Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10536190August 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS GOING TO START DRIVING A VERY INCLINED HILL APROX. 45 DEGREES, I STOPPED THE CAR, CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 3 GEAR, WHEN I GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION BACK TO D GEAR, BUT I NOTICED SOMETHING WEIRD WITH THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS RESPONDING BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, SO I KEPT DRIVING ALMOST 100 METERS MORE AND STOPPED THE CAR TO TAKE SOME PICTURES. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, SO I PULLED THE SAFETY BRAKES REALLY HARD BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ALREADY GOING DOWN THE HILL AND I DIDN'T WANT TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION TO DO ALL THE BRAKE. MY SON WAS ON THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR SLEEPING WITH THE SAFETY BELT ON, AND SINCE I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE GETTING OFF THE CAR I PULLED EVEN MORE THE SAFETY BRAKE AND GET OFF THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF PICTURES. WHEN I WAS GOING TO START THE CAR IT DIDN'T START BECAUSE THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION LEVEL TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF THE ROD BECAUSE THERE IS A PLASTIC BUSHING HOLDING THE CABLE WITHIN THE LEVEL ROD THAT WAS BROKEN, IN OTHER WORDS THE ONLY THING PREVENTING THE CAR FROM GOING DOWN HILL WITH MY SON INSIDE WAS THE SAFETY BRAKE, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SET TO 3 GEAR INSTEAD OF PARKING. THERE WAS A LONG WAY DOWN HILL SO MY SON COULD BE DEATH IF MY WIFE WERE DRIVING BECAUSE MAYBE SHE WOULDN'T REALIZE THAT SOMETHING WRONG WAS HAPPENING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PULL THE SAFETY BRAKES THE WAY I DID IT. THE ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND IT CAN BE FIXED PRETTY EASY WITH A PLASTIC BUSHING. I HAVE PICTURES THAT I CAN PROVIDE IF NEEDED TO CLARIFY THE ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO AVOID PEOPLE FROM GETTING HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535546August 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD AS SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS VIBRATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535203August 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A SERIES OF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND LATER TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525110July 16, 2013
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY HYDRAULIC BRAKE STOP WORKING I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE REPAIR IS 2500 MY CAR IS A 2003 WITH 90000 MILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523736July 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522688July 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAIN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I FOUND I COULD NOT BRAKE WHATSOEVER USING MY PEDAL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PARK THE VEHICLE USING SOLELY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC I LEARNED THE ABS PUMP HAD GONE BAD AND THAT MY BRAKES AWD SYSTEM AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM WERE ALSO RENDERED UNUSABLE DUE TO THE ABS HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY BEING FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513370May 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKES, SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH A NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,451....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FLUID GOING TO THE BRAKES. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ABS BOOSTER AND HYDRAULIC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/16/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512738May 19, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
IN A FRONT END CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10511608May 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, HORN STARTED BLARING, LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES, SO HORN AND ALARM WOULD STOP GOING OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THE VERY EARLY AM HOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511130May 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTING AND THERE WERE TWENTY TWO INCH-LONG FRACTURES FOUND IN THE FRAME. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510149April 30, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICE MY TRUCK HAD DIED WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LIGHT..NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON...I RESTARTED THE CAR THEN TRIED TO MAKE A QUICK LEFT ON MY STREET AND COULDN'T STEER MY CAR...I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL...HAD TO MAKE A HARD TURN BECAUSE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AND I COULDN'T SPEED UP OR REALLY BRAKE...LUCKILY I MADE THE TURN COASTED A BIT HEARD A LOUD CLACKING UNDER MY HOOD COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE I WOULDN'T BE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD...I LOST ALL POWER STEERING...TRIED TO CRANK IT WOULDN'T START...LOOKED UP UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING...CALLED MY STEPDAD AND MOM WE TRIED TO GIVE IT A BOOST WITH CABLES DIDN'T WORK...SO LOOKED UNDER THE CAR WHERE THE TRAP IS NOTICED A FAIRLY LARGE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF AND WHAT I FOUND OUT LATER TO BE THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND BELT TO IT...PULLED ALL THIS OUT FROM ATOP HOOD...HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKE AND PART OF IT WAS STILL IN THE CRANKSHAFT SAID PRAY I CAN GET THIS BOLT OUT IF NOT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509412April 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS FAILING. ON A CALL TO MITSUBISHI THEY INFORMED ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED 9 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND MITSUBISHI FAILS TO HAVE ANY CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509257April 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF DURING THE NIGHT. I'VE DISCOVERED ITS A TEMPERATURE THING. WHEN ITS COLD OR THE INTERIOR COOLS DOWN THE HORNS STARTS TO BLOW, BUT WHEN WARM EVERYTHING IS FINE. SO MOSTLY AT NIGHT THIS OCCURS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! AS THE CONNECTION RING INSIDE THE AIRBAG IS CLEARLY FAULTY. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG OR PULL THE FUSE TO THE HORN. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND FOUND THE HORN DIDN'T WORK. THERE WAS NO FUSE! SO I REPLACED IT AND THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED. CLEARLY THE FUSE WAS MISSING FOR THIS VERY REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507149April 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496481February 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,991.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496520February 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493776January 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A PRECEDING VEHICLE THAN ABRUPTLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ADDITIONAL CRASHES AS A RESULT OF FAILED BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BASED ON HIS RESEARCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493387January 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALARM OR HORN SYSTEM KEEP GOING OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492020January 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN EITHER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490599December 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IN PARK, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 260,000. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN UPDATED 2/6/2013*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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