Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#874302November 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THEIR IS A LOW SPOT IN BRAKES BEFORE THEY CATCH WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR BRAKE HOSE (00V-226) WHICH CAN DEVELOP A LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734806October 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IN FEBRUARY, 2000, I HAD PULLED UP UNDERNEATH MY HOME. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN THE MOTOR EXCELLED. I THOUGHT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE TIMING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I DIDN'T THINK ANY MORE ABOUT IT UNTIL 9-20-2000 WHEN THE ENGINE DID IT AGAIN. I WAS PICKING MY CHILD UP FROM FOOTBALL PRACTICE I PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE. THE SPACES ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AND YOU GO INTO THE PARKING AREA WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAD PULLED STRAIGHT UP IN THE SPACE AND WAS GETTING READY TO PUT IT IN PARK WHEN THE MOTOR EXCELLED AGAIN. I BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AS MITSUBISHI HAS SUGGESTED I MIGHT HAVE DONE. I RAN OVER A METAL FENCE. I WAS HEADED TOWARD A BLEACHER WHEN I DID A 90 DEGREE TURN AND HEADED DOWN A PATH. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WORKING WAS THE STEERING. I HEARD A CLICK AND THE MOTOR DIED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE A NUMBER OF WITNESSES WHO SAW ME PULL IN. I HAVE A VERY GOOD DRIVING RECORD AND I AM 49 YEARS OLD. BY THE POLICE SUGGESTIONS I HAD THE VECHILDE TOWED TO A TOWING PLACE UNTIL I COULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I CONTACTED LIBERTY MUTUAL. I ASKED THEM TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BEFORE THEY TOWED IT TO MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN CHARLESTON.THEY WERE ON AN OFF ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN THEY SAID IT HAD TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A PLACE THAT COULD CHECK IT OUT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WENT OVER IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER IT COULD BE MANY THINGS BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT, EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THE MANGER SAID IT COULD BE AIR FLOW FROM THE COMPUTER THAT IS SHOT INTO DIFFFERENT SYSYTEMS, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE. LIBERTY MUTUAL THEN SENT SOMEONE OUT. WHY THEY DIDN'T DO THIS BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW. THEIR ENGINEER LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING WITH MITSUBISHI AND GUESS WHAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. WRONG! 7 MONTHS BETWEEN THE INCIDENCES. WHEN WILL BE THE NEXT TIME??? MITSUBISHI SAYS I HAVE TO TAKE A LEASED CAR BAC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873249October 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BRAKING OR AT A FULL STOP, VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND IT REVVED. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS GETTING GAS FROM SOMEWHERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734371October 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON MITSUBUSHI HAS THE COMPLETE REPAIR RECORD THEY SAY ITS THE ONLY ONE I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIVE AS THERE OWN DEALER SAID VALVE TRAIN PROBLEMS WERE FREQUENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734108October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS REPEATED TIMES AT LOW RPM'S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872486October 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, IT FEELS LIKE A DELAY RESPONSE IN THE BRAKES. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733198October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I UNDERSTAND MITSUBIHI IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CRANKSHAFT BOLT PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLES, AND THIS IS ANOTHER INCIDENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: N/A)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732817September 29, 2000
SUSPENSION
APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS , A VIBRATION OCCURS AT T FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTICEABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE A LOUD CONTINOUS RATTLE DEVELOPES. MOREOVER A LOOSENESS IS NOTICEABLE IN TRUCK.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871781September 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND CONSUMER WENT TO SHIFTGEAR, AND VEHICLE MADE NOISE AND IT WAS ROUGH. SO WHEN HE PUT IT IN SHIFT, GEAR POPPED. DEARLERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732691September 27, 2000
TIRES:VALVE
USED ONE CASE OF OIL IN 3000 MILES DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE VALVE STEM SEALS I HAVE TO BUY EVEN THOUGH MANUFACTURE KNOWS ABOUT THIS ON ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871052September 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RENTED VEHICLE. SPEED CONTROL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. DRIVER SWERVED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#554764September 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER WAS PLEASED WITH MANUFACTURER FOR RECALLING PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY COMPLIANCE BUT FEELS THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870806September 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING FROM 35 MPH AND UP THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES IN THE LAST TEN MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT OR FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870784September 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FRONT LEFT FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE SPLIT, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. RECALL 96V143001 FOR SAME DEFECT WAS PERFORMED IN JANUARY 3,1997, BUT SAME DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK BRAKE HOSE FAILED WITH ONE INCH LONG AXIAL SPLIT RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870474September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT 3000 MILES ROTORS STARTED TO WARP, BRAKES WOULD PULSE. ALSO, THE SLOWER CONSUMER WOULD GO THE HARDER IT WAS TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870501September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 3OOO MILES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731265September 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE HOSE WAS REPORTED AS REPLACED BY DEALER IN JAN. 97 UNDER RECALL. IN JUNE 2000 HOSE FAILED DURING VERY HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900271September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT AND INSURED'S FRIEND (DRIVER) LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED VEHICLE. 30/40% WEAR ON TIRE(P275 75 R15); VERIFYING WITH SERVICING OFFICE. IF TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR OR FIRESTONE. REP FORWARDED E-MAIL ADVISING TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235 75 R 105S M/S. (CLAIM# 37-1000-064) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#731203September 12, 2000
TIRES
FIRST TIRE BLOWOUT JUST AFTER LEAVING PARING LOT AT WORK. SECOND TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. THIRD TIRE REPLACED IN PARKING LOT AT WORK WHEN IT STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SHOWED DAMAGE INDICATING A PLY SEPARATION WAS IMMINENT. FOURTH TIRE BLEW OUT AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR BENSON, AZ, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ELBNCJL495 TIRE SIZE: P235/75 R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730748September 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
EVERY TIME WE REFUEL A GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK AND WE ARE CAREFUL TO AVOID GETTING FUEL ON OUR SHOES/CLOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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