2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V027000 ON BRAKE VACUUM HOSES . DEALERSHIP STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE PARTS. ALSO, BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES.*AK DEALER CHECKED BRAKES AND STATED THE SQUEAKING NOISE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 01V027000/BRAKE HOSES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. HAS YET CONTACTED CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM THAT DEALERSHIP COULD PERFORM REPAIRS. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3 OCCASIONS. *SLC

THERE IS A RECALL 01V027000. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN, AND THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN CONSUMER A DATE ON WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PARTS. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT LIGHT TURN GREEN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT VEHICLE IN FRONT DID NOT. CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE THAT JUMPED INTO OTHER VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND FRONT ENDED VEHICLE BEHIND. OTHER DRIVER SAID THAT VEHICLE JUMPED AND HIT VEHICLE.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED ,BUT ONLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. FROM TIME TO TIME VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR PIECE TO COME IN.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER PUT CAR IN REVERSE VEHICLE STARTED TO RACE, AND IT FLEW BACK LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT MAXIMUM SPEED COLLIDING AGAINST THE GARAGE. *YH

A DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM; DEALER REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART ON TWO OCCASIONS UNDER WARRANTY. NO REASON GIVEN WHY THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. *AK THE DEALER STATES THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACKNOWLEGE IT. *YH

AT 3000 MILES ROTORS STARTED TO WARP, BRAKES WOULD PULSE. ALSO, THE SLOWER CONSUMER WOULD GO THE HARDER IT WAS TO STOP.*AK

ALIGNMENT IS OFF. ALSO, FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK. THE REAR IS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN PASSANGERS ARE IN THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR HARD TO HANDLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR SURFACE STREETS. *AK