2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR Complaints

THE CONDENSATION FROM THE AC DOES NOT DRAIN OUT OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. IT IS A "KNOWN" DESIGN FLAW THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A DRAIN 'TUBE" BUT THE WATER IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN OUT A HOLE AND OUT THROUGH THE FRAME BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE HOLE CAN BECOME PLUGGED. THE WATER RUNS INTO THE VEHICLE UNDER THE CARPET AN UNDER THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CARPET CAN HAVE STANDING WATER MAKING THE FOOT WET AND SLIPPERY ON THE PEDAL. ALSO THE WATER HAS NOWHERE TO GO. THE WATER WILL THEN EVAPORATE AND RECONDENSE ON THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEWS. I CAN NEVER COMPLETELY DRY OUT THE WATER AND I AM WORRIED THAT MOLD IS GROWING IN THE CAR. ALSO THE WATERLOGGED FLOOR STINKS HORRIBLY. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD WHO COMPLAINS EVERYDAY ABOUT THE SMELL, BUT I WORRY MORE ABOUT THE MOLD AND THE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES I DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR

BACK TAILGATE WINDOW SWITCH AND BACK TAILGATE DOOR LATCH/SWITCH/HANDLES OF EARLY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVORS JUST FAIL WITH NO WARNING AND NEITHER CAN BE OPENED WITH OR WITHOUT KEY FOB. AFTER SOME SEARCHING I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS MAKES IT NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE, OR IN CASE OF ACCIDENT THE RESCUE PERSONS CANNOT ACCESS THE CAR FROM THE BACK DOOR OR WINDOW. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY 2004 MODELS. I HAD TO PAY CLOSE TO $400 TO REPAIR THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE BLOWER WENT OUT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED ($400.00) IN JANUARY 2010 BY EXPERT TIRE (NO MITSUBISHI DEALER NEARBY). ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER, THE FAN STOPPED BLOWING AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE A/C COMPLETELY OFF FOR A DAY AND THEN IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, IT IS LEAKING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. NOW, I HAVE A MUSTY SMELL ANYTIME I GET IN THE CAR. THE A/C APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW, BUT ANYTIME I DRIVE IN THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN. I'VE CALLED MITSUBISHI AND REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT CANNOT GET ANY HELP. THEY JUST TELL ME TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T LIVE NEAR A MITSUBISHI DEALER, THEY DON'T OFFER A RENTAL CAR, AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANOTHER $400.00 OR MORE TO SPEND ON THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER ENDEAVOR OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM, IT'S NOT A FLUKE ACCIDENT. *TR

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, ABOUT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE MIGHT BECOME CORRODED FROM ROAD SALT IN COLD WEATHER. THAT'S FINE ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE DEALERSHIP IN LYNCHBURG,VA. CLOSED UP AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS FROM ANYONE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THEY SAY I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO BLACKSBURG, CHARLOTTETSVILLE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THESE PLACES ARE ONE HOUR TO TWO HOURS AWAY FROM ME AND I WANT TO KNOW AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR MY GAS AND TIME TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THIS IS NOT GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO CLOSE UP SHOP AND NOT LET THE CONSUMER KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT TO DO IN CASES OF A RECALL, THAT MAKES CONSUMERS HIGHLY UPSET AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO SPEND IN GAS TO DRIVE TWO HOURS AWAY TO GET A RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE SOME PLACE CLOSE TO ME COULD TAKE CARE OF IT AND THEY CAN BILL THE MITSUBISHI PLACE. THIS PUTTING THE CONSUMER OUT OF THE WAY. AND WHAT WOULD THE CONSUMER DO IF IT WAS SOMETHING MAJOR THAT HAPPENED. THIS IS SO UPSETTING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TO MY LOCAL NEWS AND COMPLAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, SHE HEARD AND SAW WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC WHERE THE BLOWER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/29/2010.*LJ

A/C DRAINS TO THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD CREATING A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD, ALSO RUSTS OUT THE FAN BLOWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONNECTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE BLOWER AND RESISTOR. THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON SITE AND WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER MADE A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE AIR CONDITIONER BUT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PART CATCHING FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,885 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,900.UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10

WE OWN A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR WITH 90,000 MILE S ON . THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING IS BRAKE RELATED AND AS OCCURRED 6-7 TIMES THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS - ITS DOESN'T OCCUR ALL THE TIME ITS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY AFTER CAR SITS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME USUALLY OVER NITE . THE PROBLEM IS THE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE FIRST APPLIED THERE'S A SLOW RESPONSE TIME FOR THEM TO WORK AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD OR PUMPED . WE FIRST NOTICED THIS AFTER THANKSGIVING OF LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM REPEATED TILL IN MARCH WHEN I HAD A LOCAL AUTO SERVICE SHOP LOOK AT THE PROBLEM (ASE MASTER CERTIFIED ) - HE COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT MACHINE FONT ROTORS THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM - A FEW WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN . THATS WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM EXPLAINED IT HI IN DELAI - HE SAID IT MIGHT BE BRAKE PADS AND REPLACED THEM - HOWEVER SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY WIFE JUST MISSING REAR ENDING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. I AGAIN CALLED THE MITSUBISHI DEALER - EXPLAINED THINGS AGAIN TO THEM - THIS WAS AFTER I CONTACTED THE CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OF MITSUBISHI - SHE SAID TO TAKE IT BACK INTO THEM - WE DID - THEY STATED THE COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I AM BECOMING QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEPS RE IN SOLVING THIS SITUATION AND MY LEGAL RIGHTS . IM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT INJURIES HERE - PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT WAS FILLING HIS FUEL TANK WHEN HE NOTICED A LEAK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE NEXT DAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FILLER PIPE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR TIMING BELT ISSUES. 1ST - NORMAL 60K REPLACEMENT 2ND - TIMING BELT PULLEY SEIZED UP AND CAR OVERHEATED 3RD - BELT WAS RUBBING ON SAFETY GUARD 4TH - TIMING BELT BROKE. *TR