2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS PART OF A SIX CAR PILE UP. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND OTHER INJURIES. A POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SEEN AND A REPORT WAS MADE. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT FROM JACK TAYLOR ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA. ON SEPTEMBER 09, 2002, I EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH MY VEHICLE ON THE WAY BACK FROM OUR SOUTH CAROLINA VACATION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED HESITATING, SMOKING HEAVILY AND THE A/T TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STATIONS SERVICE AREA WAS CLOSED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE TRANSMISSION WE ADDED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS RECOMMENDED AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTED UP, THE A/T TEMP LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SMOKING. I CALLED THE REPRESENTATIVE BACK AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE FINE, THEREFORE WE WERE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE IT HOME. HE SUGGESTED THAT I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED. I CONTACTED THE DARCARS DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND SPOKE TO A MR. WILLARD WHO SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY CAR. AFTER THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY PROBLEM THEY COULD FIND WAS THAT THE CAR WAS 2 QUARTS OVERFILLED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MILEAGE WAS 35346. ON OCTOBER 21, 2003, I HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT JIFFY LUBE WHILE DRIVING HOME THE TRUCK STARTED TO HESITATE, MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING AND TICKING SOUND, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING ACCELERATION PRESSURE. I CALLED THE MANAGER MIKE AT JIFFY LUBE WHO SERVICED MY VEHICLE AND PERFORMED THE SERVICE, I TOLD HIM EXACTLY WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING AND HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT WAS DOING THIS BUT THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF OIL IN IT. MILEAGE WAS 56292.*AK

WHILE BRAKING THE REAR BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *NM

THIS PAST WINTER (2004) WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPPED TO THE LOW 20'S MY HORN WENT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO EITHER WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARMED UP OR TO PULL THE FUSE. *LA

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE RATTLING NOTED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOTED. THE ALUMINUM BRACKET HOLDING THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A CAST IRON BRACKET. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COOL DOWN WHILE OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONING NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS TO BE TOLD IT IS COOLING. IT IS ALMOST AS THOUGH THE VENTS DO NOT OPEN TO ALLOW THE COOLED AIR TO FLOW IN. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED MITSUBISHI'S DIAMOND CARE SERVICE NUMBER TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. THIS IS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SOMEONE CHECK THE SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP WHO AGREES THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM.*AK

2001 MONTER SPORT XLS 2WD 46,000 MILES. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND IS ALSO RATTLING. CAUSES EXTRA EFFORT IN STABILIZING VEHICLE IN A SINGLE DIRECTION. WAS TAKEN TO TWO SAN ANTONIO BASED DEALERS GILLMAN MITSUBISHI SAN ANTONIO AND NORTHPOINT MITSUBISHI. NORTHPOINT MITSUBISHI DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH MITSUBISHI PROVIDES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH INCLUDES SUSPENSION, DRIVETRAIN TO 60,000 MILES MITSUBISHI CORP DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE STATING THAT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. AFTER EXPLAINING TO MITSUBISHI CORP THAT THIS IS A MATTER OF HIGHWAY SAFETY THE STILL REFUSE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN 89$ CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED TO BE TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOW COST ME 192$ BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DOWNLOAD INFORMATION TO THE COMPUTOR. THIS DEFINATLY SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CHARGING THERE CUSTOMERS TO FIX IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI AGAIN. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP HOW I FELT BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS SO BE IT BUT I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW HOW I WAS TREATED AND LET THEM MAKE THERE OWN DECISION. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT LS 2WD, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED WITH ONLY 7000 MILE'S AT THE TIME, I STARTED HEARING SOME WIRED NOISE EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKE, AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT THE SAME TIME, MAINLY WHEN GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AND I WANT TO REDUCE SPEED FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY SPEED, AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS THE ABS, SO THAT WAS WHY I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO IT, BUT AS I KEPT DRIVING IT, THE NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS GETTING WORSE, SO , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER,ON AUGUST 16 03, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 17283 MILE'S, AND THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT, SO THEY (DEALER) TOLD ME, THAT, NEW PADS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, I JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I LIKE TO MENTION, THAT, WITH EXPERIENCES THAT I HAVE WITH OTHER CARS THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 18000 MILES, BRAKE PADS ON ALL MY VEHICLES LAST 50000 TO 60000 MILE'S, THEREFORE I THINK THAT THE REASON WHY THESE BRAKE PADS GOT WORN OUT TO FAST, WAS THE NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKE, THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, MAINLY ON THE MOUNTAINS, HILLS ETC. THIS NOISE AND VIBRATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO LOOK AT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. BOTH FRONT TIRE TREADS BUBBLED UP. KELLY, SAFARI TIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK