FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CODE P0442. CAR VIN WAS NEVER PART OF RECALL. I SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR.
- NHTSA ID
- 11246155
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2019
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CODE P0442. CAR VIN WAS NEVER PART OF RECALL. I SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR.
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PUMPING FUEL IN - TOOK TO MECHANIC; HE SAID BATTERY FINE FEW DAYS LATER, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PUMPING FUEL IN - TOOK TO MECHANIC; HE SAID BATTERY BAD. I REPLACED BATTERY. FEW DAYS LATER, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PUMPING FUEL IN - TOOK TO MECHANIC; HE SAID NEW BATTERY FINE. SINCE CAR DID NOT START 3 TIMES IN A ROW AFTER PUMPING GAS, AND I NEEDED A JUMP EVERY TIME, I HAD MECHANIC DO A DIAGNOSTIC. HE SAID THE ISSUE WAS TIED TO A RECALL BULLETIN. 10V065000 - FILLER PIPE AND CAP. CALLED MITSUBISHI TO FIX IT BUT THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE I AM STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I DO A LOT OF MY DRIVING IN SNOW SO I FEEL MITSUBISHI SHOULD FIX THIS FOR ME. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SO I NEED TO FIX IT ASAP (PLUS I DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK AT A GAS STATION AGAIN NEEDING A JUMP). I'D LIKE MITSUBISHI TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS EXPENSE BECAUSE NOW I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.
I HAVE TALKED TO MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2016. THEY KEEP PASSING THE BUCK OR CASE MANAGER IS ON VACATION. I'VE BEEN USING A HOSE AND FUNNEL TO FUEL MY CAR BECAUSE THE FILL TUBE HAS RUSTED OUT. THIS AND 4 MORE RECALLS ON THIS CAR PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF. I AM TIRED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR *TR
HAD RECALL REPAIRED (FUEL INJECTION PIPE)@ POMOCO HAMPTON VA. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 6 MILES UP THE ROAD. FIVE DAYS LATER WATER STARTED LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. THEY STATED, A HOSE WAS MISSING ON RECALL REPAIR. I WONDERED WHY WHENEVER I TOPPED OFF GAS @ THE PUMP, FUEL LEAKED FROM BACK TIRE AREA UNDER VEHICLE. FIRE HAZARD. THEY QUOTED 1500 TO FIX WATER LEAK. GOT A IT FIX @ ANOTHER AUTO REPAIR. SIX MTHS LATER, BACK TO POMOCO FOR YRLY INSPECTION, 2 DAYS LATER, WHENEVER I PRESS BRAKES, MAKE TURNS ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY, OR IN MOTION I FEEL SOMETHING ROLLS UNDER MY FEET BUT CANT SEE IT, MUST BE UNDERNEATH. A MTH AFTERWARDS, EVERYTHING IS WET. ALL THE FLOOR BOARDS, PUDDLES. CARDBOARD, TOWELS NOTHING WILL STOP THE WATER FLOW WITH AC FUNCTIONING. I HAVE 128,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BOUGHT IN 2010 WITH 51,000 ON IT. EVER SINCE THE FUEL PIPE RECALL, THAT POMOCO TOOK 3 MTHS TO COMPLETE BECAUSE THEY DIDNT WANT TO DO THE WORK WHICH FORCED ME TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH THE CORPORATION, NHTSA, & ONE OTHER, I'VE HAD WATER PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE TAKEN TO A HIGHER LEGAL LEVEL DUE TO THIS IS & CONTINUES TO CAUSE HARM, INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE. WE'RE ADVISED HERE NOT TO GET PERSONAL BUT MOLD & MUSHROOMS ETC, SHOULD NOT EXIST IN A VEHICLE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH LOTS OF OTHERS AND NOTHING DONE TO DATE. STARTED IN AROUND OCT 2015 (RECALL REPAIR) & AGAIN MAY 2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE SHE WAS FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FULLER NECK WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V650000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
LETTER FROM SENATOR GRASSLEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR LS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND FUEL REGULATOR WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, MITSUBISHI STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON DECEMBER 30, 2009, BASED ON FIVE CONSUMER REPORTS ALLEGING GASOLINE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILL PIPE. SOME OF THE COMPLAINANTS INDICATED THE FUEL FILL PIPE HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BEING PERFORATED, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE PIPE. WE HAD THIS FIXED IN CONCORD, NH. NOW IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AGAIN. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT FIX IT TWICE. I CALLED LAST NOVEMBER AND MITSUBISHI WAS NO HELP AT ALL. WE HAVE ONLY 115, 000 MILES ON THE CAR.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,318.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED, CAUSING A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 264,514. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE CONTACT CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL NOVEMBER 2012. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE HIM A DEFINITE DATE AND WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WILL ACTUALLY BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
AFTER DRIVING MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAD A GAS LEAK THAT I THOUGHT WAS STRANGER WHILE FUELING MY SUV . IT TURNED OUT TO FALL UNDER THE RECALL FOR MY SUV. I HAD THIS PROBLEM LONG BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED .LORD ONLY KNOWS HOW MUCH GAS I LOST AT THE PUMP THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK... BUT I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT ROTORS I HAD A MITSUBISHI DEALER INSPECT MY ENTIRE SUV FOR ANY AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE WRONG..JUST THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO STOP AT A RED SIGNAL AND MY SUV DID BRAKE BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND IT STARTED TO SLIDE FORWARD AS I LOST BRAKING POWER IN MY FRONT BRAKES I HEARD A BIG POP AND A CLANK AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HALFWAY SLID THROUGH THE LIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I DROVE A WAYS DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS HEARING THE CLANK SOUND AND IT FELT AS IF THE FRONT TIRES WERE TRYING TO CATCH ON SOMETHING I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CALIBERS OR THE BRAKE PADS. I PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED . THE PADS WERE FINE THE TIRES WERE FINE AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK NO BRAKES FLUID LEAKING THE CALIBERS WERE FINE... I SLOWLY DROVE/COASTED MY SUV TO A FRIEND'S HOME GOING ABOUT FIVE TO TEN MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK OFF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE TO SEE IF INDEED IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS OR CALIBERS AS I WAS TAKING OFF THE TIRE I NOTICED THAT THE ROTOR HAD SPLIT IN HALF. LIKE SEPARATING TWO PLATES AT THAT POINT I CALLED A LICENSED MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT SOUND LIKE A DEFECT IN THE ROTORS I'VE HAD THESE ROTORS ON THE SUV SINCE I'VE HAD IT AND IT WAS CHECKED OUT BY A DEALERS SERVICE CENTER BEFORE THIS HAD HAPPENED. I WONDERED SINCE MY SUV HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RECALL OF THE FUEL FILLER FOR SUV IN THE NORTH FOR SALT AND SNOW THAT WOULD CORRODED MY FUEL FILLER WOULD IT BE THE SAME FOR THE ROTORS IF THEY WERE TO HAVE A SPECIAL KIND OF ROTORS FOR MY SUV USED IN THE NORTH DURING WINTER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOOD THING I HADN'T BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A HOLE WITHIN THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE FUEL FILLER PIPE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED BUT THE HOLE WAS IN THE FUEL TANK, NOT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,429.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP (10V065000). THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE UP TO 6 HOURS TO COMPLETE AND POSSIBLY INTO THE NEXT DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MISINFORMING CUSTOMERS IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,684.
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, ABOUT THE FUEL FILLER PIPE MIGHT BECOME CORRODED FROM ROAD SALT IN COLD WEATHER. THAT'S FINE ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE DEALERSHIP IN LYNCHBURG,VA. CLOSED UP AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS FROM ANYONE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THEY SAY I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO BLACKSBURG, CHARLOTTETSVILLE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THESE PLACES ARE ONE HOUR TO TWO HOURS AWAY FROM ME AND I WANT TO KNOW AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR MY GAS AND TIME TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THIS IS NOT GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO CLOSE UP SHOP AND NOT LET THE CONSUMER KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT TO DO IN CASES OF A RECALL, THAT MAKES CONSUMERS HIGHLY UPSET AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO SPEND IN GAS TO DRIVE TWO HOURS AWAY TO GET A RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE SOME PLACE CLOSE TO ME COULD TAKE CARE OF IT AND THEY CAN BILL THE MITSUBISHI PLACE. THIS PUTTING THE CONSUMER OUT OF THE WAY. AND WHAT WOULD THE CONSUMER DO IF IT WAS SOMETHING MAJOR THAT HAPPENED. THIS IS SO UPSETTING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TO MY LOCAL NEWS AND COMPLAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT WAS FILLING HIS FUEL TANK WHEN HE NOTICED A LEAK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE NEXT DAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FILLER PIPE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR PIPE THAT LEADS FROM THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUT IN FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK IS MADE OF METAL AND HAS ROTTED AWAY. A HOLE HAS BEEN FOUND AND WHEN GAS IS PUT INTO THE TANK IT LEAKS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND EVERY TIME GAS IS PUT INTO THE TANK. IT DOES THIS SO SEVERELY, IT ALMOST DOESN'T MAKE IT INTO THE TANK AND CANNOT FILL UP THE ENTIRE TANK. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IS WE ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT HOSE (WHICH IS ALSO METAL SO IT WILL EVENTUALLY ROT OUT) AND HAD IT REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! IT IS DEFECTIVE! *TR
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK ON 04 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR LEAKING. *TR
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2004 FUEL TANK FILL-UP HOSE (SILL HOSE) HAS HOLE - CAUSING FUEL LEAK WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. IT ALSO CAUSE THE SERVICE LIGHT TO TURN ON DUE TO THE HOLES IN FUEL HOSE. DEALER WANTS $600 FOR REPLACING THE SILL FUEL HOSE. HOWEVER, I FEEL IT IS NOT RIGHT, AS ITS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE PART DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT COST TO REPLACE. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO ORDER 6 MORE SAME PARTS FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT REMINDS ME OF FORD PINTO - WHICH CAN BE VERY EXPLOSIVE WHEN REAR-COLLISION-ED. PLEASE ADVISE, AS I BELIEVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM DESERVES A SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL. *TR
FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKING GAS AND FILLER NECK & CLAMP DEFECTIVE ON A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR AWD. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON 08/27/2009 AND THE SUV WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE RT 112 MITSUBISHI DEALER IN MEDFORD NY. THE DEALER CHECKED & FOUND CODE P0456 STORED. CLEARED CODE AND CHARGED $98. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FEW DAYS AFTER. INFORMED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM. TOOK THE SUV BACK TO DEALER ON 09/22 AND THEY DID ANOTHER TEST AND FOUND CODE P0442, SMALL EVAP LEAK. REPLACED GAS CAP FOR $48.57. TOOK THE SUV TO MOTORWORLD GROUP IN WILKES BARRE, PA FOR PA STATE INSPECTION AND IT FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE PA DEALERSHIP SAID "FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKING GAS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED." TOTAL COST $610($265 FOR PARTS & BALANCE FOR 4 HOURS LABOR). THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO MODELS. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT BOTHER TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT AT THE DETRIMENT OF THE BUYERS, PAYING HEFTY REPAIR BILLS FOR THEIR OWN PROFIT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND CONTACT US SOON. *TR
THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ON MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING OUT WHENEVER I FILLED THE TANK. THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS A COVERPLATE IN PNE SECTION TO PROTECT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED. WET DIRT AND DEBRIS COLLECTED IN THIS COVERPLATE DUE TO NORMAL DRIVING, RESULTING IN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RUSTING OUT WHERE IT WAS COVERED WITH WET DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE MITSUBISHI DEALER REPAIRED THE RUSTED TUBE BY TOTALLY REPLACING IT AT A COST OF $850.00 THAT I HAD TO PAY. THIS PART WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD WHEN IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE RUSTED TUBE AND COVERPLATE THAT I CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE FOR ENDEAVOR OWNERS AND ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PART YOU WOULD EXPECT TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
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