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.

- Glenolden, PA, USA

Vehicle rims are bent. Dealership informed consumer that this was not a covered part under warranty. Consumer states on 2 occasions, front tire deflated on a right turn at traffic light, alloy is too soft for rims.

- Englewood, NJ, USA

Two front rims replaced.

- Middletown, NJ, USA

A two piece rim was damaged while driving over a bump and was repaired. Also, the rim clear coat was coming off.

- Massapequa, NY, USA

Upon complaints from other Eclipse owners about bent rims; I noticed that my front right rim is also bent in 2 places. Now I'm concerned about my safety.

- Astoria, NY, USA

Took car to dealer and asked them to balance tires and rims at 15,000 miles due to vibration. I was advised that one of the rims was bent. There was no obvious damage to rim or tire. I was told that I had probably hit a bump or curb. Dealer would not replace rim at that time. Advised I would have to replace it at my cost. Rim moved to rear axle of car for now.

- Eastchester, NY, USA

Poor quality of rims, easy to bend, and causes air leakage from tire. Rim was replaced on three occasions. Dealer notified, and informed consumer it was not covered under warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

- Lunenburg, MA, USA

Wheel rim is being replaced for fourth time on passenger's right side. Repairs cost at most each time $350. Dealer didn't see a defect on rim. They had their engineers testing it. The front passenger side four wheels had been damaged. The manufacturer did not acknowledge the defect.

- Elberon, NJ, USA

Consumer states rims are made of soft metal, when hitting a pothole or curb the rims will bend sometimes causing a blowout, this has happened on 3 different occasions, dealer states this is due to normal wear and tear.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

While driving under normal conditions, front rims have bent without striking any objects in the road, the rim failures were so severe that they could not be repaired, two of the rims also caused damage to two of the tires and they also had to be replaced.

- Mt. Claire, NJ, USA

While driving over a pothole right front tire blewout and rim bent, showing low quality of the rim. Currently, wheel had to be replaced.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

Two tires on two different occasions had blown out, and rims had to be replaced. Unable to drive vehicle over bumpy roads while other vehicles could be driven without a problem. Technician at dealer told consumer that rims were low profile, and low in quality. Had to pay for other rims.

- Glenview, IL, USA

Right front rim split in half, around circumference while driving at approximately 25 mph, causing damage. When the consumer just entered the highway, the vehicle pulled to the right. Then loud noise occured from right front of the vehicle and the vehicle went out of control.

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA