Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (2001)

229 consumer complaints on file.

#8017030August 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764285July 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE TO ORLANDO FROM BOCA RATON ON VACATION. AS I APPROACHED THE ORLANDO TOLL PLAZA, I SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN ORDER TO PAY MY TOLL. BEFORE I COULD EVEN ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN TO HAND THE TICKET IN, MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN SHAKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR-END BECAUSE MY SON WAS IS TEN LET OUT A SCREAM. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD SO FAR THAT I HAD TO BACK UP TO PAY THE TOLL. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE TURNPIKE, AND WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM THE HOTEL SO I DROVE TO THE HOTEL AND CALLED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN COCONUT CREEK WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CAR BE TAKEN TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN THE ORLANDO AREA TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL. I CONTACTED THIS DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO (2) DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT ALL THESE TESTS WERE RUN BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT BACK TO BOCA RATON. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS PERIODICALLY SO I LIMITED THE DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 13, 2002, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO EXIT AND CAME TO A STOP, I WAS ALMOST REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, SHOOK, AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. ON MONDAY, JULY 15, 2002, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE COCONUT CREEK DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM AND MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. THIS ADVISOR, RAFAEL, TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER CAR OWNERS. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRS IN 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORTS IN FLORIDA AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 11 REPORTED CASES AT THIS DEALERSHIP. HE SAID THAT MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THIW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013411July 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE WHEN GAS IS REAPPLIED. DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES, AND PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, THEN GO INTO DRIVE. DEALER CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566188June 21, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED AN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER WHEN HER SUV LIFTED ONTO THE LEFT TIRES AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY THROUGH BOTH THE RIGHT LANE AND SHOULDER. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS ROOF WHERE THE ROOF COLLAPSED TO THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FRACTURE AND MINOR SPINE INJURIES. *TT *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762481May 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OUR DEALER INFORMED US YESTERDAY THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON OUR VEHICLE ARE WARPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 22000 MILES ON THE NEW VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING FURTHER, WE'VE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS EVERY TIME WE REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THIS TENDENCY FOR ABNORMAL, ACCELERATED WEAR OF THE ROTORS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. EXCESS WEAR CAN LENGTHEN STOPPING DISTANCES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS TO AVOID OBSTACLES. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING (ABNORMALLY HIGH RATES OF ROTOR WARPAGE), WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS BEST EXPLAINED BY EITHER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, OR, MORE LIKELY, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE/ROTOR SYSTEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND THE PROBLEM DISUCSSED AT LENGTH. NEITHER PARTY IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY. RATHER THEY SIMPLY WISH TO TURN THEM - AN APPROACH WHICH ONLY DELAYS CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ENSURES ADDED CUSTOMER COSTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS WE FEEL IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFEY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009827May 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STARTING FROM 36 MILE TO THE PRESENT. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761607May 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE. HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MHP WITH ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT. ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT SMASHED IN, ENGINE DIED, HAD TO BE TOWED. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, DRIVER HAD 4.5 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#760678April 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REPLACED BRAKES (FRONT AND REAR) AT 18000 MILES. WILL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN AT 27000 MILES. BRAKES ARE WOEFULLY UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP WHICH MAKES STOPPING A BONE SHAKING EXPERIENCE. RESURFACING ROTORS ONLY PROVIDES TEMPORARY RELIEF. BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AN PROPERLY SIZED - CURRENT SYSTEMS SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007495April 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THEY GAVE WAA,CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TRIED TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759760March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION,BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759527March 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'D NOTICED PREVIOUSLY MY CAR WOULD SHAKE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL DEAD, BUT WOULDN'T OR THERE WOULD BE A THUMP LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT ME AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR IF I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. ON YESTERDAY, AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HAVING THAT MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. ON MY WAY HOME, I WAS WAITING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT CAR SHOOK AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO FALL DEAD ,THEN LUNGED FORWARD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ALERT THEM AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE INCIDENT FRIGHTENED ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ANOTHER WOMAN WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR HAD REPORTED A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND HAD TO BRING HER CAR IN AND THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE HER ENGINE. I WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME, THEY BELIED IT MIGHT BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD KEEP THE CAR, AND A TECHNICIAN WOULD DRIVE IT TO SEE IF THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I CALLED TODAY 3/19/01 AND WAS TOLD BY GARY, THAT THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 HOUR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN OUT OF THE BLUE , THE SAME THING I DESCRIBED HAD OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD HE HAD A CALL INTO THE ENGINEERING LINE AND THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I ADVISED GARY I DID NOT WANT THAT CAR BACK UNTIL I WAS COMFORTABLE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. HE SAID A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SITUATION, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE WEBSITE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND IT. I LOCATED ONLY RECALL INFO. ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005486March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH CONSUMER REARENDED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004448February 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING TACHOMETER GOES FROM 0 TO 3.2 WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THERE IS A SURGE IN THE ENGINE.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISION FLARE SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757754February 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A NUETRAL POSITION AND WILL NOT RETURN INTO GEAR. ONCE THIS OCCURS NONE OF THE DRIVE GEARS WILL WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE GOT THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND PLAN TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563865December 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING RADIATOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER ADVISOR THAT THE RADIATOR WAS INSPECTED AND IF ITS NOT LEAKING ON INSPECTION IT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000575December 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899972December 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755392December 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899920December 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND FELT VEHICLE ALMOST TURNED OVER. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899849December 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD WIND NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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