2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE VIBRATING AS A RESULT OF RIMS BEING BENT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED A NUMBER OF TIMES; DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE; IN MAY, VEHICLE BEGAN TO KILL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 65 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS. IN MID-JULY, THEY STATED THAT A FLASH/RECALL WAS BEING DEVELOPED AND WOULD BE READY IN MID-AUGUST; THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY CAR. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS CAR, I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR STORAGE OF THE CAR AND FOR ALL RENTAL CAR COSTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY PROMPTLY SENT A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR IN MID-AUGUST WHEN THE RECALL SOFTWARE IS FINALLY DEVELOPED.*AK

ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR RIM WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. AT THIS TIME THE SECOND REAR RIM IS BENT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND UPON GETTING BACK IN TO START, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS TO JIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE FLUID WAS CHANGED BUT IT DIDNT HELP. THE LAST TIME CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP HIM BECAUSE ALL OF THE MANUAL SHIFTERS DID THE SAME THING. *JG

I NOTICED A VERY LARGE DENT IN MY WHEEL WHILE WASHING MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING BEFORE & I WAS WONDERING WHY SUCH A LARGE DENT IN MY RIM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH NO DAMAGE TO MY TIRE. HOWEVER, MY RIM IS DENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT MY TIRE BARELY HOLDS THE AIR IN IT. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT MY TIRE WILL EXPLODE OFF OF MY WHEEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HEAVY,METAL RIM COULD HAVE BENT SO FAR & NOT PUNCTURED MY TIRE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS VIRTUALLY A BRAND NEW CAR FOR ME & I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I SEE NO REASON TO PAY ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

THE WHEEL (RIMS) HAVE CHIPPED DURING NORMAL USAGE. CLEAR COAT LOOKS TO BE WARNING OFF.*AK

ENGINE IS MISFIRING, VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME POWER THAT IT USED TO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING DO ANYTHING.*AK

ENGINE IS MISSING. GAS IS NOT CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT ENGINE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ENGINE NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER. ALSO EXPERIENCING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *TT

THE TRNSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSES WERE RECALLED (01V011001) AND REPAIRED BUT THE OVERHEATING SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. NLM

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DETACHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. AT THIS TIME DEFROSTER HAS DETACHED AGAIN.*AK

WHILE CHANGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIM, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A TERRIBLE NOISE EMITTED. *SLC

CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. ALSO WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE EMITS A TERRIBLE NOISE THAT IS NOT NORMAL. *JG

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DENTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED CONSUMER WAS AT FAULT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE RATTLES WHEN IDLING AND NORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE RATTLING FADES OUT AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE BUT REOCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER LOCATED CLASS ACTION SUIT AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. NLM

RIMS ARE TOO SOFT. WHEN MOUNTING A TIRE, THE RIMS HAVE DENTS AND BENDS POSING A ROAD HAZARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

RIMS DENT AND CRACK WHEN HITTING POTHOLES AT LOW SPEEDS. SLOW AIR LEAKS REPORTED ALSO. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/55/16)

ODI ACTION NUMBER PE01-044, ALLOY WHEEL DENTING. TWO WHEELS ARE DENTED.*AK

AT 55MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, RESULTING IN A COLLISIOALSO, RECALL 01V1011000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE I COULD NOT SEE. THE RIM BENT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I'VE HIT MUCH LARGER POTHOLES IN THE PAST IN OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN.*AK

I'VE EXPERIENCED FIVE DIFFERENT BENT RIMS IN 20,000 MILES! NOT SAFE!. *AK

THESE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE UNSAFE. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS DEPLOYED IN 1998.*AK

WHEEL IS DENTED. SUNROOF IS SKIPPING AND CHATTERING.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205/17/55)

FRPONT PASSENGER FRONT REAR 2 PC WHEELS ARE DENTED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

CLUNKING SOUND IN SUSPENSION WHILE TURNING AND REVERSING AT MINIMAL SPEEDS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND REP TEST DROVE VEHICLE STATING IT WAS MINOR AND THAT IT IS EXPECTED BECAUSE NEW VEHICLES DO NOT STAY NEW FOREVER. MITSUBISHI ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND FAILED ALL. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BUSHINGS. REPLACED BUSHINGS TWICE. NO RESOLUTION. *AK

THE ALLOY RIMS DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND ARE DAMAGED VERY EASILY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS BEING DAMAGED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALLOY WHEELS ARE MORE EASILY DAMAGED THAN STEEL WHEELS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO.....DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR, CAUSING OVER $500 IN TIRE DAMAGES A MONTH LATER, AND A BLOWOUT. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHEELS, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECTS OF THE WHEEL DAMAGE WITHOUT THEM BEING EXPLAINED TO ME.*AK

WE LEASE THE VEHICLE FROM MOTOR WORLD, MY SON AND MYSELF HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR THAT WE FEEL ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR NOT STEERING PROPERLY, OR ACCELARATING PROPERLY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AS WELL AS THE DEALER AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS SUPPOSEDLY FIXING IT AND WHEN I GOT IT HOME I HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND THE WHOLE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND IT HAD A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THAT. I HAVE THE CAR BACK FOR 2 WKS NOW AND IT IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AND IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERS AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THAT CAR AND THAT IS WHY WE HAD THE ACCIDENTS. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT A RECALL MY STATE FARM INSURANCE SAID THEY GOT FROM YOU FOR THE STEERING BOX WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON AMD MYSELF, HAD WE BEEN ON A HIFHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.MITSUBISHI WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL AT THE BODY SHOP BUT THEY NEVER DID. NOW THE CAR IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AGAIN AND NOONE WILL HELP ME. I'M AFRAID MY SON WILL BE HURT IN THAT CAR OR I WILL.IT'S A 2001 CAR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S 10 YEARS OLD. NOW I'M TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN PA. TO SEE IF THEY CAN AT LEAST MAKE IT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERIC

VEHICLE WILL USE UP ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. VEHICLE CRASHED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SON SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR AND FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SRS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND IT IS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE EVERY TIME. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THE EXPLANATION WAS A BAD GROUND AND CONNECTOR. ONCE THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF RECURRENCY OF THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. NOW A PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS ON ORDER TO BE REPLACED. SUPPOSEDLY IT IS THE SAME ERROR CODE, BUT THE CODE FROM THE COMPUTER TELLS THE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE DRIVERSIDE SIDE AIRBAG, WHILE THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL STATES TO CHECK OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG. AT LEAST THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LAST TECHNICIAN TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR-ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE A T 40 MPH. DURING IMPACT, LOCKING MECHANSIM THAT HELD DRIVER'S SEATBACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK INTO REAR SEATING POSITION. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD/ NECK/ BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE GOING ONTO AN INTERSTATE (I 495 NORTH) FROM THE RAMP, MY CAR STEPPED INTO A POTHOLE WHICH WAS NOT REALLY DEEP ONLY AT AROUND 50 MILES. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RIM WAS FRACTURED AND BENT AND THE REAR RIM WAS BENT SLIGHTLY TOO. THE TIRE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY BUT DID NOT BURST OPEN. FORTUNATELY SINCE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND THE WHEEL WAS REALLY BENT OUT OF SHAPE. DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD AND NOT VEHICLE DEFECT, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE.*AK

3 INCH THICK FOG DEVELOPS AND CONTINOUSLY MOVES UP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNING ON DEFROSTER, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT DEFECT.*AK *SLC

SRS LIGHT FOR SIDE AIR BAGS GOES ON ALL THE TIME. NEVER TURNS OFF. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD FROM MY DEALERSHIP AT CUTTER MITSUBISHI IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR ELSE SIDE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK

RIGHT FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY (TIE ROD & BALL JOINTS) TORE AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL . VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND ROLLED OVER ON THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE, SLIDING APPROX 500 FEET ON ITS SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL NEXT 24 HOURS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED DEALER TO REMEDY PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED, BUT DRIVER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH MOLDING AROUND WINDSHIELD CAME OFF. ALL THAT REMAINED OF MOLDING WAS AROUND THE EDGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSUMER SLOWLY DROVE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED MOLDING.*AK *SLC

AFTER OPENING BOTH FRONT WINDOWS THEY WOULD CLOSE WITH A WHITE FILM ON THEM. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE OUT WINDOW. DEALER TOOK DOOR ASSEMBLY APART, AND RETURNED VEHICLE AS REPAIRED WITHOUT TELLING CONSUMER WHAT CASE HAD BEEN.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BREAK, WINDOWS HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ALSO, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOP SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN#

SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 6000 MILES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLACED SEATS FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON & OFF THE CAR HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN A COLLISION THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY BEFORE I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE DURAM? BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS COMING ON & THEY HAD PUT THE WRONG ONE IN FOR ONLY FRONT AIRBAGS? I STILL BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD BEFORE THE CAR WAS WRECKED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT THE WHEELS (RIMS) BEND AT EVERY 2000 MILES WE EVEN HAD A BLOW OUT AT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN TOWN. *AK

THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE- THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. 1ST TIME WAS ALSO FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH TOOK A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND TO FIX IT. I SPOKE TO DEAN WHOM IS A SERVICE MANAGER AT SKYLINE MITUBISHI IN DENVER. HE HAD 2 MECHANICS WORKING ON MY CAR FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON 6/20/01 HE SAID THERE WAS SO MUCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT THEY WERE STILL BAFFLED AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY KEPT RUNNING INTO. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING IT, LUCKILY NOBODY GOT INJURED IN BOTH INSTANCES WHIC LEFT ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FINALLY CAME TO ASSIST WHICH IS VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING. ESPECIALLY EITHER WHEN ITS LATE AT NIGHT OR IN 100 TEMPERATURE WHICH IT WAS WHEN THE LAST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME, AND I HAD A 6 MONTH OLD INFANT WHIC H WE HAD TO LOCATE SHELTEER TO KEEP THE INFANT COOL FROM THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE SUN.. I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD REOCCURING THAT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO FILE A COMPLAINGT WITH AS MANY AGENCIES AS POSSIBLE, UNTIL THERE IS SOME RESOLUTION. I (WE) DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE MITSUBISHI ANYLONGER I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO EXCHANGE MY VEHICLE FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND OF VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, NOT THERE WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE. STARTS A SHORT WHILE LATER ,AND GETS LOUDER THE LONGER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED SOUND COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF ENGINE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ON 26 FEB 2001, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN WHO REPLACED SENSOR. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 4 JUNE 2001. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE HATCHBACK WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE HAD A HANDLE TO PULL THE HATCHBACK DOWN THE OWNER 'S MANUAL SHOWS THAT HANDLE BUT MY CAR HAD AN ENCLOSUE INSIDE THE HATCHBACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MY HAND CAME OUT OF THE ENCLOSURE AND THE HATCHBACK CLOSED ON MY HAND AND FRACTURED MY THIRD FINGER ON MY RIGHT HAND.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD FOR AIRBAG WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES ALREADY.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A SPIN OUT IN HEAVY SNOW. I TURNED TO INTO THE CURB TO HELP STOP MY CAR. MY WHEEL IS ALUMINUM SPOKE DESIGN. ALL THE SPOKES FRACTURED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR. MY WHEEL CAME OFF. MY ROTOR HIT THE GROUND AND BUSTED. MY DAD WHO IS A MECHANIC CAME OUT BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK TOOK MY CAR OFF AND HE SAID HE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SAME COMMENT CAME FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MITSUBISHI. MY CAR IS LOW AND THE ONLY BODY DAMAGE WAS FROM WHEN THE WHEEL DROPPED OFF ADDED TO WHEN THE TOW TRUCK LIFTED MY FRONT END. I WAS ALREADY IN ANTILOCK MODE AND NOT GOING VERY FAST IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. AT THE MOST I SHOULD ONLY HAVE GOTTEN A FLAT OR BENT RIM.*AK