Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (1995)

86 consumer complaints on file.

#10055780January 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE MONTERO SPORT WHICH IS UNDER RE-CALL. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPLY UNDER THE RE-CALL BECAUSE OF THE VIN# AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048305November 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN, AND LOSE POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040987September 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN 2003 WHILE DRIVING. POWERSTEERING IS LOST AND THE LAST TIME CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING.THE PREVIOS OWNER FIXED IT ON FEB.7, 2003. IT BROKE WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE FREEWAY MAY 15TH, 2003 AND THEN IT BROKE AGAIN SEPT.4,2003. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BOLT FOR THE MONTERO 3.0 L ENGINE AND THE GALANT SAME YEAR. WHY NO RECALL ON THE MONTERO 3.5 L? NO FATALITIES THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041934September 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BELT FALLING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027254July 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.THE PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSE ALL POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021278June 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 1995 MITSIBUSHI MONTERO SR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CHECK IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE REAR TRANSAXLE WAS CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE (DRIVER SIDE) WHERE IT WAS WELDED TOGETHER FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND DIFFERENTIAL OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THERE. I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME ABOUT A MILE TO FIND OUT THAT IT COMPLETELY BROKE LOOSE AROUND THE WELD AND THE WHEEL WAS SLANTED ON A SIDE ALMOST TO COME OUT. IT'S HOLDING ON NOW BY ONLY THE OTHER PARTS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. IT'S A GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY, SO ANYWAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT. I TOLD THEM THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NORMAL AND I THINK IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE A WELD IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BRAKE NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NEVER HIT UNDERNEATH THERE ISN'T ANY DAMAGE AROUND IT. MY MECHANIC SAID THE SAME THING THAT ALL HIS LIFE HE NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO I CALLED MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I EXPLAINED THEM THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THE SAME AS THE DEALER. IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T CARE NOW I'M WITHOUT A CAR WHICH I DEPEND ON A LOT AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD COST A LOT. SO I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE LOOK IN THE SITUATION BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM AND THE PEOPLE AT MITSUBISHI TRY TO AVOID IT I CAN TAKE DIGITAL PICTURES IF NEEDED TO BE SEEN OR CAN ARRANGE FOR SOMEBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T USE IT THE WAY IT IS MY CAR HAS ONLY 90,000 ON IT AND IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF ALL THE TIME AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014741March 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 311 001, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008331March 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND COLLATERAL DAMAGES HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED 3 TIMES WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND NO NOTIFICATION OF RECALL 00V311001.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001165December 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICE A OIL LEAK. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE POROUS HEAD CAUSED THE ENGINE LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768220October 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CRANKSHAFT AND SPROCKET HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY FAILED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017818September 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING REAR WHEEL CAVED IN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT A WELD BROKE LOOSE ON T LEFT REAR AXLE HOUSING, CAUSING AXLE TO BREAK DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016727August 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHST ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DISCONNECTING FROM MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764076July 11, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL RELATED DIRECTLY TO PLAY IN STEERING BOX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013610July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY BOLT SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. RECALL 00V311001 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. 3.5 LITER ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010630May 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOLT THAT HOLDS PULLEY INTO THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008685April 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. REAR WHEELS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED AND CAUSED PASSENGER TO BE TOSSED AROUND IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. POLICE REPORT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005362March 11, 2002
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
SUSPENSION POINTS TO LIFT UP VEHICLE WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND VEHICLE HAS FALLEN DOWN OFF OF THE JACK WHICH WOULD NOT STAY UP. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON HOW TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002548January 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT 50-60 MPH, THEN LOST ALL POWER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON, VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIRSHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899046November 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ANY LONGER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899047November 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL SOUND LIKE IT'S LOCKING INTO PLACE, BUT WITH A SMALL TUG, SEAT BELTS CAN COME UNDONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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