Mitsubishi Montero Complaints (2001)

229 consumer complaints on file.

#10386679March 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL DINGING SOUND AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ABS HAD DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY BUT THE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL BEEPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR BUT THE NOISE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,660 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384004February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
1) EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. 2) THE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT. FREQUENCY IS FROM MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE HORN HONKS AND LIGHTS FLASH UNTIL THE ALARM IS RESET OR UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES. 3) FUSES REMOVED BUT ALARM STILL OPERATES. HORNS DISCONNECTED BUT LIGHTS STILL FLASH. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE ALARM OR DISABLE THE ALARM WITHOUT ALSO TURNING OFF THE HORN. REPORTEDLY, INORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM A SWITCH BEHIND THE AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED WHICH ALSO REQUIRES REPLACING THE AIRBAG. REPLACING THE AIRBAG IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND OVER $1000. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE ALARM IN A SAFE MANNER. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOTALLY DISARM OR TURN OFF THE ALARM SYSTEM SIMPLY AND SAFELY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383546February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN SPONTANEOUSLY SOUNDED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN COLD. THE FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED. NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURE IS WARMER THE HORN APPEARS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH THE FUSE BACK IN. THE HORN SWITCH IS CONTAINED IN AN ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES THE AIRBAG AND IS SOLD ONLY AS A UNIT WITH A PARTS PRICE OF OVER $600, PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR DEFECTS IN THE HORN. IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR MITSUBISHI TO CHARGE $1,000 TO FIX THEIR DEFECT IN THE HORN SWITCH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378398January 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WOKE UP TO A LOUD ALARM. NEIGHBORS POUNDING ON OUR DOOR TO ALERT US SOMETHING WAS ALARMING. COPS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NOISE WAS 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HORN ALARM. IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF TILL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. AN EASY FIX WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE FUSE, BUT IN MASS YOU ARE REQUIRED GET YEARLY DETAILED INSPECTION OF YOUR CAR. THEREFORE, MY TRUCK WOULD DEFINITELY FAIL AND I WOULD END UP PAYING THE 1,000-1500 FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SURPRISE PROBLEM ADDED TO MY LIST. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR MITSUBISHI! *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375264January 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 18F DEGREES THE HORN WILL CONTINUOUSLY BLOW. INITIALLY THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED TO STOP THE HORN FROM MAKING ITS NOISE. THEN HORN RELAY IS REMOVED TO DISABLE THE HORN COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. A MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375074January 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED WILL NOT STOP BLARING ~ HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR COSTLY REPAIRS ALL THE WHILE ... BLARING DOWN THE STREET TO MY MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370410December 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUSBISHI MONTERO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD THE HORN SOUND. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE FOR THE HORN TO STOP IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361167October 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD METAL NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352957August 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OUR 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. EXPERIENCED A NEAR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO TRAFFIC, SHE WAS FORCED TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK BECAUSE THERE WAS LESS THAN 10% BRAKING POWER, EVEN AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. LOCAL DEALER IN MURRIETA, CA TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR HBB ACCUMULATOR RECALL, AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS. ALSO MILEAGE WAS OVER 150K AT 184K. WE HAD THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED BY ANOTHER CERTIFIED MITSUBISHI MECHANIC WHICH SOLVED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. 6 MONTHS LATER, WE EXPERIENCED A SECOND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ALSO LOSING ABOUT 90% OF BRAKING POWER. THIS TIME THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND A BUZZER SOUNDED CONTINUALLY. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW THE LIGHTS AND BUZZER STAY ON CONTINUALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SAME MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE HBB ACCUMULATOR AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE HE STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIRS. I AM WRITING THE COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER IS NEARLY TOTAL AND WITHOUT WARNING. WE AVOIDED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE. IT SEEMS THAT ANY BRAKE SYSTEM ON A MODERN VEHICLE OUT TO ALLOW FOR SOME SUBSYSTEM FAILURES AND REMAIN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD OF ABS OR BOOSTER FAILURES ON OTHER VEHICLES, YET THEY MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THAT SEEMS TO NOT BE THE CASE WITH THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO. IT ALSO WOULD SEEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION SINCE 2001 AND YET SEEMS UNCONCERNED THAT THEIR DESIGN IS SO SIGNIFICANTLY FLAWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349397August 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF MY 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM, YET MITSUBISHI WILL NOT HONOR IT!.HERE IS RECALL. MY COST TO REPAIR IT IS $1300.00 I THINK MITSUBISHI SHOULD FOOT COST! <RECALL>AUG 03, 2001 | RECALL ID# 271 RECALL REASON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM RECALL DATE AUG 03, 2001 MODEL AFFECTED MONTERO POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 39020 RECALL SUMMARY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THIS COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. CONSEQUENCE THE LOSS OF THIS GAS PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND POSSIBLY A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST ASSIST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED ACCUMULATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346515July 31, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 01' MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 3.0L AS OF THE LAST WEEK IN MARCH I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY A/C AND CALL AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT. TO MY SURPRISE THE MITSUBISHI/SATURN SHOP, THE PLACE THAT I HAD TAKEN IT TO 6MTHS TO A YEAR BE4, MY OXYGEN SENSOR TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER THINGS, WAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. SO I CALL WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD GOTO A LICENSED MECHANIC SHOP TO GET MY A/C FIXED, OXYGEN SENSOR HAD DEFAULT AGAIN, BUT IT STILL HAD WARRANTY ON IT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY SHOP SO THE RECENT SHOP COULD NOT REPLACE IT AND I ALSO STILL HAD WARRANTY COVERAGE WITH THE CREDIT UNION THAT I PAY MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO. SO I CALLED THE WARRANTY GROUP, AND THE WARRANTY GROUP PAID FOR A/C TO BE FIXED AND I ONLY HAD TO PAY 100 DEDUCTIBLE. I RECEIVED MY SUV BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THEN I NOTICED A KNOCKING WITHIN THE MOTOR SO I WENT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A OIL CHANGE, BUT I JUST RECENTLY HAD A TUNE-UP AND OIL CHANGE. SO I KNEW THAT I DIDN'T NEED A OIL CHANGE. THE SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE KNOCKING NOISE, BUT ON 5- 23-10 MY SUV HAD MALFUNCTION THIS TIME MY CRANKSHAFT,PULLEY,RODS HAD SEPARATED AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOLDING MY ENGINE TOGETHER WAS THE MAIN BOLT. SO I GOT IT TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I HAD TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY GROUP PAID FOR THE PRE-USED ENGINE, AND I RECEIVED MY SUV BACK ON 6-11-10. I DID NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK NO MORE THEN TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY YARD, BUT ON THAT TUESDAY JUNE 15, 10 I WENT INTO A FURNITURE STORE FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. AND LEFT MY A/C ON, CAME BACK AND ONLY THE FAN WAS BLOWING, SO I CUT-OFF MY SUV AND WAITED FOR 5MINS. CUT MY SUV BACK ON AND DROVE BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD A APPT ON WED. 06-16-10, MY SUV OIL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME I CHECKED THE OIL AND NO OIL IN THE MOTOR PUT 2QTS BEGIN HOME SPEED DROP75-45RADIATOR BURSTED NEEDENGINE.THE 96-99 RECALL ONMITSUB. MONT IS THE SAMETHING WRONG WITH THE01'. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345828July 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THEN ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345154July 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. ALL OF SUDDEN, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS RIGHT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND SAID THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAD BEEN ALREADY TAKEN CARE IN 2001. THE CONTACT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 2008 WITHOUT KNOWING ANY RECALL ISSUES. THE DEALER CHARGED FOR REPLACING THE ACCUMULATOR.THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY-CONCERNED PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS RECURRING MILEAGE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000. FILED COMPLAINT ON 07/25/2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342275July 9, 2010
STEERING
2001 MITSUBUSHI MONTERO SPORT...TIE ROD SLEEVE ON PASSENGER SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME APART AS I WAS PULLING OUT FROM PARKING SPACE ONTO BUSY ROADWAY. THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO STEER CORRECTLY. MECHANIC REPLACED TIE ROD AND FEELS THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THREADS WHERE STILL INTACT JUST FITTING WAS NOT PROPER. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SCREW TIE ROD TOGETHER AND PHYSICALLY PULL THEM APART BY HAND. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE RODS THAT FAILED SO NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN THEY CAME APART IT WAS A TOTAL SHOCK. I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS THAT WHERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $285 I WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO RECOUP OUR EXPENSES. I'M HOPING YOU CAN ADVISE ME ON HOW TO DO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341323July 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON MY MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT IS DEFECTIVE. IT CONSTANTLY BLOWS FUSES, AND WHEN I CAN FINALLY FOR SOME REASON GET ONE IN THE FUSE SLOT WITHOUT BLOWING, I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY HORN WILL JUST START GOING OFF AND IT WONT STOP UNTIL I PULL OVER AND TAKE THE FUSE BACK OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340654June 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, SUDDENLY MY BRAKES FAIL. I ALMOST STRUCK A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN. MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES PADS WERE FINE. I LATER LEARN FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALER THAT I NEED A ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION ONLY 58,000 MILES. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO COVER THE PARTS. AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR IS PARK. CAN'T SEEMS TO UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ABS UNIT FAIL SUDDENLY LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO BRAKES. BELIEVED IT'S A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329114May 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CONTACT APPLIED MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RELATED COMPLAINTS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,419.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326751April 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
2001 MONTERO SPORT CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE HORN STAY ON HAVE TO REMOVE FUSE ONLY WAY TO FIXED READ MORE USERS SAME ISSUES BATTERY DEAD AS PARTS OF AL THIS MALFUNCTIONS READ SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS SAME CAR SAME YEAR COMPANY MAKE NO RECALLS WHY??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292550November 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN BUTTON SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN USED AND GOES OFF FREQUENTLY IN THE COLD OF THE EVENING MANY TIMES IN THE 4-6AM HOURS. THE HORN IS VERY LOUD AND WAKES THE NEIGHBORS. THIS HAS BECOME SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE THAT INITIALLY REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE HORN - THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! RIGHT AFTER DISABLING THE HORN SOMEONE ALMOST BACKED UP INTO ME! SO I HAVE RE-ENABLED THE HORN SYSTEM (PUT THE FUSE BACK). THIS HORN BUTTON IS ALSO THE AIRBAG UNIT - SO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. SO I HAVE WIRED A SWITCH IN THE HORN CIRCUIT, SO THAT I AND MY NEIGHBORS CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT - I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER TO FLIP THE SWITCH BACK ON WHEN I GET IN THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292036November 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 130000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 01V254001 IS NOT AN ADEQUATE FIX FOR THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH OUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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