Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#764308July 16, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
FAILURE CAUSED ERRATIC OPERATION OF POWER DOOR LOCKS, ALARM AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. OF SPECIAL CONCERN WAS THE RAPID FAILURE OF DOOR LOCKING COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013970July 16, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V205000 ON FLOOR MATS FOR 3RD ROW SEAT. HAD IT SERVICED. HOWEVER, 2ND ROW SEAT ALSO HAD SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764285July 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE TO ORLANDO FROM BOCA RATON ON VACATION. AS I APPROACHED THE ORLANDO TOLL PLAZA, I SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN ORDER TO PAY MY TOLL. BEFORE I COULD EVEN ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN TO HAND THE TICKET IN, MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN SHAKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR-END BECAUSE MY SON WAS IS TEN LET OUT A SCREAM. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD SO FAR THAT I HAD TO BACK UP TO PAY THE TOLL. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE TURNPIKE, AND WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM THE HOTEL SO I DROVE TO THE HOTEL AND CALLED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN COCONUT CREEK WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR BE TAKEN TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN THE ORLANDO AREA TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL. I CONTACTED THIS DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO (2) DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT ALL THESE TESTS WERE RUN BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT BACK TO BOCA RATON. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS PERIODICALLY SO I LIMITED THE DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 13, 2002, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO EXIT AND CAME TO A STOP, I WAS ALMOST REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, SHOOK, AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. ON MONDAY, JULY 15, 2002, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE COCONUT CREEK DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM AND MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. THIS ADVISOR, RAFAEL, TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER CAR OWNERS. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRS IN 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORTS IN FLORIDA AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 11 REPORTED CASES AT THIS DEALERSHIP. HE SAID THAT MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THIW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566659July 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHEN SECOND PARTY RAN RED LIGHT. VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSIONG INJURY TO CONSUMER AND HIS DAUGHTER. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#764076July 11, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL RELATED DIRECTLY TO PLAY IN STEERING BOX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013610July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY BOLT SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. RECALL 00V311001 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. 3.5 LITER ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013628July 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS TILTING TO LEFT,. DEALER DETERMINED BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE CRACKED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013411July 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE WHEN GAS IS REAPPLIED. DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES, AND PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, THEN GO INTO DRIVE. DEALER CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763398June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566188June 21, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED AN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER WHEN HER SUV LIFTED ONTO THE LEFT TIRES AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY THROUGH BOTH THE RIGHT LANE AND SHOULDER. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS ROOF WHERE THE ROOF COLLAPSED TO THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FRACTURE AND MINOR SPINE INJURIES. *TT *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8012029June 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, APPLIED BRAKES; HOWEVER, BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH COULD CAUSE ANOTHER ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011730June 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND SUDDENLY ALL DOORS LOCKED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762481May 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OUR DEALER INFORMED US YESTERDAY THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON OUR VEHICLE ARE WARPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 22000 MILES ON THE NEW VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING FURTHER, WE'VE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS EVERY TIME WE REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THIS TENDENCY FOR ABNORMAL, ACCELERATED WEAR OF THE ROTORS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. EXCESS WEAR CAN LENGTHEN STOPPING DISTANCES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS TO AVOID OBSTACLES. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING (ABNORMALLY HIGH RATES OF ROTOR WARPAGE), WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS BEST EXPLAINED BY EITHER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, OR, MORE LIKELY, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE/ROTOR SYSTEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND THE PROBLEM DISUCSSED AT LENGTH. NEITHER PARTY IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY. RATHER THEY SIMPLY WISH TO TURN THEM - AN APPROACH WHICH ONLY DELAYS CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ENSURES ADDED CUSTOMER COSTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS WE FEEL IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFEY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010630May 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOLT THAT HOLDS PULLEY INTO THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010249May 21, 2002
SEATS
THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT. THESE 2 PIECES OF METAL ARE USED TO HOLD FRAME TOGETHER. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP METAL HITS CONSUMER IN THE BUTTOCKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009825May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. DEALER REFUSED TO EXAMINE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009827May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STARTING FROM 36 MILE TO THE PRESENT. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761607May 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE. HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MHP WITH ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT. ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT SMASHED IN, ENGINE DIED, HAD TO BE TOWED. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, DRIVER HAD 4.5 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8009066May 2, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER STATES BOLT SHEARED OFF OF THE CALIPER HOUSING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE, CONSUMER WAS ASKED BY THE DEALER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN BUT SHE CANNOT DRIVE, WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761395April 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A DEFECTIVE RIGHT BRAKE HOSE LOSE ALL BRAKE FLUID AND THE MONTERO RUN OUT OF BRAKE . THE MITSUBISHI ENGINEERS IN PR. SAID THAT THE RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE HOSE WAS MADE FOR THE LOWER HOSE NOT FOR THIS ONE. I THINK THAT 72331 MILES ARE NO THE REASON TO JUSTIFIED THE FAILURE OF THIS HOSE. I HAVE THE HOSE IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THIS HOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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