Mitsubishi Montero Complaints
1,130 consumer complaints on file.
- #10226494May 2, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 1997 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT LS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT, NHTSA RECALL ID: 00V311001. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BOLT. THIS WAS BACK IN 2000. IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING, GETTING READY TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING AND THEN A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND QUICKLY PULLED OVER. POPPED THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAD BROKEN OFF. I TOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKEN. HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2400 TO HAVE THE CRANKSHAFT REPLACED, OR $3100 TO PUT IN A REBUILT ENGINE. I CALLED MITSUBIHSI AND TALKED TO S LADY WHO WAS VERY RUDE, SHE WOULD HARDLY LET ME SAY ANYTHING. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD REPLACED THE BOLT. THAT DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER THERE, WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WHO OWN BOTH THE 97 AND 98 MODELS OF MONTERO SPORTS, EVEN AFTER BRINGING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR THE RECALL. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I KNOW THAT MITSUBISHI ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS BUT THEIR FIX DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO FEEL THAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD PAY FOR FIXING MY VEHICLE AS IT IS RELATED TO THE BOLT BREAKING. *TR
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- 0
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- #10224629April 15, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE CANISTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK, BUT THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN BEEPING. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,564.
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10224527April 14, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE CAR EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND ITS TAKING LONGER TO STOP ITS A MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 LIMITED. *TR
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10224533April 14, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAD A SMALL LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,200. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT IN A LEAKAGE FROM THE PRESSURIZED GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. UPDATED
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10222734March 30, 2008VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE MORE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE CAR RAN. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10222523March 27, 2008STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND A MECHANIC FOUND A BOLT THAT FAILED AND CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO DETACH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,641.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10222391March 26, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
MARCH 25TH 2008: CAR WAS PARKED AT GOLF COURSE AND HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND THE PULL FUSES TO STOP HORN. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A STUCK SWITCH IN THE HORN ASSEMBLY AND THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING PAD/AIRBAG ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1175 PARTS AND LABOR. ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FIND THIS BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MONTEROS PRIOR TO 2003. I CAN'T FIND A RECALL ON THIS BUT BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE. *TR
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- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10221021March 13, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A TAPPING SOUND. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE, APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, AND HEARD THREE THUMPS FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO THE MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE A/C BELT WAS MISSING. WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BELT, HE NOTICED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT WAS LOOSE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE TIGHTENED. HE ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE SHE HEARD WAS THE A/C BELT DETACHING AND STRIKING THE ENGINE. DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY'S FAILURE, THE A/C BELT DETACHED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V311001 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE A/C BELT DETACHED ONCE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10220864March 12, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED THROUGH TOWN WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE, THE LOUDEST NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. YOU COULD HEAR THE NOISE FROM BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES, "SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A DIESELING-TYPE NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE PISTON PINS CONTACTING THE CYLINDERS. INSPECT THE CYLINDERS WALLS FOR EVIDENCE OF SCUFFING." IF THIS IS THE CASE, I'M LOOKING AT A NEW ENGINE OF UPWARDS OF $5,000 - PLUS THE COST OF TOWING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER A FIVE HOUR ONE-WAY DRIVE FROM WHERE I LIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 59,500. IT ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES NOW. I FEEL LIKE I WAS SOLD A LEMON! THE CAR IS INOPERABLE RIGHT NOW. I STILL OWE $13,000 ON IT. I'M SO SCREWED!!! *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10217312February 6, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FEBRUARY 02, 2008; AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT STOPPING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND OPEN THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA 7 REMOVE FUSE. MITSUBISHI DEALER ON 02/06/2008 TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL WITH AIR BAG HAS TO BE REPLACE. MOST LIKELY IT HAS A SHORT AND THE INSIDE AREA HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX THE HORN FROM NON-STOP SOUNDING. COST TO REPLACE STEERING WHEEL UNIT WITH AIR BAG IS $1,575.00 ! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING FOR JUST A SHORT IN THE HORN SYSTEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10215622January 22, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST VACUUM ON THE BRAKES IS CAUSING A LOSS OF GAS PRESSURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE GAS PRESSURE IS LOST. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY DO NOT PERFORM TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL ALSO STATED THAT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 20, 2001. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,606. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10215166January 16, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL #00V311001 AFFECTING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. AFTER SIX MONTHS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE ENGINE, OIL, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WAS REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SHUTTER THEN THE PULLEY FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000. UPDATED 02-11-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS $1,300.00 AND RECEIVED A DISCOUNT OF $200 FROM THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE DEALER ALSO FOUND ANOTHER DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A 2ND INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKE RECALL. UPDATED 02/11/08 *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10214454January 10, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY (RT. 680(N)). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THAT DAY (THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER LIT UP). AT THE TIME THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AS IT WENT UP IN SMOKE, ESSENTIALLY ENDANGERING HER LIFE ALONG WITH THE SURROUNDING MOTORISTS, SHOULD THIS REALLY HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10214356January 9, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY GAINED SPEED AS IF IT WERE IN SECOND GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10213681January 4, 2008VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WE EXPERIENCED A SMALL SLEET/FREEZING RAIN EVENT. I TURNED ON THE FRONT WIPERS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BECAUSE I REALIZED THE BLADES WERE FROZEN. I PROCEEDED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER WARMING UP THE VEHICLE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK; THE 15 AMP FUSE HAD NOT BLOWN; AND I COULD NOT FIND A WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (I PURCHASED THE SERVICE MANUALS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). TO MY AMAZEMENT THIS IS WHAT IS STATED IN THE VEHICHLE OWNER'S MANUAL "BEFORE OPERATIONG THE WIPERS IN COLD WEATHER, CHECK TO BE SURE THE WIPERS ARE NOT FROZEN (GOOD ADVICE).ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE WHILE THE BLADES ARE FROZEN COULD CASUE THE WIPER MOTER TO BURN OUT". THE NEXT STATEMENT GOES ON TO SAY THIS "IF THE MOVING WIPERS BECOME BLOCKED BY ICE OR OTHER DEPOSITS ON THE GLASS THE MOTOR MAY BURN OUT EVEN IF THE WITHER SWITCH IS AT OFF." THE MOTOR MAY BURN OUT JUST WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST; THE FUSE DOES NOT PROTECT THE WIPER MOTOR (IT DID NOT); AND THERE IS NO CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE MOTOR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONE IN THE SCHEMATIC IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. THE MOTOR DID BURN OUT WITHIN THE FRACTION OF A SECOND. I CALLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEARLERSHIPS AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS WIPER MOTORS. NOW THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. WHAT IS WRONG IS THAT ANYONE WHO HAS AN INKLING OF BASIC ELECTRONICS COMPRHENDS THE PURPOSE AND USES FOR FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THESE DEVICES ARE UTILIZED TO PROTECT IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THERE IS AN INVISIBLE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE REPAIR MANUAL AND A 15 AMP FUSE THAT DID NOT OPEN AND THERE IS A WIPER MOTOR THAT WILL BURN OUT EVEN WITH THE WIPER SWITCH IS OFF. I HAVE WORK WITH SEVERAL WELL TRAINED MECHANICS FOR MANY YEARS AND THERE WAS A SAYING WHEN WE FOUND IGNORANT MISTAKES MADE BY U.S. MANUFACTURERES. THE QUOTE WAS "BUILT IN DETROIT (JAPAN)BY IDIOTS". THIS IS MY SUMMARY STATEMENT REGARDING THE WIPER MOTOR IN THIS VEHICLE. *CN
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10213570January 3, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WORKED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND UNLESS THE FUSE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,280.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10213908January 2, 2008UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THEIR VEHICLE. *KB
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10212380December 19, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMATELY INVOLVED FOUR (4) VEHICLES TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY HUSBAND DIED LATER FROM COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY INTERNAL BLEEDING. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10211594December 12, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL SOUND. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOST ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10210804December 4, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A HONKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FOR THE ABS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS TOO OLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0