2000 Mitsubishi Galant Tires & Wheels Problems

HUB CAPS ON MITSUBISHI GALANTS KEEP FALLING ON DURING DRIVING. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TIRED OF BUYING NEW ONES. *NM

THE WHEEL COVERS CONTINUE TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY A PERSON THAT SELLS WHEEL COVERS, THAT THE 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS THAT PROBLEM DUE TO THE PART THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL COVER ON, HEATS UP AND THE PIECE OPENS UP AND ALLOWS THE WHEEL COVER TO FALL OFF. ALL MY WHEEL COVERS WERE LOSS OR HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. THE MITSUBISI WHEEL COVERS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99-T-001-000: TIRE DESCRIPTION: P195/65R15 TURANZA EL41, DOT SERIAL NO. Y79NPVD458 AND Y79NPVD468, SUPPLIED TO HONDA FOR INSTALLATION ON THEIR NEW VEHICLES. THESE TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE HIGH SPEED AND ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES." CONSUMER HAS THE SAME TIRE BRIDGESTONE MODEL TURRANZA EL 41 SIZEP195/65R15 DOT # UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER DENIED THE RECALL.*AK

THE 16" RIMS ARE NOT STANDARD TO THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE OBSERVED BUT CAME WITH THE CAR. THEY ARE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WHICH IS ODD. THEY ARE STILL IN USE. COULD THEY BE PROBLEMED RIMS FROM ANOTHER MAKE?*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR HAD SENATIVE HUB CAPS. TS

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN SIDEWALL ON FRONT LEFT TIRE, SIZE P19565R15, BLEWOUT. ALSO, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT. CONTACTED GOODYEAR.*AK GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY, A FEW WEEKS LATER CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER TIRE, GOODYEAR DID REPLACE THIS TIRE, CONSUMER ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED IN FIRST TIRE FAILURE. *SLC

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO INCH NARROW BUBBLE, CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO FIRESTONE DEALERS THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE BUT AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*JB FIRESTONE TIRE, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC