Mitsubishi Endeavor Complaints

296 consumer complaints on file.

#10463610June 29, 2012
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT THIS 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR USED WITH 64K MILES IN JANUARY. STARTED USING THE AIR THIS SUMMER AND NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR IS SOAKING WET AFTER EACH USE. FOUND ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF IT AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER A FIX BETWEEN $220-$350 BUT THERE IS NO RE-CALL. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED SEAL IN THE A/C UNIT. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE EGR SENSOR REPLACED TWICE. CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RAN $400-$500 EACH TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462797June 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONING WATER DRAINS INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING CLOGGING AND FLOODING OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR THE MILEAGE IS ONLY115K. THIS CAUSES BAD ODOR,GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BECOMES SLIPPERY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SAME COMPLAINTS. THEY INSPECTED IT FOR 30 MINUTES AND SAID LOOKS LIKE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. NEXT DAY AFTER USING THE AIR CONDITION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE FLOOR WAS FLOODED AGAIN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462473June 20, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED UPON ACTIVATION. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE WINDOW GLASS TO RELEASE DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO GLASS SPECIALTY SHOP EACH TIME FOR THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462126June 18, 2012
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR CARPET AND MAT SOAKED WITH WATER. AC DRAIN TUBE IS BLOCKED CAUSING MOLD AND ODOR. THE DRAIN TUBE IS TOO SHORT AND LOCATED INSIDE THE FIREWALL AND NEEDS TO BE LENGTHENED OUT OF THE FIREWALL (PER MITSUBISHI TSB-11-55-003). THE FLOORING CONTINUES TO BE SOAKED WITH WATER EVEN WHEN THE AC IS NOT IN OPERATION. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO THE STEPPING ON THE WET FLOOR MAT AND CAUSING THE BREAK PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL TO BECOME WET, CAUSING YOUR FOOT TO SLIP OFF THE PEDALS WHEN WET. NOT TO MENTION THE BREATHING IN THE MOLD CAUSED BY THE WETNESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460889June 7, 2012
STRUCTURE
DRIVERS SIDE HAS WET FLOOR MATS, AS AC IS BACKED UP CAUSING MILDEW AND AN UNPLEASANT ODOR. THE WHOLE FLOOR IS WET, STRETCHING BACK TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL DRILL A HOLE AND BLOW OUT AC, BUT NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEPPING ON WET FLOOR MATS MAKE THE BREAK AND GAS PEDALS WET. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454150April 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED FROM ALL FOUR DOORS, AS WELL AS THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE DOOR HANDLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HATCH AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448142February 16, 2012
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW DROPPED AND SHATTERED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR KNOB WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445992January 31, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKEN ON EACH DOOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES AND THE REPLACEMENT PLACTIC HANDLES HAVE ALSO BROKEN DUE TO THE HEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440958December 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ERRONEOUSLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR HAD ENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438833December 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLOWN ENGINE ON A WELL MAINTAINED, SINGLE OWNER 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR WITH UNDER 70,000 MILES. AT 55MPH AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING (E.G. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH OR CHANGES IN DASHBOARD GAUGES), THE CAR MADE AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE (ALMOST HIGH REVVING LIKE), BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND RAPIDLY WAS LOSING POWER. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" AND WHILE THE CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND START THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE GARAGE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. MY MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS SOAKED WHICH I HAD ACTUALLY NOTICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR WHEN WAS CLEANING MY CAR BUT HAD THOUGHT THAT I HAD ACCIDENTALLY GOTTEN IT WET DURING THE WASHING PROCESS. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE HAD NO RAIN SINCE THEN NOR HAD I WASHED THE CAR SINCE 2 WEEKS PRIOR, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE OF GETTING IT WET. MY MECHANIC THEN SAID THAT OF THE 6 2004/2005 ENDEAVORS THAT HE HAS REPAIRED IN THE PAST YEAR, HE HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE AND WHILE SOME RESOLVED WITH THE UNBLOCKING OF SOME LINE THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE AC HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE OTHERS REQUIRED A MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO THE HEATING ELEMENT WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE ISSUE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT EACH OF THE ENDEAVORS WITH THE SOAKED DRIVER SIDE MAT ISSUE HAD ALSO LOST THEIR RADIOS. IRONICALLY MY RADIO HAD JUST GONE OUT THE WEEK PRIOR (IT COMES ON AS IF IT IS WORKING BUT NO SOUND OUT OF THE SPEAKERS) & I HAD MADE AN APPT WITH MITSUBISHI TO RESOLVE. THE MORE I READ ONLINE THE MORE I SEE THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AND MY MECHANIC HAVE NOTED THEREFORE IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS CLEARLY A VERY COSTLY PATTERN OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR LINE/YEAR OF MITS VEHICLES. GIVEN THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN JAN 2005 AND SERVICED IT ACCORDINGLY, THIS ISSUE SEEMS SUSPECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438041December 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, HIS RIGHT PANT LEG BECAME TRAPPED IN THE FLOOR MAT SUPPORT PRONG, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEFT SHOULDER AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT HIP AND FEMUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,222.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10430799October 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEPLOYED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THE VEHICLE CALIPER WAS DETACHED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE CALIPER AND FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V068000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430511October 17, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY 2004 ENDEAVOR HAS HAD WATER LEAKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FLOOR. BASED ON THE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS IN THIS FORUM AND OTHERS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF IT IS NOT RECALLED, PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428205October 2, 2011
STRUCTURE
1.) THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK ARE SOAKING WET. THE WATER IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKING INTO THE CAR DUE TO A BLOCKAGE. 2.) I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ANOTHER PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE WHICH HAS COME OFF WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THESE PLASTIC HANDLES ARE CHEAP AND CREATE A DANGER AS INGRESS INTO THE CAR IS HAMPERED. DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BE METAL AND SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME OFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427097September 25, 2011
STRUCTURE
WATER IS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT FLOOR EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNS. MOLD IS GROWING AND THE ODOR IS HORRIBLE. I MUST HAVE READ AT LEAST 300 COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE BY OTHER OWNERS OF A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, AND IT IS WITHOUT A QUESTION, A DESIGN FLAW AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT ADMITT TO THIS. RATHER, THEY ARE ASKING FOR MORE THAN $1200 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE THAN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD ALLOWING PEOPLE TO INHALE MOLD WHILE DRIVING, NOT MENTIONING THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THE WATER IS PROBABLY CAUSING, SUCH AS RUST, AND POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ENDEAVOR OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH WATER ON THEIR DRIVER-SIDE FLOORS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]IF ANYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM, AS WELL AS HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ALL GET TOGETHER TO FORCE MITSUBISHI TO TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426735September 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS DESIGN DEFECTS WHERE THE A/C WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR. I STARTED TO NOTICE WATER UNDER DRIVER AND REAR SEATS. I THOUGHT THAT THIS IS DUE TO RAIN BUT WHEN I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE A/C AND THE WATER IS NOT DRAINING OUT INSTEAD IT IS DRAINING INSIDE. I ALSO WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND HAPPENS WITH THIS MODEL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO EITHER REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR FOR $800 OR THEY CAN CLEAN AND DO SOMETHING THAT WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM COSTING $189. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN EVEN IF I REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR. WHICH IS INSANE!!! SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVILED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SO FAR I DRAINED MORE THAN 3 GALLONS OF WATER FROM UNDER THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS. I CANNOT USE A/C IN HOT FLORIDA WEATHER. SO MUCH WATER INSIDE THE CAR CAN ALSO CAUSE SHORT CIRCUIT EVEN FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH MITSUBISHI SHOULD RECALL AND FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427411September 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, BLOWER STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR, WATER DRIPS INSIDE VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR GETS SOAKED WITH WATER AND MOLDY SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING TURNS, YOU CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING AROUND INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, AND WHAT SOUNDS LIKE STATIC OR SPARKS BEHIND THE DASH. WATER SOMETIMES RUN OVER ONTO THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, CASING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. BLOWER MOTOR HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING AS A RESULT OF WATER CONSTANTLY RUNNING DOWN ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426840September 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
THERE IS WATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE CARPET. THE AC HAS NOT BEEN ON AND STILL WE HAD WATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN IT RAINED ALITTLE LAST NIGHT. I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421399August 24, 2011
VISIBILITY
IN OCTOBER 2010, I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE (I WAS WORRIED I HAD HIT SOMETHING). I LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN AND I DID NOT PUT IT DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP, IT DIDN'T MOVE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND HEARD THAT SAME LOUD NOISE. ONCE AGAIN, I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR SOMETHING HAD HIT ME. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DISCOVER THAT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN. I VISITED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND AM BEING TOLD IT WILL BE $250 (BEFORE TAXES AND FEES) TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT PARTS WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACING BUT I FIND IT FUNNY THAT BOTH SIDES WENT OUT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EACH OTHER. I ALSO DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE TO HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHERE THE WINDOWS SEEM TO FALL DOWN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY RECALL IN THE WORKS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419424August 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS 2004 ENDEAVOR, PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED EARLY OCT 2010. DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD AND REAR PASSENGER FLOORBOARD COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH WATER. WATER IS COMING UNDERNEATH FLOOR BOARD FROM AC DUE TO IMPROPER DRAINAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR HEATH CONCERN THERE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENDEAVOR AND PART NEEDED TO REPAIR PROBLEM IS NOT EXPENSIVE BUT LABOR IS SO EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TO PROBLEM AREA. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM AND WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE OVERCHARGED FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH ACCORDING TO DEALER COST AROUND 1000.00 . THIS IS UNREALISTIC. THEY PRESENT ECONOMY IS BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT BEING RIPPED OUT MY MITSUBISHI. I NEEDED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL THIS SOGGY FLOOR, MOLD,MILDEW,BAD SMELL AND NOT TO MENTION HEALTH CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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