2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK, AND I KNOW THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO ( NHTSA # 01V254001), SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, JUST TO BE TOLD THAT MY MONTERO WAS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST AND THAT I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $350.00 TO GET IT FIXED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO GET IT FIXED WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY ? THANK YOU. *JB

THE ACCUMULATOR ON MY BRAKE BOOSTER IS GOING BAD. THERE IS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL BY THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL (01V254001) ON THIS PART FOR MY VEHICLE (2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO) PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 20,2001. MY VEHICLE'S VIN# IS [XXX] AND IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JUNE 20,2001. SO AS IT STANDS I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC PART ON THAT SPECIFIC VEHICLE FOR THAT SPECIFIC YEAR AND IT HAPPENS TO NOT BE A RECALL. THIS SITUATION DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING SOUND. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONSULTED, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY, HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 01V254001. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V254001, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST VACUUM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

THIS IS CONCERNING A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE HEADED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. MY WIFE STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT, NOT BEFORE THE FRONT END WAS ALREADY OUT IN THE ROAD. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR COMING, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER RQ06007 AND RECALL NUMBER 01V-254 EXPLAIN THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT MY CAR HAS; ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN I LEFT IN THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP. MITSIBUSHI MOTORS, AND THE DEALER, TELL ME MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WHY? IT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *NM

I STARTED MY TRUCK, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND NO BRAKES--JUST A DEAD PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE--WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE BEFORE ROLLING THROUGH MY GARAGE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP--THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ACCUMULATOR. I CHECKED ON THIS WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS--AND FOUND ONE (01V254001) THAT DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM EXACTLY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY, AND REFERRED ME TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS EQUALLY HELPFUL. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA IN CASE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE RECALL YEAR THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM. I FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT MY KIDS (AGES 3 1/2 AND 6 MONTHS) WEREN'T IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND THAT NOBODY WAS HURT. *JB

1) I SUDDENLY BEGAN HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SQUEAKING AGAINST METAL UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HOOD WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. 2) WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN TELL NO DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKING UNDER WET, SLICK CONDITIONS OR SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK, AND THE BRAKES FELT AS THOUGH THEY LOCKED. 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE THE DAY THAT I DISCOVERED THE NOISE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME MODEL, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ASKED THAT MY VEHICLE BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI DIRECTLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED AS I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO INCUR THE COST OF THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. MY TRUCK IS PARKED AT THIS TIME AS I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILES AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. JUST BACKED UP ON JANUARY 1, 2006, AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID. BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THEN, TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THE COST OF THIS PART WAS $900. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN BEFORE. I DID, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I THINK THIS SUCKS BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS ONE THAT NO ONE COULD TELL ME THAT THEY HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THIS IS THE ONLY MITSUBISHI PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS, JUST BACKED UP IN JAN 1, 2006 AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THE COST OF THIS PART IS $900. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN BEFORE. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. I THINK THIS SUCKS, BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE IT IS ONE THAT NO ONE COULD TELL ME THAT THEY HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THIS IS THE ONLY MITSUBISHI PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN. *JB

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ACCUMULATOR WAS BAD. SOME MONTERO'S HAD THIS UNDER RECALL, BUT THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WILL COST ME $650 TO REPLACE IT. *NM