1998 Mitsubishi Montero Problems

WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS SPEEDS OF 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. CAUSE OF VIBRATION IS UNDETERMINED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF "CLICKING" NOISE. DEALER FINALLY DETERMINED THAT VHEICLE HAD A BROKEN LEAF SPRING WHICH COULD CAUSE TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL, WHILE TURNING AND FLIP OVER.*JB

CRUISE WIL NOT DISENGAGE DUE TO STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE. PEDAL WILL GO ALWAY TO GROUND. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHSIDE MITSUBISHI IN ORLANDO AND BECAUSE A MECHANIC NAMED BOB WHO'S BEEN THERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS SAYS IT'S THE ORIGINAL BUT IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL BOLT THEY DON'T WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL I ARGUED WITH THEM MULTIPLE TIMES.. THE ORIGINAL BOLT IS ME203072, AND THE MONTERO HAS THE SAME BOLT AS THE PAJERO . THIS VEHICLE WITH VIN [XXX] HAD THE BOLT SNAP OFF..IF IT WAS ALREADY FIXED LIKE SOUTHSIDE MITSUBISHI SAID IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SNAPPED. THEY REPEATEDLY DO NOT WANT TO GIVE A STRAIGHT ANSWER AND KEEP TRANSFERRING THE PHONE AROUND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH,THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE PULLEY TO WOBBLE. THIS FAILURE WAS ENCOMPASSED IN RECALL # 00V311000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STRONGLY BELIEVED OTHERWISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 94,000.*AK

AT THE MOMENT THE ONLY SITUATION THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THE MITSUBISHI AIRBAG RECALL IS THAT WHEN I CALL THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS, THAT SUPPOSEDLY THE MITSUBISHI COMPANY HAS NOT YET SENT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS.....I HAVE TO CALL WITHIN 2 MONTHS TO SEE IF THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE REPAIR SHOPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V035000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN A FRONTAL HEAD ON COLLISION VEHICLE IMPACTEED ON A TREE, AND IT PUSHED RADIATOR INTO ENGINE, AND FRAME BENT BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD NO BUMPER. NOT SURE IF IT CAME FROM MAUFACTURER WITHOUT IT OR IT WAS REMOVED.*AK

CONDENSOR AND COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM

AT 55MPH A SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING WAS SMELLED, THAN A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD AND LOOKED BACK AND THE WHOLE BACK HATCH GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I THINK THE THINK THE DEFROSTER OVERHEATED. IT LEFTED A ORANGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE GLASS WHERE THE DEFROSTER CONNECTED TO THE GLASS.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INADVERTENTLY, AFFECTS VISIBILITY IN THE RAIN. DEALER INSPECTED, AND DISCOVERED THAT MOTOR HAS A DEFECT. *AK

DRIVING TO STORE I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. TRIED TO STOMP ON THROTTLE TO GET IT UNSTUCK, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AND SPEEDS PAST 80 MILES PER HOUR THROTTLE RELEASED ON ITS OWN. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VERY SCARY MALFUNCTION AND MAKER SAYS TAKE IT TO A DEALER. *TR

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOVE 80 MPH. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OF NO USE, BUT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH,THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE PULLEY TO WOBBLE. THIS FAILURE WAS ENCOMPASSED IN RECALL # 00V311000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STRONGLY BELIEVED OTHERWISE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 94,000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S FRONT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE TIE ROD/BALL JOINT, AND CONTROL ARM WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE WORN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT STOP LIGHT. HIT IN REAR BY CAR GOING ATLEAST 45 MPH. NECK WHIP-LASH DESPITE 3 POINT SEATBELT AND ADDED THICKNESS HEADREST AS SEATBELT COLLAPSED BACKWARD TO HORIZONTAL POSITION. UNABLE TO MOVE SEAT FULLY UPRIGHT (80%) AFTER THAT. CAR PUSHED ABOUT 20 FT. TOW HITCHED ATTACHED TO FRAME REDUCED FURTHER BACK DAMAGE. METAL PARTICLES FOUND IN DIFFERENTIAL - PROBABLY FORM IMPACT MOVING CAR IN STOPPED POSITION.

ON IMPACT, THE REAR SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY IT IS HAPPENING. TIRES ON THE DRIVER, FRONT AND REAR WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS. HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE HAD THREE REPRESENTATIVES LOOK AT THE CAR WITH NO SATISFACTION YET. WE HAVE SENT REGISTERED LETTERS, BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THE ROADS ARE VERY CURVY AND THIS PROBLEM COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A REAL PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: FBEFMSM438 TIRE SIZE: 265/70R15 )

TIRE AND DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION ON MY MONTERO SPORT / NATIVA IN PUERTO RICO.( DOT NUMBER: )

I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR, STRONGER WHEN I OPEN THE BACK REAR LUGGAGE AREA AND REAR OF MONTERO (CLOSEST TO THE GAS FUEL TANK UNDERNEATH). I DO NOT SEE ANY ACTIVE LEAK ON THE FLOOR. MY CAR HAS NO DAMAGE, SUCH AS BEING REAR ENDED OR BUMPER DAMAGE AT ALL. THE TANK MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR VAPORIZING INTO INTERIOR OF CAR.

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTION.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND USING HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS SHINE ABOUT 150 FEET FORWARD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHICH WAS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED THAT SAME NIGHT . SPECIFICALLY, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE POOR ILLUMINATION ON LOW BEAM, THEREFORE PRESENTS SHADOWS ON SHOULDER, LINES IN LENSE OF HEADLIGHTS LEAVES IMPRESSIONS ON PAVEMENT ON BOTH SIDES, DRIVER SIDE LINES CUT OFF LIGHT BEAM WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS TO ONLY 10 TO 20 FEET AT A SHARP ANGLE WITH NO ILLUMINATION AHEAD OF YOU, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION. RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND RURAL AREAS IN VIRGINIA, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH SAFETY WHEN IN A SITUATION THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT BECAUSE OF ONCOMING VEHICLES. ON MANY CURVES AND DIPS, THERE IS ALMOST TOTAL BLACKNESS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE. VEHICLE SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AT THIS POINT, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WE FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD FOR OUR FAMILY AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. WE SUGGESTED INSTALLING DRIVING LIGHTS ON THE 98 TO HELP WITH THE ILLUMINATION ON LOW BEAMS, BECAUSE 99'S HAVE DRIVING LIGHTS ON THEM, DEALER SAID MITSUBISHI REP SAID NO, IF WE WANTED DRIVING LIGHTS, WE NEEDED TO BUY A NEW 99. WE FEEL THAT COMPANY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM ON VEHICLE WE PURCHASED SINCE IT IS UNSAFE. DRIVING LIGHTS MAY NOT CORRECT PROBLEM BUT IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WE HAVE COME UP WITH. THANKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD FEEL ANY OBJECT THAT COULD AFFECT THE VEHICLE THROUGH BOTTOM BECAUSE SHREDDED WIND GUARD. DEALER HAD SAID THAT WAS HOW VEHICLE WAS MADE, FLIMSY AND NOT VERY DURABLE.. *AK *MJS

WHEN VEHICLE RUNS THROUGH WATER APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES DEEP, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, WATER MAY SPREAD OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO SEE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND CONSUMER WENT TO SHIFTGEAR, AND VEHICLE MADE NOISE AND IT WAS ROUGH. SO WHEN HE PUT IT IN SHIFT, GEAR POPPED. DEARLERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER APPROX. 10 MIN VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR AND CRASHED.

CONDENSOR AND COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM

TIRE AND DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION ON MY MONTERO SPORT / NATIVA IN PUERTO RICO.( DOT NUMBER: )

DOOR SPEAKERS FAILED. NLM