1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

UNDER "NORMAL" BRAKING CONDITIONS, WHEELS LOCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID AND STEERING IS IMAPIRED.

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S FRONT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE TIE ROD/BALL JOINT, AND CONTROL ARM WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INADVERTENTLY, AFFECTS VISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. DEALER INSPECTED, AND DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR HAS A DEFECT. *AK

THERE IS A CONTINUOUS AND EXTREME PULSATION,VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 M.P.H. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN BRAKING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AS WELL. FROM READING YOUR WEB SITE THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SEE WEB PAGE AT:HTTP://SITES.NETSCAPE.NET/DTBICKFO/HOME.HTM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ENGINE CUTS OFF OR SLOWS DOWN WHEN ON HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

AFTER DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-31/2 MILES AUTOMOBILE LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE AUTO TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN AROUND TWICE, RESULTING IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING CONSUMER'S AUTOMOBILE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT CONSUMER WOULD HEAR NOISE FOR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE AT PURCHASE, A SLIGHT CHURP WAS NOTICED, FRONT RIGHT. IT WAS CHECKED, BUT NOT CORRECTED. AFTERWARDS, NOISE INCREASED STEADILY. A FRONT RIGHT BRAKE WAS FIXED, BUT CONTINUED TO RATTLE. SWAY BAR/ BUSHINGS WERE REPAIRED. ALSO STEERING BECAME LOOSE. HOWEVER, CHURPING CONTINUED. DIAGNOSIS BY A LOCALMECHANIC CLAIMED THAT CHURPING AND RATTLING WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR LINK AND PEELING TOP BUSHING. BUT MITSHIBISHI DEALERS DISAGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, AND PERSUADED CONSUMER TO LEAVE VEHICLE AS IT IS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND USING HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS SHINE ABOUT 150 FEET FORWARD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL IS BOUNCING, AND THE ROTORS WENT OUT. PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND REPAIRED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK