IllustrationALL OF THE WHEELS ON MY ECLIPSE SPYDER ARE DAMAGED FROM NORMAL DRIVING. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS I HAVE HIT POT HOLES, CURBS, ETC.BUT I HAVE NOT. MAKING A U-TURN IN A PARKING LOT CAUSED 4 "WAVES" IN MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND CAUSED MY TIRE TO GO FLAT.
2001 Mitsubishi Spyder
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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Wheels complaints
8 reportsALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED A DENT IN THEM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DENT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RESULTED IN THE TIRE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO FORM A PROPER SEAL. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK
THE RIMS ON OUR DAUGHTERS 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ARE BENT REALLY BAD AND IT IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. WE HAVE REPLACED ONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW THE REST OF THEM ARE BENT TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TIRES FALL OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A CAN OPENER AND PULLED THEM BACK.*JB
17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT. I RESEARCHED THE DEFECT TO SEE IF IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE AND FOUND SCORES OF REPORTS ON THE INTER…
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17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT. I RESEARCHED THE DEFECT TO SEE IF IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE AND FOUND SCORES OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR RIM HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CO…
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WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR RIM HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINE AT THIS TIME, BUT THE MECHANIC TOOK THE RIM AND SHIPPED IT OFF TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR TESTING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM DENTED EASILY. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE OF A CONCERN FOR A POSSIBLE TIRE BLOWOUT. *AK
2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER RIMS. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE SECOND RIM WITHIN 6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF DENTS IN THE RIM. THE DENTS ARE NOT CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING. IT IS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT 400+ DOLLARS A PIECE FOR THESE RIMS: MITSUBISHI, AS WELL AS, DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE SPANKED 400 TIMES EACH FOR THEIR GROS…
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2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER RIMS. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE SECOND RIM WITHIN 6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF DENTS IN THE RIM. THE DENTS ARE NOT CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING. IT IS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT 400+ DOLLARS A PIECE FOR THESE RIMS: MITSUBISHI, AS WELL AS, DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE SPANKED 400 TIMES EACH FOR THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. IT DOES NOT TAKE A GENIUS TO REALIZE THE HAZARDS THIS PLACES MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN. I WILL BE KEEPING A COPY OF THIS FORM FOR MY RECORDS AS PROOF IN CASE OF MY OR MY FAMILIES DEATH(S) CAUSED BY THESE DANGEROUS RIMS. *LA
THE RIMS ON VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD THREE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE BENT AND SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, THEY LOOKED AS IF THE WERE FOLDING IN FROM PRESSURE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALSO WERE SHOWING SIGNS, THE DEALERS EXPLANATION WAS THAT CONSUMER PROBABLY HIT A POTHOLE OR WENT OVER …
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THE RIMS ON VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD THREE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE BENT AND SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, THEY LOOKED AS IF THE WERE FOLDING IN FROM PRESSURE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALSO WERE SHOWING SIGNS, THE DEALERS EXPLANATION WAS THAT CONSUMER PROBABLY HIT A POTHOLE OR WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE, VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON VEHICLE WERE PUT ON A VERY SOFT ALUMINUM RIM, WHICH CAN NOT SUPPORT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT COLLAPSING FROM PRESSURE.*JB
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