2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY OF 2004 AND ALREADY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TALK TO ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE "N" LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT STARTED FLASHING. THIS INDICATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING, AND THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER TO LET IT COOL PER THE OWNERS MANUAL AND A STICKER ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. *AK THIS IS INCONVENIENT AND HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE...AT LEAST 20 TIMES. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED TO NO AVAIL. IF THE MFR. KNOWS THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, WHY CAN'T THE FIX IT?

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTEROSPORT XLS. THE REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOM OUT WHEN CAR WAS LOADED. WHEN I HAD WARRANTY MITSU DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT EXPIRED, FIXING IT WILL COST $600.*AK THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. ALL 2000 MONTEROSPORT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MANY FORUMS I HAVE SEEN.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, BUT IT NEVER DID. THE TRANSMISSION STARED TO JERK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

MISTUBISHI MONTERO SPORT 2000- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE ARE MORE THAN 2 PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE, OR WHEN THERE IS CARGO IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING DISTANCES OVER 1 HOUR IN LENGTH. PULLING OVER AND STOPPING WOULD LET LIGHT GO OFF AFTER A/T TEMP COOLED DOWN. ALSO, WOULD LEAK A/T FLUID WHEN LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT A/T DAMAGE, I HAD TO HAVE A LARGER A/T FLUID PAN INSTALLED TO ALLOW FOR THE "OVERHEATING OF THE FLIUD", OR ELSE I WAS NOT TO TRAVEL WITH MORE THAN ONE OTHER PERSON OR CARGO IN MY VEHICLE OR IT WOULD DAMANGE THE TRANSMISSION. IT COST ME OVER $350 TO REPLACE THE A/T PAN. I TRUELY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IF IT WASN'T CORRECLTY INSTALLED/PUT TOGETHER IN THE FIRST PLACE!*AK

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY 2000 MONTERO SPORT AND THE LACK OF ANSWERS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST. IN ADDITION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. LATER THE SAME DAY IT CAME BACK ON, I RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND WAS TOLD TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR ONE COMPLETE DAY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINCE NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. I LEFT IT AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP I WAS TOLD THAT THE CARS COMPUTER WAS TRYING TO PLACE THE CAR IN 2 DIFFERENT GEARS AT THE SAME TIME AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND REFUSED TO MOVE, SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIR-CONDITION STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE IT REMAINED IN 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO SECOND. AT THAT POINT I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY COULDNT DIAGNOSE WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION TO FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE FOUND AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED OVER TIME AND IN THIS ORDER: TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED (CAUSING THE SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHEN GEARS WERE CHANGED), PUMP FAILED DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO PUMP FAILURE, BUSHINGS AND PLASTIC PARTS WERE WARPED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE CAUSED BY PUMP FAILURE. CURRENTLY THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WILL FIT MY CAR WHICH IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IS BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT OVER $3000 THIS YEAR ON MY CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO PURCHASE A TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION PUMP, AND AIR-CONDITION UNIT. I AM A STUDENT, I AM NOT RICH OR WELL OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVEN AT 85 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR THE INCIDENT DEALERSHIP PROVIDE A GENERAL TUNE UP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED TO CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALL ON TRANSMISSION, AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

(1) THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC AHEAD BEGAN TO SLOW, AND THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE; INSTEAD, THE ENGINE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. (2) THE DRIVER QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. HAD THIS NOT BEEN DONE, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. (3) THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CRUISE CONTROL IS APPLIED. THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR.*AK

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #TSB-00-23-008, ISSUED NOVEMBER 2000. IN THE BULLETIN, MITSUBISHI MOTORS ADDRESSES THE NEED TO REPLACE THE A/T OIL PAN DUE TO OVERHEATING THAT IS CAUSED BY THE SHALLOWNESS OF THE PAN. JUST PRIOR TO THIS BULLETIN, IN OCTOBER 2000, PRODUCTION VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH A LARGER OIL DRAINAGE PAN TO ELIMINATE OVERHEATING CAUSE BY THE PRIOR PAN. AFTER HAVING MY 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT GIVEN THE 60,000 MILE SERVICING IN JUNE 2004, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED (FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER) THAT THE A/T TEMPERATURE LIGHT WAS ON, SIGNALING THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (95 SOUTH - 38 MILES FROM RICHMOND, VA) AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DARCARS MITSUBISHI IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD JUST SERVICED MY VEHICLE. MY SERVICE ADVISOR, BECKY SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS OVERHEAT PROBLEM. SINCE I WAS OUT OF THE AREA, I ALSO CONTACTED MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN BOTH RICHMOND AND FREDERICKSBURG, VA. BOTH SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WANTED ME TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF OVERHEATING DUE TO THE SHALLOW TRANSMISSION PAN. NONE, NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED MY CAR, HOWEVER, WERE WILLING TO PERFORM THE SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FREDERICKSBURG DEALERSHIP EVEN WANTED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AGAIN SHOULD TRANSMISSION FLUID NEED TO BE CHANGED. THE FACT THAT ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND OBVIOUSLY PERFORM THE REPAIR WITH SOME DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY, SCREAMS THE NEED FOR THIS MATTER TO BE COVERED AS A RECALL. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT MITSUBISHI ACKNOWLEDGES CAUSES POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE POWERTRAIN; THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED AS SUCH.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK