2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Complaints

I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON DOING 40+ ON THE HIGHWAY. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I FRACTURED MY HUMOROUS REQUIRING SURGERY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HARDWARE TO MEND THE BONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V027000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR AT THE COST OF OVER $600. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR # SR-01-008REVII. MITSUBUSHI DEALER DON'T OPEN RECALL FOR MY 2002 MONTERO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAD A SMALL LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,200. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT IN A LEAKAGE FROM THE PRESSURIZED GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. UPDATED

ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE CAR EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND ITS TAKING LONGER TO STOP ITS A MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 LIMITED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED THROUGH TOWN WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE, THE LOUDEST NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. YOU COULD HEAR THE NOISE FROM BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES, "SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A DIESELING-TYPE NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE PISTON PINS CONTACTING THE CYLINDERS. INSPECT THE CYLINDERS WALLS FOR EVIDENCE OF SCUFFING." IF THIS IS THE CASE, I'M LOOKING AT A NEW ENGINE OF UPWARDS OF $5,000 - PLUS THE COST OF TOWING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER A FIVE HOUR ONE-WAY DRIVE FROM WHERE I LIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 59,500. IT ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES NOW. I FEEL LIKE I WAS SOLD A LEMON! THE CAR IS INOPERABLE RIGHT NOW. I STILL OWE $13,000 ON IT. I'M SO SCREWED!!! *TR

OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY (RT. 680(N)). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THAT DAY (THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER LIT UP). AT THE TIME THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AS IT WENT UP IN SMOKE, ESSENTIALLY ENDANGERING HER LIFE ALONG WITH THE SURROUNDING MOTORISTS, SHOULD THIS REALLY HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMATELY INVOLVED FOUR (4) VEHICLES TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY HUSBAND DIED LATER FROM COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY INTERNAL BLEEDING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL SOUND. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOST ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, FIRESTONE FOUND A LEAK IN THE GASKET AND VALVE. THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE FLOW ENGINE VALVE CAUSED THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.