Mitsubishi Montero Complaints

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#821399March 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE TOO CLOSE TO AIR CONDITIONER LINES. FRICTION CAUSED BRAKES LINE HOSE TO HAVE HOLE IN IT & LEAKED FLUID. WAS APPLYING BRAKES & VEHICLE DID NOT STOP QUICKLY. HAD IT REPAIRED. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS REIMBURSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530572February 17, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820619February 5, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, OWNER PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, HIT BRAKE AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821027January 29, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DUE TO NON -TIGHTENING/MISSING OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT NUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818866January 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRAVELING AT 60MPH HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE BRAKES STARTED GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REGAINING CONTROL, THE VEHICLE DIED. THEN WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE SELECTOR LEVER WAS IN REVERSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527767January 4, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES
VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT, NO RESPONSE FROM STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT, ROLLING OVER. DRIVER HEARD LOUD NOISE AT TIME OF STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819814December 8, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVIING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN CENTER LANE, HIT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, BOTH FENDERS AND ENTIRE FRONT WAS HIT. CONSUMER ALMOST HIT WINDSHIELD. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HAD SEAT BELT ON. AROUND $4500 WORTH DAMAGE ON FRONT ALONE .THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526678October 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOSES SIGNIFICANT POWER. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605217October 27, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604688October 27, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER/STEREO SPEAKER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604655October 20, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DESIGN OF KEY TO IGNITION AND DOOR MATCH MAKING IT EASY TO DUPLICATE AND TAKE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520305September 17, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516133September 10, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT INNER TIE ROD DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CRASHED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING 4 PEOPLE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#816229September 10, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHEN DRIVING THE FUEL LINE BROKE AWAY FOR THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO POUR OUT OVER THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT A BRACKET WAS MISSING FROM THE FUEL LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523342September 1, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THERMOSTAT FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520613August 1, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING PLATE BETWEEN FRAME AND POWER STEERING WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813278June 19, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
14 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START IT UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND THE RADIO DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517638June 16, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
STEERING COLUMN FAILURE; ALSO, FRONT/REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812816June 5, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END CRASH, VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP, SENSORS WERE NOT HIT, FRONT BUMPERS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#812591May 30, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH, AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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