Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#884558March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 01V027000/BRAKE HOSES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. HAS YET CONTACTED CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM THAT DEALERSHIP COULD PERFORM REPAIRS. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3 OCCASIONS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743212March 28, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SINCE THE STEREO IS LOCATED BELOW THE CUP HOLDER INSERT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ADJUST SAFELY. THE 2000 MODEL TAKES CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER 1990 VEHICLES ARE UNABLE TO GET THIS ITEM REPLACED. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THIS OPTION TO REVISE FOR CUSTOMER'S WANTING THE REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884462March 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE DIED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOLTS CAME OUT FROM CRANKSHAFT/ PULLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884114March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE IS A RECALL 01V027000. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN, AND THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN CONSUMER A DATE ON WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884165March 26, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. DEALER DIDN'T WARRANTY TIRE. ORGINAL TIRES HAD 3,000 MILES, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT#9901D689C2. CONSUMER HAS A 2001 MONTERO, MITSUBISHI. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED TWO TIRES OUT OF THE FEAR THAT THE INCIDENT WOULD HAPPENS AGAIN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560550March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (SR-01-004) RELATING TO A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM HOSE, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT REPLACEMENT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEK OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560515March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE RECALLED (00V-311) FAULTY CRANKSHAFT BOLT BECAUSE IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CRACKED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE BOLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL THE COMPONENT FAILS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560490March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT BOLTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-311, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883807March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#883677March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL 00V311001 NOTICE RECEIVED. IT WAS A FOREIGN PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMING HIM THEY HAD NO WAY TO BILL CARRBEAN MITSUBISHI. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883600March 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
PROBLEM IS OVERFLOWING WATER WHEN HITTING A WATER PUDDLE OR IF IT IS RAINING WATER COMES OVERFLOWING LIKE A RIVER STREAMING ON WINDSHIELD, AND TOP OF VEHICLE. REAR WINDHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO WIPE MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR WATER TO SUBSIDE. DEALERSHIIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883245March 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE LEAF SPRING BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883264March 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS IN 40 MPH CAR COLLISION, CRASHED INTO A TREE, AND ROOF COLLAPSED. ONTO CONSUMER'S HUSBAND. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883272March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE AND ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE FLUID STAYS AT HALF WAY MARK. *AK ALSO, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WEARING OUT UNEVENLY DUE TO POOR ALIGNMEN AND BAD BRAKES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883299March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES ,AND THAT SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN, BUT NOT IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883117March 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BECAME LOOSE OVER TIME. PULLEY BOLT CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883186March 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE MODULE, REPLACING SECOND MODULE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT OPERATIVE DUE TO ECM FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE REPAIRED ECM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883074March 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FOUND ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. ALSO, DISCOVERED THAT HEATER CORE SEPARATED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR TWO OTHER PROBLEMS.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER WITHOUT PROPERLY REPAIRING. WHILE DRIVING, THE CRANK SHAFT FELL OFF AND THE CONUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882947March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT ENDED VEHICLE BEHIND. OTHER DRIVER SAID THAT VEHICLE JUMPED AND HIT VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882948March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT LIGHT TURN GREEN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT VEHICLE IN FRONT DID NOT. CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE THAT JUMPED INTO OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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