Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#898380October 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR WAS BROKEN INSIDE AND COOLANT WENT INTO TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753762October 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
STEERING-FRONT END VIBRTATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563733October 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON HIS VEHICLE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT FIXED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WILL TAKE A DAY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR LOANER VEHICLE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897861October 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT IN FRONT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND VEHICLE WAS "T" BONED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED ABDOMINAL/ LEG , AND NECK INJURIES; FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND HAND INJURIES; AND REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED RIGHT KNEE AND ARM INJURIES. ALL RECEIVED EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND RELEASED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS WERE NOTIFIED, FIRST THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR, THE TEST WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FOUND ANYTHING, AGAIN ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ASSIGNED AND CONSUMER IS STILL AWAITING THE RESULT. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#897888October 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE TRANSMISSION ON FIRE. FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO ENGINE. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563547October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PURGE CONTROL VALVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752373September 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER ~ 2HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE "N" (NEUTRAL) LIGHT FLASHES WHICH INDICATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED. THE CAR MOST BE STOPPED ASAP TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION SO AS TO NOT DAMAGE IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERYTIME I GO ON A TRIP LASTING MORE THAN 2 HOURS OF HWY DRIVING AM I DAMAGING THE CAR OR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY (FIRE/PERSONNEL INJURY) HAZARD!? I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO SEARCH FOR A CAUSE AND SOLUTION BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING. IS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COMPROMISED AND THERBY CAUSING THIS? IN ADDITION, THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN ONE IS TRAVELLING. BEING THAT I TRAVEL A LOT I ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. ASIDE FROM BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY A COSTLY REPAIR ISSUE IT'S A NUISANCE! FLASHING LIGHT ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751700September 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HIGHW SPEED OF40MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED WITH HEAVY WHEEL VIBRATION VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLED AND REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT TO THE FACTORY. WHEN MAKIN A TURN IF THERE WAS A CRACK OR POT HOLE IN THE STREET THE VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO SHIFT OFF THE WHEELS LEANING TO LEFT. IF IT RAINS THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE TO THE LEFT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#895761September 5, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH PITMAN ARM BROKE, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895676September 4, 2001
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR SUSPENSION VIBRATES WHEN TRAVELING 55MPH OR ABOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES. DEALER ALSO DID AN ALIGNMENT, AND BALANCED/ ROTATED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751485August 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RR TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - WALL OF TIRE RIPPED OPEN NEAR TREADS, NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO TREAD SEPARATION.-*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894815August 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
00 V 311 001/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY: RECALL REPAIRS FAILURE FROM SCHAEFER, STROHMINGER DODGE; FALLSTON, MD; PHONE # 410/893-6343. REPAIRS MADE ON FEBRUARY 22, 2001, AND ON ABOVE INCIDENT DATE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING DUE TO PULLEY FAILURE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750827August 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE STARTED CREAKING AFTER THE SECOND MONTH , WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT IT WAS NEW AND THAT IT WAS THE INTERIOR PLASTIC THAT WAS ADJUSTING DO TO TEMP. CHANGES. THIS CONTINUED AND THAN THE SECOND ISSUE THE ABS BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WHEN GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SLID. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND THE NOISE AND SHAKING FROM UNDERNEATH MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. BY THE SIXTH MONTH THEIR WAS OTHER NOISES COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT AND REAR . THE CREAKING /CLICKING NOISE WAS APPARANT IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR. AUGUST MARKS HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND BOTH MY WIFE AND I CAN NOT TAKE ITS ISSUES ANYMORE. THIS WAS A MAJOR PURCHASE FOR US AND WE FEEL THE EVENTS JUSTIFY IT AS A "LEMON".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750732August 19, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE AIR CONDITIONING DISPELLS AN ODOR SIMILAR TO URINE WHEN TURNED ON. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES BADLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 50 MPH OR GREATER. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR WORK. THE A/C PROBLEM HAS NEVER GONE AWAY . ALL THE DEALERSHIP DOES IS APPLY A DEODERANT BUT IT DOES NOT HELP. THE ROTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHANGED ONCE AND THE BRAKES WERE ALSO CHANGED. THE TIRES WERE EVEN ROTATED BUT THE VIBRATING CONTINUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750266August 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TWICE BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP MECHANICS. FIRST TIME BY "COURTESY MITSUBISHI" ON STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SAN JOSE CA. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED WAS AGAIN AT COURTESY MITSU WITH NO COOPERATION FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ERATIC STEERING AND THE LOW GRUMBLING SOUND WAS EMINATING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. AND THEY FURTHER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM DUE TO "TREAD SEPARATION" ON THE FRONT TIRES. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AT A LATER DATE TO BE FALSE AS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A YOKOHAMA DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE OWNER INSPECT THE TIRES. HE FOUND NO DEFECTS. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED TO ELIMINATE ANY DOUBT AS TO THE TIRES CONDITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE. LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, WHEEL BEARING GROWL, AND EXTREMELY ERRATIC STEERING BEHAVIOR AT ALL SPEEDS. I AM NOT ABLE TO TAKE MY FAMILY OUT ON THE FREEWAY IN THIS VEHICLE AS I AM AFRAID FOR THEIR SAFETY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER, LARGER DEALER, "CAPITOL MITSUBISHI". THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 48 HRS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE INDEED LOOSE AGAIN. HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS ANY OTHER PROBLEM AND ONLY RETIGHTENED THE BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE MANAGER WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND I TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. HE REFUSED TO DO THE WORK UNDER WARRANTEE AND BILLED ME $90.00 LABOR FOR RETIGHTENING THE BEARINGS. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING. BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, WHEEL BEARINGS... MITSUBISHI IS VIOLATING THE WARRANTEE BY AVOIDING AND DELAYING A FULL AND COMPLETE REPAIR OF THESE PROBLEMS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750217August 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AS I BEGAN TO FEEL FAINT WHILE DRIVING A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, I STARTED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I REMEMBER PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I HAD HIT A TREE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY INFLATE ON THE DRIVER SIDE POSITION. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. MY ARM HAD LACERATIONS AND CUTS AND THE WIND SHIELD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR THE SEATBELT KEPT ME FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#562473August 9, 2001
STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS TOO HIGH, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SECURE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN ENCOUNTERING SHARP CURVES AND UNEXPECTEDLY NEEDS TO SWERVE WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS TOO HIGH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE ENCOUNTER SHARP CURVES AND UNEXPECTEDLY NEEDS TO SWERVE AT SPEEDS OVER 10-15 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTS TO DOWNSIZE THE 16 INCH TIRES TO 15 INCH TIRES HOPING THIS WILL LOWER THE VEHICLE GIVING THE CONSUMER A SAFER FEEL AND MORE CONTROL (255/70R16 BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750171August 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
WHEN OPENING THE HATCH DOOR, THE SHOCK ARM BROKE CAUSING THE DOOR TO SLAM DOWN, BEND THE FRAME OF THE BACK DOOR AND BREAK THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE.THIS LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN UNDER THE DOOR, IT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED ME OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893283August 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
EVERYTIME CONSUMER STARTS UP VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE DUE TO BACK PRESSURE IN ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIME, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD AC REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASSIONS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749619August 2, 2001
SUSPENSION
AFTER VIEWING NEWS ABOUT ROLLOVER MY 9 YR DAUGHTER HAS HAD NIGHTMARES AND I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO DRIVE US IN ANOTHER CAR TO GO ON A FAMILY VISIT TO UPSTATE NY,SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP MANAGER ABOUT RETURNING CAR,HIS RESPONSE; I HAVE TO PAY DEALER $10,000 SO MY CREDIT WONT GET RUINED.THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE. MMCA SENT ME A VIDEO WHICH I HAD MY DAUGHTER VIEW, BUT IT HASN'T CHANGED HER PRIOR REACTION*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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