Mitsubishi Endeavor Complaints (2004)

182 consumer complaints on file.

#10213424January 2, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE HATCHBACK EXPLODED WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. AS OF JANUARY 2, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211293December 9, 2007
STRUCTURE
DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.WATER FROM A/C UNIT ENTERING DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AREA. WETTING FLOOR PANEL AND CARPETING. DEALER CHARGED $830.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. PART REPLACED WAS A GROMMET ($3.28) TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDING TAX $918. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY ENDEAVORS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209245November 17, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS SOME SORT OF LEAK RIGHT BEHIND THE DASHBOARD SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON COMPLAINT #10204166. MY FAN BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE AND MORE WATER KEEPS COMING DOWN FROM BEHIND THE DASH. MITSUBISHI IN THE BRONX WANTS TO CHARGE ME A LARGE AMOUNT FOR A REPAIR THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204166September 26, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WATER LEAKING IN THE CAR FROM UNDER THE DASH. FIRST TIME WAS IN 2005 SECOND AND THIRD TIME JULY 2007. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR, THE BOX THAT HOLDS THAT EVAPORATOR, COMPRESSOR, AND BLOWER MOTOR. I HAVE WIRE DAMAGE DONE FROM THE WATER LEAKING IN THE CAR. I HAVE A WARRANTY THAT IS TOP COVER ALL OF THESE THINGS BY THE DEALER WOULDN'T HONOR STATING THAT IT IS DUE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD REMOVED TO GET TO THE BOX THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT IS A MANUFACTURE ERROR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201798September 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007, I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING SUDDENLY BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ABOVE "H" IMMEDIATELY. I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF, EXITED THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY, STOPPED THE CAR, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE CAR WAS STILL PAST THE "H" ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM HALF OF MY RADIATOR HAD DISINTEGRATED AND FALLEN OFF THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE COOLANT AND OTHER NECESSARY PARTS. THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, AND COOLANT ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT WASN'T AT LEAST 15 YEARS OLD. MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 THAT I PURCHASED IN MARCH 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201667September 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2004, 48K MILES, MOVING AT APPROX 40 MILES PER HOUR, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PANEL NEAR THE LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCHES BEGAN SMOKING AND QUICKLY FILLED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE SUFFICIENT TO OBSCURE ALL VISION. WITHIN SECONDS FLAME APPEARS OUT OF THE DOOR PANEL AND FLAMES CONTINUED TO SPREAD UNTIL IT ENGULFED MOST OF THE PASSENGER DOOR BEFORE IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVIDED BY NEARBY BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195310July 4, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE REAR WIPER MOTOR ON MY 04 ENDEAVOR STOPPED WORKING IN SEPT OF 2006. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT WAS GOING TO COST $321.00 TO REPLACE IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE $ AND SINCE IT IS NOT A MUST HAVE I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED. ON JUNE 30TH 2007 IT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED SMOKING. I WAS THE WORST SMELL AND WAS FILLING UP THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I AM PREGNANT AND MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRENTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY WOULD CERTAINLY FIX IT FOR ME AT $321.00 IF I CHOSE TO DO SO. I DONT FEEL THAT EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY, THAT ANYTHING SHOULD BE SMOKING ON YOUR CAR. THE DEALER DID ADMIT THAT THE FUSE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN AND IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193537June 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE IS MAKING RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDERCARRIAGE DURING ACCELERATION; HIGH PITCHED WHINNING NOISE DURING DRIVING AFTER VEHCILE WARMED UP. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE BAFFLES BROKEN INTERNALLY, AND ENTIRE INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,400 FOR PART AND $150 FOR LABOR. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 45,000+ MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191827May 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MITSUBITISHI ENDEAVOR 2004 CAUGHT FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30AM. OWNERS AWAKENED BY CAR ALARM TO FIND REAR OF VEHICLE IN FLAMES, RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191414May 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006, THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ON MAY 8, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRST FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE UPPER ENGINE AND IT WAS REBUILT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SECOND FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE LOWER ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THE SUMMER OF 2006, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. SHE STATED THAT IT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND IT DRAINED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,983.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181333February 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
MY WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180706January 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
AFTER 64,000 MILES DEALER SAYS TRANSFER CASE IS NO GOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178901January 17, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 DOOR HANDLES IN A YEAR DUE TO THEM BREAKING OFF IN YOUR HAND WITH ROUTINE USE, THESE ARE CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLES WITH NO APPARENT METAL REINFORCEMENT. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD DOOR HANDLES JUST SNAP OFF LIKE THIS. I AM CURRENTLY CONTACTING THE DEALER FOR A 3RD REPLACEMENT HANDLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THE HANDLES BREAK THEN THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE FOR RESCUE OTHER THEN BREAKING WINDOWS. *NM UPDATED 02/22/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170283October 9, 2006
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
I PARKED MY 2004 ENDEAVOR IN THE GARAGE LIKE I DO EVERY DAY WHEN I RETURN HOME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY. I TOOK SOME GROCERIES FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT, CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND WENT INSIDE. I CAME OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER TO RETRIEVE THE REST OF MY GROCERIES BUT THE CAR WAS MISSING! I LOOKED OUT THE GARAGE DOOR (WHICH WAS OPEN) AND SAW MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. WHEN I APPROACHED THE CAR I NOTED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE! THE BACK END OF THE ENDEAVOR WAS DEMOLISHED. THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE MAILBOX AND POLE AND GARDEN LIGHTS THAT THE CAR RAN OVER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164336August 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
HIGH PITCHED WHINE AT >50 MPH (AND CAR IS WARMED UP). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160077June 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR AND THE ONLY OWNER. ON FRIDAY, 06/10/06 THE CAR BROKE, I PUT IT IN DRIVING AND THE TRUCK WENT (2 TIMES) REVERSED . I ALMOST HIT A CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED MITSUBISHI DEALER , AND THAT IS WHEN THE NIGHT MARE STARTED. IT TOOK OVER 15 PHONE CALLS TO GET MY TRUCK TOWING TO THE DEALER. THEY REQUEST MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND STILL ARE REFUSING TO FIXED MY CAR. MY CAR HAS 62,600 MILES UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS COVER THE POWER TRAIN UP TO 100,000 MILES. TODAY IS BEING 9 DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVER BY MITSUBISHI. THE DEALER, CROWN MITSUBISHI IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA IS REFUSING TO TELL ME WHO IS THE CONTACT PERSON IN MITSUBISHI WHO SUPPOSED TO APPROVE MY REPAIRS. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAD RECORDS OF CONTINUES MAINTENANCE 17 OF THEM. THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND SINCE, THIS STARTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157732May 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION -- A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE VERIFIED BY DEALER AS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS ADJUDICATION, DIRECT FROM MANAGEMENT, IS THAT THE "NOISE IS NORMAL". THIS IS A BLATANT INSULT TO MY INTELLIGENCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152528March 12, 2006
STRUCTURE
2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 4X4, AT THE TIME I REPORTED THE RUSTING PROBLEM I HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT HAS HEAVY RUST UNDER THE BACK SEATS, ON THE HINGES THAT OPERATE THE SEATS, THE COIL CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEAT, THE AREA WHERE THE JACK IS STORED AND THE JACK ITSELF. I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I CAN FIND NO ONE ELSE WHO AGREES WITH THIS STATEMENT. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE AND WOULD LIKE HELP IN THIS MATTER. MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH HAVE ALLERGIES AND IF THERE IS THAT MUCH MOISTURE IN THIS VEHICLE I AM AFRAID THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE UNSEEN MOLD THAT COULD BE HARMFUL AS WELL. I FEEL I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS NICELY, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146063December 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I PURCHASED A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR FROM DAVE SMITH MOTORS IN SEPTEMBER, 2005. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS 6 TIMES. ONCE THEY REPLACED A FALSELY SEALED FRONT WINDSHIELD, TWICE THEY REPAIRED THE HEATER CORE, AND ONCE THEY REPAIRED THE DRIVE LINE. THE 2 OTHER VISITS WERE FOR INITIAL INSPECTION AND ESTIMATE . NOW IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING ELECTRIC WIRES AND IT IS STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. THIS CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND HAS BEEN UNDER REPAIR FOR WEEKS! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137494September 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ROAD DEBRIS CAUSED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY RADIATOR BECAUSE IT IS POORLY DESIGNED WITH NO PROTECTION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO GRILL PROTECTION IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR SO STONES AND DEBRIS ARE FREE TO HIT THE RADIATOR DIRECTLY AND PUNCTURE THE TUBING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON 09-22-05. IT WILL COST ME $650 FOR A NEWLY INSTALLED RADIATOR FROM MITSUBISHI. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THE DESIGN FLAW WHICH LEADS TO SAFETY ISSUES. I AM NOT GUARANTEED THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER MY NEW RADIATOR IS INSTALLED BECAUSE MITSUBISHI DOES NOT MAKE AN ACCESSORY TO FIX THE DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, NOT CITY DRIVING. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS COMPLAINT IMMEDIATELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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