2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

AT 3000 MILES ROTORS STARTED TO WARP, BRAKES WOULD PULSE. ALSO, THE SLOWER CONSUMER WOULD GO THE HARDER IT WAS TO STOP.*AK

EVERY TIME WE REFUEL A GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK AND WE ARE CAREFUL TO AVOID GETTING FUEL ON OUR SHOES/CLOTHING.

TIRES REQUIRE ROTATIONS EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID IRREGULAR WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: EL3FJNM379 TIRE SIZE: P255-70R16 )

ON 7/13/00, WHILE TRAVELLING ON CITY STREET @ 25-30 MPH & MAINTAINING ADEQUATE DISTANCE ( AT LEAST 2 CAR LENGTHS )FROM VEHICLE IN FRONT, DRIVER OF SAID VEHICLE STOPPED IN LANE ( AT A GREEN LIGHT )TO AVOID HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF HIM THAT HAD STOPPED, I PRESSED DOWN ON MY BRAKES & IT FAILED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I PRESSED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR (WHILE BRUISING 3 TOES ON MY RIGHT FOOT);WAS UNABLE TO STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHILCE. BRAKES DEFINITELY FAILED. WAS RECORDED BY POLICE OFFICER IN HIS REPORT AND I WAS CITED FOR THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THE DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE DEALER AND TO THE NATIONAL 800 # CUSTOMER SERVICE RE: FAILING BRAKES & POSSIBLE CONCEALED DEFECT BY MITSUBISHI CAUSED MY ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ARTICLES IN PRINT AND ON TV, MITSUBISHI HAS CONCEALED DEFECTS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS & ITS OWN GOVERNMENT (JAPAN) IS INVESTIGATING. WHEN I DISCUSSED THE DEFECT ARTICLES & RECALL #'S TO THE MITSU REP. SHE CLAIMED THAT THOSE FIGURES WERE INCORRECT & DID NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EXPORTED TO THE US, EVEN THOUGH THE AP WIRE REPORTS STATED THAT MORE THAN 45,000 DEFECTED VEHICLES WERE SOLD IN THE US?!?!?! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 36 YEARS, ACCIDENT-FREE, NEVER EVEN COMING CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT, AND THEN MY BRAND-NEW MITSU HAS BRAKE FAILURE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS & I HAVE THIS ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. I DO NOT DRIVE RECKLESSLY, NOR TOO CLOSE, ALWAYS DEFENSIVELY & APPARENTLY TRUSTING TOO MUCH IN THE QUALITY & INTEGRITY OF MY VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT I PAID FOR & PRESUMED WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN TIMES OF CRISIS. NOT THE CASE! IF THE EXECUTIVES/MANAGEMENT OF MITSUBISHI HAVE CONCEALED DEFECTS IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, WHAT'S TO SAY THAT THE 2000 MONTERO SPORTS AREN'T HIDING SOMETHING! I NEED SOME ANSWERS! I AM CONTESTING THE CITATION WITH A HEARING BEFORE THE TRAFFIC COURT NEXT MONTH FOR IT WAS NOT MY FAULT! PLEASE CONTACT ME CONFIRMING YOUR RECEIPT & RESOLUTION. THANK YOU!!!

ADVISED BY DEALER TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID FAILURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ROTORS WILL SQUEAK /SCRATCH AND WILL FEEL A PULSATION. DEALER WILL ONLY RESURFACE ROTORS. *AK

APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VIBRATION OCCURS AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MOREOVER, A LOOSENESS IS NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN EXHIBITING "PLAY" IN THE STEERING. VEHICLES TENDS TO SHIMMY ON DOWNSLOPING ROADS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70SR16 )

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES AROUND 60MPH. THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCED TWICE NOW, AND AN ALIGNMENT PERORMED. I AM WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I VISIT A MONTERO SPORT OWNER'S BULLETIN BOARD OFTEN (WWW.MONTERO-SPORT.COM), AND MANY OTHERS ON THE BOARD COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MONTERO SPORTS THAT RANGE IN YEAR FROM 1997 TO 2000. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER REPAIR TECHS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOST OTHERS WITH THE PROBLEM HAVE HAD THE SAME WORK PERFORMED THAT I HAVE, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ONE PERSON JUST COMPLETED A BUY BACK WITH MITSUBISHI. A LAWYER THAT VISITS THE BOARD GATHERED A LIST OF NAMES AND SENT AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT LETTER TO MMCA (MITSUBISHI). I'M COMPLAINING TO THE NHSTA IN THE HOPE THAT A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY CAN GET SOMETHING DONE. THIS VIBRATION PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE.

ALIGNMENT IS OFF. ALSO, FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK. THE REAR IS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN PASSANGERS ARE IN THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO HANDLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED/INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES.*AK