2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

THE WHEEL JACK DID NOT FIT UNDER THE CROSS BEAM WHEN THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. THE BASE OF THE JACK WAS VERY SMALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. *JB

DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS SLUDGE IN ENGINE DUE TO "LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE". WE'VE HAD THE OIL CHANGED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL BUT BELIEVE THAT THE OIL PAN IS POSITIONED WRONG AS THE DEALERSHIPS TOLD US THAT ABOUT 1/4 INCH TO 1/2 INCH IS ALWAYS LEFT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN WHEN YOU CHANGE THE OIL, THEREFORE CREATING SLUDGE. THE OIL PUMP HAS ALSO GONE BAD ON THIS 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT, WITH 62,000 MILES. NO ONE WILL PICK UP THE BILL, EVEN THOUGH WE PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE'VE ALSO PUT THREE ALTERNATORS ON IT IN ONE MONTH AND HAD THE CAM SEALS REPLACED. CAM SEALS ALSO SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THOSE CARS, ACCORDING TO ONE TECHNICIAN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE NOVEMBER 2003. CB

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRANSFER CASE BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND CUTTING OFF.*MR VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. VEHICLE STALLED. *TS

I'M EXPERIENCING 'AGAIN' ENGINE VIBRATIONS WHILE AT IDLE. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS TO GO DOWN TO 0, ENGINE VIBRATES, APPEARS THAT IT WILL STALL, AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME BEFORE THE NEEDLE HITS 0, THE NEEDLE RETURNS TO IDLE AND ALL IS OK. OK???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE AND NEITHER DOES THE DEALER. LAST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE (11/3/03) THEY CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, GASKET AND INLET MANIFOLD BOTH SIDES. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON TOMORROW (THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT) AND IF THEY CAN'T FIT IT I'M GETTING A V8 FORD. *JB

AT ONLY 15 MILES PER HOUR, OUR MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT ROLLED OVER AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.*AK

REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. *NLM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB