I HAVE 5 BENT OEM WHEELS. I HAVE ALL WHEELS FOR EXAMINATION IF REQUIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TWO OF THE ALLOY WHEELS HAVE DENTS IN THEM CAUSING THE WHEELS TO WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOANL INFORMATION. NLM

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

THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE VERY SOFT, WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE THECONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RIM COULD BREAK. NLM

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

2 PC RIMS ON VEHICLE BENT EASILY, TIRES CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR DUE TO THIS.*AK

THE BENT RIMS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE PINCHED AND POPPED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN MY NEEDING A NEW OEM RIM AND A NEW TIRE (TIRESIZE: 215/50/17)

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED SAME DAY WHEN VEHICLE GOT DELIVERED BRAND NEW, DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THEM AND 9K MILES LATER THEY BECAME WARPED AGAIN, THAT IS WHEN THEY GOT FINALLY REPLACED ON THE NEW ONES. VERY POOR QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PARTS!*AK

FRONT RIM IS BENT WITHOUT ANY TIRE, OR RIM'S LIP DAMAGE. TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY THE THIRD PARTY REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND UNDAMAGED, BUT THE RIM IS BENT WELL OUT OF THE SPEC CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEED. APPARENTLY THIS IS WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. DEALER RUNS ME AROUND, OFFERING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED ALLOY WHEEL INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY POORLY INTO THE SECOND GEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. IT WAS ALREADY REBUILT 4K MILES AGO AND NOW IT STARTS TO FAIL FOR THE SEOCND TIME, DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT STATING THAT THEY CAN NOT REPORDUCE THE PROBLEM. CAR IS VERY HARD AND UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE WHEN NOT FULLY WARMED UP. MORE DETAILS AT WWW.DEADECLIPSE.COM. *AK

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.*AK

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. *AK

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. *AK

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.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)

RIMS WILL EASLIY BEND. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, TIRES WILL START TO WOBBLE. CONTACTED DEALER. MITSUBISHI DEALER DENIES CLAIM. *AK *TT

THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED BY A MINOR RUT IN THE ROAD AND SOME MINOR DEBRIS, TIRE WAS BLOWN DUE TO CRACK AND BEND OF WHEEL (TIRESIZE: 17)

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INOPERATIVE, MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE NEEDED TO BE READJUSTED,FOG LIGHTS STAYED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERATIVE, CARGO COVER WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BENT WHEEL RIMS REPLACED SIX TIMES ON VARIOUS LOCATION BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED AFTER ORIGINAL BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH CORRECT AFTERMARKET COMPONENT. DEALER COMMENTED THAT EVERY ECLIPSE THAT HAS REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT BULBS HAS BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS. WHEN THIS COMPONENT FAILS, IT LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NEITHER A HIGH OR LOW BEAM LIGHT. SHOULD BOTH BURN- OUT IN RAPID SUCCESSION A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY OCCUR. ALSO WITH WIRING MELTING UNDER THE HOOD THE CHANCE OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHORTING OF OTHER COMPONENTS SEEMS VERY LIKELY. IN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND A REPORT THAT STATES THAT MITSUBISHI HAS CHANGED THE WIRING HARNESS TO A HEAVIER GAUGE. MY ASSUMTION IS THAT IT IS TO PREVENT THIS HAZARD IN CARS CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED. WITH MITSUBISHI'S TRACK RECORD REGARDING RECALLS, I FEEL THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER.*AK

ALUMINIUM RIMS ARE BENT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. *YH

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]. *AK (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).

CONSUMER STATES WHEN IT RAINS, WATER SITS INSIDE THE WATER WELL, AND WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN AND BACK UP THERE IS A WATER FILM ON THEM, IN COLDER WEATHER WINDOWS WILL SOMETIMES FREEZE BECAUSE OF THIS WATER, CONTACT DEALER AND DEALER STATED IT IS COMMON AND VEHICLE IS NOT DEFECTED.*AK *YH

ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE CLEARCOAT COMING OFF AND SOME HAVE RATHER LARGE DENTS. I FEEL THIS HAPPENS TOO EASILY AND AT FAR TOO LOW OF SPEED. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WICH LEADS ME TO BELEIVE THAT IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK

CLUTCH WAS WARPED FROM FACTORY, GOT REPLACED 4K MILES LATER, NEW ONE IS ALSO FAILING AT 14000 MILES AND CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO GRIND.*AK

VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE CUASED BY DEFECTIVE "C" CLAMP ON FUEL LINE. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN. SOMETIMES SRS WOULD FLASH OFF/ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK DUE TO SIDE AIR BAG WIRING BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE ALUMINUM RIMS BEND WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED EYE INJURY TO THE DRIVER, THE CONSUMER MAY HAVE SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURY TO THE LEFT EYE. NLM

REAR ROTORS ARE DAMAGED WITH DEEP GROOVES CUT IN IT. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ALL ALUM. WHEELS ARE PEELING. AIR PRESSURE WILL NOT MAINTAIN IN FRONT TIRES. DEALER STATES MITSUBISHI DOESN'T FEEL THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL WITH JUST SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS. MY TIRES HAVE NOT BLOW OUT YET, AND MY WHEELS HAVEN'T BENT YET AS I HAVE READ MANY HAVE. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TIRE PRESSURE I'M HOPING TO HAVE MITSUBISHI INITIATE A FULL INVESTIGATION FU

WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED, SMALL PIECES OF GLASS FELL ONTO THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANT,THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER TAPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE WENT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD. IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS HYDROPLANING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, EVEN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. CONSUMER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE CORRECTLY. MINOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. A KNOCKING NOISE WITH FLOOR BOARD VIBRATIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS ALSO OCCURS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS AND DECIDED TO VOID THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BY ACCUSING CUSTOMER OF TAMPERING WITH SENSORS. NO FURTHER HELP FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. DANGEROUS AND DEADLY VEHICLE!*AK

RECALL#01V011001/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL SR01-005. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE PARTS, AND TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL BACK WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.WHEN CONSUMER CALLED BACK PARTS STILL WERE NOT IN.*AK

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.*AK

3 RIMS HAVE BENT ON THIS CAR. I HAVE REPLACED 1, BUT THE OTHER 2 WERE BENT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING MAJOR.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MINOR BUMP ON ROAD RIMS WOULD BENT. RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

LEAKEGE INTO TRANSMISSION FROM COOLANT SYSTEM AND EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN GENERAL COOLANT SYSTEM

WATER LEAKS THROUGH FIREWALL ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR IN RAIN OR WASH. UP TO 2" OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE. WATER DESTROYED FACTORY INFINITY AMPLIFIER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS NOT REIMBURSED BUYER FOR REPLACEMENT OF STEREO COMPONENTS. *AK

SRS LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AIR BAG COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY MITSUBISHI FOR LEMON LAW. *JB

RIMS BENT EASILY SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING A CORNER/BENDING A CURVE OR HITTING A LIGHT BUMP. CONSUMER WAS GOING 25MPH MADE A LEFT TURN, HIT A LIGHT BUMP, AND RIM BENT ON PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH MITSUBISHI, BUT THEY WILL BE OF NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER. RIMS WERE MADE OF ALUMINUM, AND MITSUBISHI SAID THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR A RECALL.*AK

RIM BASE BENT EASILY.

CLOSED SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED WITH SMALL GLASS GOING ALL OVER BOTH PASSENGERS GOING 60 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT THE CAR. HAD HAD PROBLEMS OPENING PRIOR. MITSUBISHI WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF POSSIBLE DEFECT. INSURANCE REPORTS NO EVIDENCE OF OBJECT HITTING. COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC.