2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

THE DRIVERSIDE WHEEL IS POPPING, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

MY VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A CATATROPHIC FAILURE AS OF YET. HOWEVER THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE DEGRADED RAPIDLY TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS TOTALLY RUINED THE FRONT TIRES AT 20000 MI.(THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS PERFECT) THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER "COURTESY MITSUBISHI" HAS TWICE REFUSED TO HONOR MY FACTORY WARRANTEE AND HAS MADE RIDICULOUS EXCUSES SUCH AS "THE TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING ON THE FRONT TIRES, THEREFOR WE CANNOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END". AFTERWHICH, I WENT TO AN AUTHORIZED YOKOHAMA TIRE DEALER AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY FRONT TIRES SAVE FOR THE EXCESSIVE WEAR CAUSED BY SUSPENSION COMPONENT PROBLEMS! I FEEL AS IF I HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN AS I CANNOT PERSONALLY AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER AND SUE FOR BREECH OF CONTRACT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMEDY. WITH MITSUBISHI'S PAST RECORD OF STONEWALLING AGAINST ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, I AM OFFICIALLY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE AND A REMEDY FROM THE NHTSA.

HIT A DEER AT 60 MPH. FULL FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH INADEQUATE REAR COIL SUSPENSION RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE "BOTTOMING OUT" WITH REAR PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPRESENTED TO BE ABLE TO TOW 5000#. BUT DUE TO THE IMPROPER SUSPENSION, TOWING ANYTHING IS DANGEROUS AS A RESULT OF THE INABILITY OF THE SUSPENSION TO ACCOMMODATE MINIMAL TONGUE WEIGHT. SUPPOSED REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. A CUSHION WAS INSTALLED RATHER THAN INCREASING THE COIL STRENGTH OR OTHERWISE "REPAIRING" THE PROBLEM. THE CUSHION MERELY ATTEMPTS TO "MASK" THE INADEQUATE SUSPENSION AND DOES NOT RESOLVE ANYTHING.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V027000 ON BRAKE VACUUM HOSES . DEALERSHIP STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE PARTS. ALSO, BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES.*AK DEALER CHECKED BRAKES AND STATED THE SQUEAKING NOISE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS RIDING SLUGGISH, BUT BRAKING DISTANCE WAS FINE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS THAT WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER BELIEVED BRAKE WERE STICKING. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE IS BETTER.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR IS NORMAL. *JB

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

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

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

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