2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE WIPERS WERE ON, THE LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER EXTENDED OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD BUT IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIPER MOTOR. HE NOTICED THAT THE WIPER WAS ALSO SLIGHTLY DETACHED FROM THE METAL MOUNTING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,8069 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,8085.

I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A REGULAR BASIS DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM. THE ROTORS WEAR DOWN EVERY TIME AND MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AUTOS FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MITSUBISHI'S BRAKES YET THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT MY AUTO IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS AUTO AND IT IS BEING STORED SINCE THE LAST BRAKE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE LOUD GRINDING AND GROANING THE BRAKES MAKE. THE BRAKES ALSO SEAM TO SHUTTER AND CAUSE THE AUTO TO VIBRATE WHEN I TRY TO STOP. THIS AUTO WAS USED FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM IL.TO MI. ON WEEK ENDS A TOTAL TRIP OF 132 MILES EACH WAY. THERE ARE ONLY 47,000 MILES ON THIS AUTO AND I HAVE HAD THREE COMPLETE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS SO FAR. PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE TO NO AVAIL. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE CONSTANT COST TO MAINTAIN THIS FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

HORN BUTTON WHEN THE ACCESSORY SOCKET IS IN USE OR NOT IN USE,THE HORN CONTINUES TO BLOW WHEN THE BUTTON IS RELEASED. THEREFORE THE FUSE TO THE HORN MUST BE DISCONNECTED AT ALL TIMES. I HAD IT PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS FIXED IT WILL COST $1300 BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG. IF IT WERE THE RELAY SWITCH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $24. THIS IS NOT FROM WHAT I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT CONSUMERS MUST PAY FOR. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION DONE EVERY YEAR AND THE FIRST THING THAT'S CHECKED IS THE HORN. HOW CAN SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE OPERABLE THAT'S OUT OF THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR NOT BE A RECALL? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2007 AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE ON THIS MATTER. EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN SKATING BY CROSSING MY FINGERS AND HOPE THAT THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND OFF. HERE RECENTLY I CAN'T PUT THE FUSE IN AT ALL WITHOUT THE HORN CONTINUALLY SOUNDING OFF. IT SOUND LIKE SOMEONE IS JUST SITTING IN MY CAR HOLDING THEIR HAND DOWN ON THE HORN... THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2007 PRIMARILY WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE TO NOW 2010. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THIS TIME FRAME WHERE I COULD HAVE USED THE HORN TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM ALMOST HITTING ME. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRUCK WAS GOING SLOWLY. DESPITE ONLY 90,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $4188. NO LIGHTS WERE ON, CAR DROVE WITHOUT INDICATION, ALL REQUIRED SERVICES WERE PERFORMED. *TR

CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQUID SHORTED OUT WIRING AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL IT DRIED OUT - IF THESE TWO ITEMS MUST BE CLOSE TOGETHER THEN THE GEAR/SHIFT AREA SHOULD BE WATER TIGHT/PROOF - FOR SURE THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE/CRASH/DEATH/INJURY. *TR

THE 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HAS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR ISSUE. IT RESULTS IN A CHIRPING NOISE IN THE DASH AREA AND REALLY FIRM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THEY SENT A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO COVER THE ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY THEY EXTENDED. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT THE OTHER CARS HAVE. I FOUND THAT IN MY RESEARCH, THAT MITSUBISHI HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR CARS MADE IN THE MANUFACTURED BEFORE JUNE 20, 2001. MY CAR WAS MADE ON APRIL 5, 2002 AND IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. INSTEAD OF THEM DOING A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY CHOSE TO DO A WARRANTY EXTENSION. IT IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL IT. *TR

ANTENNA RAISING MOTOR BROKE AND NOW WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON OR OFF, IT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IT ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT/EXTEND THE ANTENNA. PAID TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHEN NEAR THE MONTERO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A VALVE SEALING BUT IT GOT WORSE, AND I STARTED NOTICING A GAS PUDDLE UNDER THE MONTERO. I REMOVED THE PLASTIC SHIELD FROM AROUND THE TANK AND FOUND AN AREA ABOUT 9" X 7" HAD SURFACE RUST ON IT AND THE LEAK IS FROM THIS. THE PLASTIC SHIELD TRAPS DIRT AND MOISTURE IN THIS LOCATION AND CAUSED THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

ON AUGUST 13TH I NOTICED A CHIRPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT DASH AREA AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. ON AUGUST 25TH, OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. HE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL, ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR MITSUBISIHI TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND BE PROVIDED FREE RENTAL CAR AND THAT IT WAS FULLY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ON AUGUST 26TH, WE WERE TOLD OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, THAT OUR CAR WAS MADE 5 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED, BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT RECALL ISSUE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA WITH VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR VIN #'S AND THE SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED TOO CLOSE TO THE RECALL DATE TO RULE OUT THAT MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FAULTY ABS ACCUMULATOR BOOSTER. MITSUBISHI SHOULD ALSO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE DID FALL UNDER THE RECALL. WE TOOK WORK OFF TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MITSUBISHI AND THEN THEY WENT BACK ON THEIR VERBAL GUARANTEE TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER VEHICLE SERVICERS THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS RECALL. I HAVE AN UNDRIVEABLE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT MITSUBISHI'S EXPENSE. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EACH MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL, I HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVING A FAULTY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PART AND FOR THEIR VERBAL PROMISE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR