Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (2000)

147 consumer complaints on file.

#883074March 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FOUND ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. ALSO, DISCOVERED THAT HEATER CORE SEPARATED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR TWO OTHER PROBLEMS.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER WITHOUT PROPERLY REPAIRING. WHILE DRIVING, THE CRANK SHAFT FELL OFF AND THE CONUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882947March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT ENDED VEHICLE BEHIND. OTHER DRIVER SAID THAT VEHICLE JUMPED AND HIT VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882948March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT LIGHT TURN GREEN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT VEHICLE IN FRONT DID NOT. CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE THAT JUMPED INTO OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882631March 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741600February 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2/22/01 FOR ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON. THEY REPLACED A LEAKY FUEL CAP AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TOLD THEM WHEN I CALL FOR SERVICE ABOUT THE 2ND -3RD SHIFT THAT WAS SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COULD NOT FIND WHAT I WAS SPEAKING OF THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE SAME REASON THEY THEN SAID THAT MITSUBISHI HAD A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2ND - 3RD SHIFT. THE CALLED THE TECH LINE AND NO ONE NEW WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY IN TURN WANTED ME TO PAY FOR A TRANNY FLUSH, I REFUSED TELLING THEM I HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM, SO I DID NOT HAVE THAT DONE. TO BOOT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THIS (80.00).!! WHEN I CALLED AGAIN ABOUT MY VECHICLE DOING THE SAME THING I TOLD THEM I DID NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE DRIVING A DAMAGED TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GOOD, THE TOLD ME THAT I WAS IN NO DANGER. THE THIRD TIME, THEY INSTRUCTED ME MITSUBISHI COULD DO NOTHING ELSE TO HELP ME AND I HAD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. SO NOW I AM DRIVING A POSSIBLE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WILL HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AND INVESTIGATION INTO THIS, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME OTHER VEHICLES(MONTERO'S) HAVE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING AS WELL NOT JUST MINE. I BELIEVE THIS IS MITSUBISHI'S RESPONSIBLITY TO FIX THIS EVEN IF IT MEANS A NEW TRANSMISSION!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK FURTHER ON THIS PROBLEM PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT THE GIVEN NUMBERS. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. --- CONCERNED CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879570February 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED ,BUT ONLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. FROM TIME TO TIME VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR PIECE TO COME IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878580January 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN CONSUMER PUT CAR IN REVERSE VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE, AND IT FLEW BACK LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT MAXIMUM SPEED COLLIDING AGAINST THE GARAGE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875528November 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
A DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM; DEALER REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART ON TWO OCCASIONS UNDER WARRANTY. NO REASON GIVEN WHY THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. *AK THE DEALER STATES THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACKNOWLEGE IT. *YH
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#730097September 4, 2000
TIRES
TIRES REQUIRE ROTATIONS EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID IRREGULAR WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: EL3FJNM379 TIRE SIZE: P255-70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730101September 4, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729535August 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 7/13/00, WHILE TRAVELLING ON CITY STREET @ 25-30 MPH & MAINTAINING ADEQUATE DISTANCE ( AT LEAST 2 CAR LENGTHS )FROM VEHICLE IN FRONT, DRIVER OF SAID VEHICLE STOPPED IN LANE ( AT A GREEN LIGHT )TO AVOID HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF HIM THAT HAD STOPPED, I PRESSED DOWN ON MY BRAKES & IT FAILED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I PRESSED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR (WHILE BRUISING 3 TOES ON MY RIGHT FOOT);WAS UNABLE TO STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHILCE. BRAKES DEFINITELY FAILED. WAS RECORDED BY POLICE OFFICER IN HIS REPORT AND I WAS CITED FOR THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE DEALER AND TO THE NATIONAL 800 # CUSTOMER SERVICE RE: FAILING BRAKES & POSSIBLE CONCEALED DEFECT BY MITSUBISHI CAUSED MY ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ARTICLES IN PRINT AND ON TV, MITSUBISHI HAS CONCEALED DEFECTS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS & ITS OWN GOVERNMENT (JAPAN) IS INVESTIGATING. WHEN I DISCUSSED THE DEFECT ARTICLES & RECALL #'S TO THE MITSU REP. SHE CLAIMED THAT THOSE FIGURES WERE INCORRECT & DID NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EXPORTED TO THE US, EVEN THOUGH THE AP WIRE REPORTS STATED THAT MORE THAN 45,000 DEFECTED VEHICLES WERE SOLD IN THE US?!?!?! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 36 YEARS, ACCIDENT-FREE, NEVER EVEN COMING CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT, AND THEN MY BRAND-NEW MITSU HAS BRAKE FAILURE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS & I HAVE THIS ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. I DO NOT DRIVE RECKLESSLY, NOR TOO CLOSE, ALWAYS DEFENSIVELY & APPARENTLY TRUSTING TOO MUCH IN THE QUALITY & INTEGRITY OF MY VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT I PAID FOR & PRESUMED WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS. NOT THE CASE! IF THE EXECUTIVES/MANAGEMENT OF MITSUBISHI HAVE CONCEALED DEFECTS IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, WHAT'S TO SAY THAT THE 2000 MONTERO SPORTS AREN'T HIDING SOMETHING! I NEED SOME ANSWERS! I AM CONTESTING THE CITATION WITH A HEARING BEFORE THE TRAFFIC COURT NEXT MONTH FOR IT WAS NOT MY FAULT! PLEASE CONTACT ME CONFIRMING YOUR RECEIPT & RESOLUTION. THANK YOU!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729382August 29, 2000
TIRES
ADVISED BY DEALER TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID FAILURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728333August 18, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VIBRATION OCCURS AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MOREOVER, A LOOSENESS IS NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN EXHIBITING "PLAY" IN THE STEERING. VEHICLES TENDS TO SHIMMY ON DOWNSLOPING ROADS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70SR16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868131August 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ROTORS WILL SQUEAK /SCRATCH AND WILL FEEL A PULSATION. DEALER WILL ONLY RESURFACE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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