1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 4%of 159 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the tires of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 4% of the 159 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving on hwy. 80 on dry road at approx. 60-65 MPH, in fast lane, car started to shake, as we pulled over to the side of freeway, tire blew out...complete separation of belt from sidewalls,both side walls still on rim, belt (intact) rolled down freeway. Tires less than 1 year old, and lots of tread left on tire. This caused damaged to the rim which is no longer usable. We will have to replace the tire and rim, but thank god no one was hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10211217, filed 2007-12“After coming from a stop at a stop light, reaching a speed of around 10 MPH, heard loud pop (almost like tire blowing out), tried to pull off to side of road, which at that point all I heard was grinding (almost like riding on the rim), went to put vehicle into park and as I reached the parking gear a loud grinding noise came from engine, put hazards on because was out on a busy street and was unable to pull off, got out to find that front-right ball joint had became disconnected from the boot/tire, and tire was shoved up into wheel base, and as a result had to replace ball joint, control…”
NHTSA complaint #770750, filed 2002-12“Pe00-046 ; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and vehicle started to vibrate. She was able to pull over to the shoulder, and noticed that passenger's side tire tread had separated. Tire was a goodyear. There were no injuries. The customer had rim and tire damaged as the result of tire separation.”
NHTSA complaint #875351, filed 2000-11Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 4% |
| 2006 | 5 | 5% |
| 2003 | 9 | 7% |
| 2002 | 6 | 8% |
| 2001 | 10 | 5% |
| 2000 | 19 | 6% |
| 1998 | 6 | 5% |
| 1997 | 6 | 4% |
| 1996 | 6 | 4% |
| 1995 | 4 | 1% |
| 1994 | 1 | 3% |
| 1992 | 2 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 2% |
| 1990 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse
27 complaintsBrakes
26 complaintsEngine cooling
26 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsEquipment
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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