Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (2001)

229 consumer complaints on file.

#755227December 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON SNOW, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ENGINE REVVING NOISE COMING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755089November 29, 2001
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898380October 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR WAS BROKEN INSIDE AND COOLANT WENT INTO TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563733October 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON HIS VEHICLE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT FIXED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WILL TAKE A DAY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR LOANER VEHICLE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897861October 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT IN FRONT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND VEHICLE WAS "T" BONED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED ABDOMINAL/ LEG , AND NECK INJURIES; FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND HAND INJURIES; AND REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED RIGHT KNEE AND ARM INJURIES. ALL RECEIVED EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND RELEASED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS WERE NOTIFIED, FIRST THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR, THE TEST WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FOUND ANYTHING, AGAIN ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ASSIGNED AND CONSUMER IS STILL AWAITING THE RESULT. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#897888October 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE TRANSMISSION ON FIRE. FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO ENGINE. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563547October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PURGE CONTROL VALVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895676September 4, 2001
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR SUSPENSION VIBRATES WHEN TRAVELING 55MPH OR ABOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES. DEALER ALSO DID AN ALIGNMENT, AND BALANCED/ ROTATED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749619August 2, 2001
SUSPENSION
AFTER VIEWING NEWS ABOUT ROLLOVER MY 9 YR DAUGHTER HAS HAD NIGHTMARES AND I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO DRIVE US IN ANOTHER CAR TO GO ON A FAMILY VISIT TO UPSTATE NY,SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP MANAGER ABOUT RETURNING CAR,HIS RESPONSE; I HAVE TO PAY DEALER $10,000 SO MY CREDIT WONT GET RUINED.THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE. MMCA SENT ME A VIDEO WHICH I HAD MY DAUGHTER VIEW, BUT IT HASN'T CHANGED HER PRIOR REACTION*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892767July 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING GEARS WILL CHANGE AND MAKE VEHICLE END UP GOING SLOWER. AT OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892768July 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE TENDS TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892232July 9, 2001
WHEELS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHEN TIRES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVEABLE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ENGINE PART THAT BROKE OFF. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747216June 21, 2001
SUSPENSION
IS YOUR ORGINIZATION GOING TO TEST AND FORCE A RECALL ON THE POTENTIAL FOR THE 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO TO TIP OVER. THE DEALER TOLD ME YOUR ORGINIZATION HAD NO COMMENT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE CONSUMER REPORTS FINDINGS. THE REPORT WAS AIRED JUNE 20TH INDICATING THE 2001 FULL SIZE MITSUBISHI TIP OVER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COOPERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 2 DAYS. WHY WAS NO TESTING DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD ON THE SPORT MONTERO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747212June 21, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HAVING VIEWED ROLLOVER RISK ON CONSUMER REPORTS TESTS ON MONTERO, I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747128June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR HAS BEEN GIVEN ME PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE CAR STALL SON ME WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON. VEHICLE CREEPS FORWARD WHEN BRAKE PEEDLE IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 4 TIMES TO THE SHOP . DEALER HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE PARTS BUT IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I NEED TO CONTACT. THANKS STEPHANIE SILVA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746495June 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR A GREEN TURN SIGNAL. OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STRAIGHTEN AFTER MAKING A TURN AND HIT MY VEHICLE HEAD-ON. HIS SPEED APPROX .35, MY SPEED 0. HIS AIRBAGS FIRED OFF. MINE DID NOT. DEALER CANNOT GET AIRBAG SYSTEM TO RESET PROPERLY WHILE UNDER REPAIR. THEY SEEM UNCONCERNED. I WANT TO KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889692June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V027000 IN MAIL, AND HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE DEFECT SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888435May 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
POWER EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DISTORTED AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887096April 30, 2001
STEERING
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND HEARD A NOISE FROM LINKAGE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO GREASE APPLIED TO BALL JOINTS, FITTINGS AND STEERING LINKAGE FROM FACTORY, AND ALSO AT DEALER. THERE IS NO WAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744414April 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. WE SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL PASSENGER SEATING IT PROVIDES WITH THE 3RD SEAT THAT IS A STANDARD FEATURE. AS IN MANY SUV WITH 3RD SEATS, IT IS DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL LEG ROOM, SO WE INT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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