Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (1998)

109 consumer complaints on file.

#868485August 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY WAS REPLACED 5 TIMES, 2 TIMES ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED & THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER HAD BEEN SAYING THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY WAS WEATHER RELATED. THEY SEEMED NOT TO REALLY KNOW WHAT THE REMEDY WAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727178August 9, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATION. REPURCHASED BY MITSUBISHI 6/2000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724230June 19, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860791April 24, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S FRONT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE TIE ROD/BALL JOINT, AND CONTROL ARM WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860314April 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INADVERTENTLY, AFFECTS VISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. DEALER INSPECTED, AND DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR HAS A DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720957April 3, 2000
SUSPENSION
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS AND EXTREME PULSATION,VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 M.P.H. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN BRAKING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AS WELL. FROM READING YOUR WEB SITE THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720022March 12, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEE WEB PAGE AT:HTTP://SITES.NETSCAPE.NET/DTBICKFO/HOME.HTM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858245March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ENGINE CUTS OFF OR SLOWS DOWN WHEN ON HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854438December 27, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-31/2 MILES AUTOMOBILE LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE AUTO TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN AROUND TWICE, RESULTING IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING CONSUMER'S AUTOMOBILE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
0
#852304November 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT CONSUMER WOULD HEAR NOISE FOR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE AT PURCHASE, A SLIGHT CHURP WAS NOTICED, FRONT RIGHT. IT WAS CHECKED, BUT NOT CORRECTED. AFTERWARDS, NOISE INCREASED STEADILY. A FRONT RIGHT BRAKE WAS FIXED, BUT CONTINUED TO RATTLE. SWAY BAR/ BUSHINGS WERE REPAIRED. ALSO STEERING BECAME LOOSE. HOWEVER, CHURPING CONTINUED. DIAGNOSIS BY A LOCALMECHANIC CLAIMED THAT CHURPING AND RATTLING WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR LINK AND PEELING TOP BUSHING. BUT MITSHIBISHI DEALERS DISAGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, AND PERSUADED CONSUMER TO LEAVE VEHICLE AS IT IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851730November 26, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND USING HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS SHINE ABOUT 150 FEET FORWARD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849171November 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL IS BOUNCING, AND THE ROTORS WENT OUT. PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND REPAIRED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852173October 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH A SA RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713794October 24, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE DONE ALMOST EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, FROM SENDING LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS SALES OF AMERICA TO THE MARYLAND STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THERE ARE QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES BEING EMPLOYED BY OURISMAN MITSUBISHI AND M.M.S.A. IN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE NON-REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED AND TO DATE, ONLY ONE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER....ALSO, M.M.S.A. SENT A REGIONAL REP. TO ASSESS THE REFERENCED VEHICLE AND THE REP., WHO CLAIMED TO BE AN EXPERT ON THE REFERENCED VEHICLE IS NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC NOR IS HE A DEGREED ENGINEER. I FIND THE ENTIRE ORDEAL THAT I EXPERIENCED IS ONE THAT NO OTHER PURCHASER OF A VEHICLE, FROM A DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE FORCED TO ENDURE...THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS OWNED ONLY BY OURISMAN MITSUBISHI BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED BY ME. I HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INDICATING THE STEPS TAKEN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE CORRECTED AND TO DATE, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS( DOT NUMBER: Y815B TIRE SIZE: 265/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846679September 30, 1999
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD FEEL ANY OBJECT THAT COULD AFFECT THE VEHICLE THROUGH BOTTOM BECAUSE SHREDDED WIND GUARD. DEALER HAD SAID THAT WAS HOW VEHICLE WAS MADE, FLIMSY AND NOT VERY DURABLE.. *AK *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845230August 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE OR SKID. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BRAKES ARE STICKING. WOULD HAVE ODORS/FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, SOME SQUEAKING COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547902August 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707796June 23, 1999
TIRES
SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY IT IS HAPPENING. TIRES ON THE DRIVER, FRONT AND REAR WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS. HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE HAD THREE REPRESENTATIVES LOOK AT THE CAR WITH NO SATISFACTION YET. WE HAVE SENT REGISTERED LETTERS, BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THE ROADS ARE VERY CURVY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A REAL PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: FBEFMSM438 TIRE SIZE: 265/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837440May 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS A BAD BLIND SPOT. IT PORTRUDES JUST OUTSIDE THE SIDE MIRROR. WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & DID NOT NOTICE ANY VEHICLES ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED OFF WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534026April 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
WHEN MONTERO RUNS INTO A FLLOD ARE WITH SPEED OF 30 MPH OR OVER, WATER MAY SPREAD OVER WINDSHIELD/ROOF, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO SEE ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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