Issue ID | 665522 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10219996 |
Manufacurer | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
Brand | MITSUBISHI |
Model | 3000GT |
Model Year | 1993 |
File date | 02/02/08 |
Component | WHEELS:RIM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | All four factory mitsubishi chrome 17 inch wheels began to pit starting from the lug and hub area . This rapidly progressed into peeling of the chrome and soon the chrome at the bead cracked causing air pressure in the tires to rapidly decrease losing close to 10 lb of air pressure over a 24 hr period. This leads to an unsafe driving condition. And also damaged 2 tires from under inflation. I then purchased a new set of 4 tires thinking maybe the tires were the problem but after a brand new set of tires were installed still experiencing air loss. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 108000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CLARKSVILLE, TN |
VIN pattern | JA3BM54J7PYXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 08/03/95 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | MAN |
Vehicle speed | 0 |
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