2002 Mitsubishi Montero Brakes Problems

I was driving down the highway, without any prior indication the brake light, and break alarm came on and my breaks went out. All at the same.

NHTSA ID

11455457

Incident

Feb 8, 2022

A/L BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF EVERYTIME BRAKE PEDALS IS APPLIED ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE DASH. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN #01V254002 ABOUT A BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE RECALL FIX BUT GOT DENIED SINCE ITS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN. SHOULDNT THIS BE PART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN SINCE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE? DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE BRAKES FAIL AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT?

NHTSA ID

11104697

Incident

Jun 4, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CHIRPING SOUND. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V254002 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10981628

Incident

Oct 15, 2016

Mileage

140,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON CENTRAL STREET IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL THE BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO AN ALARM SOUNDED. LOSS ALL BRAKES. WE WERE JUST GOING TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY 90. THIS COULD OF ENDED UP DEADLY. UPON INSPECTION BY PEP BOYS, IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED. THE SUV CAN NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THIS PART IS REPLACED. I HAVE NEW BRAKES ON THE SUV. *TR

NHTSA ID

10918621

Incident

Oct 18, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

NHTSA ID

10908227

Incident

Sep 30, 2015

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10904519

Incident

Jul 20, 2016

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS DELAYED TO ENGAGE AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10897626

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A SQUEALING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ID

10855279

Incident

Apr 10, 2016

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

NHTSA ID

10746422

Incident

Jun 8, 2015

Mileage

144,000 mi

THE POWER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER POWER BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE AS OUTLINED ION YOUR RECALL 01-V254-001. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT BERGSTROM AUTOMOTIVE APPLETON WI TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT AND INDICTED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. PLEASE BE KNOWN THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE RECALL PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE NHTSA NOTIFICATION. THEY CLAIMED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE PRODUCTION DATE OF MY VEHICLE BUT I DID NOT CARE WE JUST NEEDED TO GET THE CAR FIXED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ON 7/20/15 TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. BERGSTROM CONFIRMED ON 7/14/15 THAT THE PARTS ARRIVED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 7/24/15 TO FIX THE ACCUMULATOR. WE DROVE 2 HOURS TO THE BERGSTROM'S FOR THIS APPOINTMENT, WAITED 2 1/2 HOURS IN THEIR SHOW ROOM FOR THEM TO MAKE THE REPAIR, AND DROVE 2 HOURS HOME. WHEN STACY THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SPOKE WITH US SHE PROCEEDED TO GLAZE OVER THE ACCUMULATOR AND PROCEEDED TO DISCUS THE HEADLIGHT REPAIR WHICH I NEVER REQUESTED. THEY NEVER FIXED THE ACCUMULATOR BUT PROCEEDED TO FIX THE HEAD LIGHT ADJUSTER INSTEAD. I WASTED 6 1/2 HOURS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER ACCUMULATOR HAS NOT FIXED. TO SUM IT UP: REPAIR NOT MADE, SAID IT WAS COVERED THEN NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS. 6 1/2 HOURS WASTED.

NHTSA ID

10743812

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

145,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V254001: (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10717110

Incident

Apr 23, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HOOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA ID

10638415

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

83,000 mi

ABS YELLOW LIGHT FLASHING AND NOT POWER BRAKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594583

Incident

May 25, 2014

Mileage

114,051 mi

DRIVING TRUCK WHEN I FIRST HEAR NOISE WHEN I WAS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER. I TOOK TO REPAIRS SHOP AND TOLD THEM I WAS HEARING BEEPING NOISE, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKES , WHICH THEY DID, AND THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER AND I WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE THAT DAY OR IN A VIEW DAYS. THEN I FOUND OUT I DID NOT NEED THE BRAKES RIGHT A THAT TIME, ONLY ONE SHOE PAD WAS A LITTLE WORE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD TRY TO GET PARTS FROM FRIENDS THAT WORK AT THE DEALER AND WOULD CALL ME BACK, HE DID NOT. TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHICH I DID BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE TOOLS AND IT WAS THE ONLY ONE COULD DO IT, BECAUSE I TOLD THEM I WAS HEARING BEEPING NOISE ON LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK. CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THEM THE SAME THING, NEED NEW BRAKING SYSTEM. ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY SAID NO. CHARGED $2200.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554169

Incident

Oct 5, 2013

Mileage

122,783 mi

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN APRIL THEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO START SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THEM AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THEM I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THE DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX IT. WHAT SHOULD I DO AND WHAT ARE THE LAWS ON RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10549212

Incident

Aug 30, 2013

Mileage

108,974 mi

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR 2013, 2 MONTHS LATER I STARTED TO HEAR A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE FROM THE LEFT SIDE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THEN 3 WEEKS LATER AS I EXITED THE RAMP TO GO HOME AND STEPPED ON THE PEDAL TO BRAKE THE FOUR WHEELS LOCKED ON ME CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER GOING ON THE RAMP FOR APROX 50 MPH . TWO CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED IN TO ME LUCKILY AVOIDED ME OF COURSE THEY WERE UPSET BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I HAD INTENTIONALLY DID IT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO REPAIR IT AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM STILL DOES NOT WORK. IT STILL MAKES THAT SAME NOISE AND LOCKS UP. I HAVE NOT USED THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON HOW I COULD FIX THE PROBLEM I CAME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THE LAWS AND INFO ON THE WEBSITE AND CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SO THEY CAN FIX THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND THE MITSUBISHI CORP OFFICE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE ON MY TRUCK WHEN THEY CHECKED THE MODRL NUMBER AND THE CORP OFFICES TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAD AND THEN THAT THEY DID NOT. IF THEY DID THEN IT WOULD BE A LEMON. I THINK THE DEALER SOLD ME THE TRUCK KNOWING ABOUT THE ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHAT CAN I DO AND WERE CAN I GET HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547098

Incident

Jun 29, 2013

Mileage

108,974 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD AS SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS VIBRATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10535546

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKES, SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH A NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,451....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FLUID GOING TO THE BRAKES. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ABS BOOSTER AND HYDRAULIC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/16/13

NHTSA ID

10513370

Incident

Apr 20, 2013

Mileage

105,451 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICE MY TRUCK HAD DIED WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LIGHT..NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON...I RESTARTED THE CAR THEN TRIED TO MAKE A QUICK LEFT ON MY STREET AND COULDN'T STEER MY CAR...I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL...HAD TO MAKE A HARD TURN BECAUSE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AND I COULDN'T SPEED UP OR REALLY BRAKE...LUCKILY I MADE THE TURN COASTED A BIT HEARD A LOUD CLACKING UNDER MY HOOD COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE I WOULDN'T BE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD...I LOST ALL POWER STEERING...TRIED TO CRANK IT WOULDN'T START...LOOKED UP UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING...CALLED MY STEPDAD AND MOM WE TRIED TO GIVE IT A BOOST WITH CABLES DIDN'T WORK...SO LOOKED UNDER THE CAR WHERE THE TRAP IS NOTICED A FAIRLY LARGE BOLT SHEARED IN HALF AND WHAT I FOUND OUT LATER TO BE THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND BELT TO IT...PULLED ALL THIS OUT FROM ATOP HOOD...HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKE AND PART OF IT WAS STILL IN THE CRANKSHAFT SAID PRAY I CAN GET THIS BOLT OUT IF NOT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR... *TR

NHTSA ID

10510149

Incident

Apr 27, 2013

Mileage

126,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS FAILING. ON A CALL TO MITSUBISHI THEY INFORMED ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED 9 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND MITSUBISHI FAILS TO HAVE ANY CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509412

Incident

Apr 24, 2013

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN EITHER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10492020

Incident

Jan 15, 2011

Mileage

98,000 mi

LOUD NOISE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD CHIRPING AND VIBRATING . WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES IT WAS LIKE U HAD NO BRAKES I APPLIED IT AGAIN N THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM DASH BOARD I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER HITTING THE SIDE RAIL OF THE FREEWAY . AT THE MOMENT THE ABS LIGHTS CAME IN TURN THE CAR OFF ONCE WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING JUST FINE BUT KNOW I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE IT THIS IS THE 5 TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP CLOSE TO MY HOME THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BOOSTER ACCUMULATION SYSTEM DEFAULT I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND NO ONE HAD HELPED ME.. I HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A DEFAULT NOT FROM WEAR N TEAR. BUT A MISTAKE FROM MITSUBISHI I COULD HAVE KILLED MY SELF OR FOR THAT MATTER SOME ONE ELSE PLEASE HELP ME FIND A RESOLUTION... *TR

NHTSA ID

10472369

Incident

Jan 13, 2012

Mileage

128,999 mi

MY MONTERO WAS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND TWO DEALERDS AT SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME MY VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY RECALLS AT THE TIME. LATER AFTER THE SYSTEM FAILING I CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON THE WWW AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR WAS THE ONE LEAKING NITROGEN GAS A CAUSING THE FAULT AND THE NOISE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AGAIN WITH INFO BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH IT WAS SHOWING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A BAD HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. SO THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL FOR MY MITSIBISHI MONTERO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

NHTSA ID

10427554

Incident

Aug 2, 2011

Mileage

64,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD VIBRATE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,030.

NHTSA ID

10416951

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

121,000 mi

MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR WAS REPAIRED DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE PART. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE IT CAN RESULT IN A LEAK OF NITROGEN GAS FROM THE ACCUMULATOR. A COUPLE DAYS AGO ON MY WAY TO WORK MY BRAKES FAILED ME ONCE AGAIN AS I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE FULL OF CHILDREN AND APPROACHING TRAIN TRACKS THIS TIME IT WAS BECAUSE I HAVE A GAS LEAK IN MY POWER BOOSTER WHICH OCCURRED FROM THE ACCUMULATOR WHICH WAS THE PART THAT WAS RECALLED BY MITSUBISHI. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI TO BE TOLD THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BY THEM EVEN THOUGH I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE'S CHILD. KNOWING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WITH A DIFFERENT PART IN RESULTS OF THE PART THAT WAS RECALLED MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM NOT JUST THE ACCUMULATOR COULD HAVE STILL HAPPENED,AND DEATH COULD HAVE STILL HAPPENED. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY WHOLE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM ITSELF COST $1500 DOLLARS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY LIKE THAT TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NOT WEAR AND TARE OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS CAUSED BY THEIR FAILURE ABS SYSTEM. NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10383078

Incident

Feb 14, 2011

Mileage

121,000 mi