2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT Complaints

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 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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND SHE LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS WIFE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER ARM, FACE, AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A FOUR-CAR PILE UP. WE REAR-ENDED A 4RUNNER AT 45 MPH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HUSBAND HAS SEVERE BACK TROUBLE AND I SUFFER NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. *NM

DURING COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES C AND BELOW) THE HORN STARTS BLOWING AND WON'T TURN OFF UNLESS THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED OR THE CAR INTERIOR HAS WARMED UP. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE TO PREVENT THE HORN FROM COMING ON IS TO KEEP THE HORN/AIR/BAG ASSEMBLY WARM. I WRAP AN ELECTRIC BLANKET AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE BACK AND NECK. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

RETAINING BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FELL OUT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CALIPER ROTATED AND STRUCK THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER RETAINING HARDWARE HAS FAILED ON THIS CALIPER. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED WHEN I WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

I HAD A BAD 02 SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT IN JUNE 2006. A MONTH LATER ANOTHER 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL EXPENSE WAS $600+. *JB

HARD KNOCKING NOISE AND OIL LAMP ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED. CHECKED OIL, DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL IN ENGINE. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN OIL PUMP PRESSURE TEST, DIAGNOSED WITH NO OIL PRESSURE RECOMMENDED TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS PROBLEM DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES, HAVE DOCUMENTS PROVING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH $4000 WORTH OF WORK NEEDED TO REPAIR SLUDGE IN ENGINE THAT IS THE RESULT OF SOMETHING OTHER THAN FAULTY MAINTENANCE. ONLY SOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP IS TO GET A NEW VEHICLE (FROM THEM OF COURSE). *NM