Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#8008732April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.AK CONSUMER STATES THE 2ND OCCASION HAPPENED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL APPROX 56 MPH. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008685April 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. REAR WHEELS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED AND CAUSED PASSENGER TO BE TOSSED AROUND IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. POLICE REPORT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#760876April 18, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED,OR KILLED.IWAS VERY LUCKY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235-75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007564April 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND THEN STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED ON HIGHWAY TWO TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760678April 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REPLACED BRAKES (FRONT AND REAR) AT 18000 MILES. WILL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN AT 27000 MILES. BRAKES ARE WOEFULLY UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP WHICH MAKES STOPPING A BONE SHAKING EXPERIENCE. RESURFACING ROTORS ONLY PROVIDES TEMPORARY RELIEF. BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AN PROPERLY SIZED - CURRENT SYSTEMS SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006510April 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE CAME APART AND WHEELS LOCKED UP. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760652
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007495April 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THEY GAVE WAA,CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TRIED TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759760March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION,BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759527March 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'D NOTICED PREVIOUSLY MY CAR WOULD SHAKE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL DEAD, BUT WOULDN'T OR THERE WOULD BE A THUMP LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT ME AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR IF I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. ON YESTERDAY, AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HAVING THAT MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. ON MY WAY HOME, I WAS WAITING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT CAR SHOOK AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO FALL DEAD ,THEN LUNGED FORWARD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ALERT THEM AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE INCIDENT FRIGHTENED ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ANOTHER WOMAN WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR HAD REPORTED A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND HAD TO BRING HER CAR IN AND THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE HER ENGINE. I WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME, THEY BELIED IT MIGHT BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD KEEP THE CAR, AND A TECHNICIAN WOULD DRIVE IT TO SEE IF THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I CALLED TODAY 3/19/01 AND WAS TOLD BY GARY, THAT THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 HOUR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN OUT OF THE BLUE , THE SAME THING I DESCRIBED HAD OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD HE HAD A CALL INTO THE ENGINEERING LINE AND THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I ADVISED GARY I DID NOT WANT THAT CAR BACK UNTIL I WAS COMFORTABLE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. HE SAID A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SITUATION, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE WEBSITE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND IT. I LOCATED ONLY RECALL INFO. ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005438March 14, 2002
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, TIRES
KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END BETWEEN THE TWO TIRES, STEERING, BRAKES, KNOCKING AND OTHER NOISE, PULLING TO THE LEFT, TIRES WEARING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. NOTICED TIRE WERE CUFFED AND ROUND. BOTH REAR WINDOWS STICK WHEN OPERATING IN DOWN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005486March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH CONSUMER REARENDED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005362March 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
SUSPENSION POINTS TO LIFT UP VEHICLE WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND VEHICLE HAS FALLEN DOWN OFF OF THE JACK WHICH WOULD NOT STAY UP. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON HOW TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004864March 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION HORN WOULD SOUND OFF. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TOO PULL HORN FUSE TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004448February 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING TACHOMETER GOES FROM 0 TO 3.2 WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THERE IS A SURGE IN THE ENGINE.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISION FLARE SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004532February 25, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005704February 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE BOLT ON THE FRONT OF THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE PULLEY AND BELT TO FLY OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757851February 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE CRANKSHAFT TO STRIP OUT THE GEARING. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER & WAS LESS RESPONSIVE ... & THE HIDEOUS SCREECHING SOUND SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ALL THE DRIVERS & PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE NEARBY AT THE INTERSECTION. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $2,500.00 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757754February 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A NUETRAL POSITION AND WILL NOT RETURN INTO GEAR. ONCE THIS OCCURS NONE OF THE DRIVE GEARS WILL WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GOT THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND PLAN TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003034January 29, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER STEERING WILL PULL TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757386January 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES
I HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT ON ME ON THE WAY HOME FROM NORTH HOLLYWOOD ON 9/19/01. MY CAR IS PRESENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP, SO I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE TIRES. ALSO MY THERMOSTAT WENT OUT ON ME AND MY RADIATOR HAD TO BE FLUSHED. MY ENGINE THROUGH A ROD OR IS ABOUT TO. I'V HAD PROBLEMS STARTIN UP MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE BATTERY KEEPS MOVING AND HAS NO BATTERY BOX OR POST TO KEEP IT STABLIZED. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 6 MONTHS, WE JUST BOUGHT IT. WE GOT IT CHECKED OUT BY WINSTON TIRES IN BARSTOW BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT AND ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS SHOW UP. UPON WINSTON TIRES ASSESSMENT, WE BOUGHT THE SUV. ALSO WE WE NOT ALLOWED TO GET A WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALER, BECAUSE HIS LOAN COMPANY WOULDN'T ALLOW IT. INSTEAD OF LETTING US KNOW BEFORE WE DROVE OFF WITH THE VEHICLES, MARINE CORP WEST WOULDN'T GIVE US A WARRANTY FOR THIS SUV. WE WERE ALREADY OBLIGATED TO GO THROUGH WITH BUYING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WARRANTY AFTER WE DROVE OFF THE LOT. BUT IT'S THEIR FAULT FOR NOT LETTING US KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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