2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR Structure Problems

THE CAR HAS BEEN ACCUMULATING FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. USURE OF WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, WE HAVE BEEN ABSORBING THE WATER AND AIRING OUT THE CAR. MOLD HAS ACCUMULATED AS WELL (BLACK MOLD) AND NOW I KNOW WHY I'VE HAD REPEATED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, INCLUDING PNEUMONIA THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. RUST IS ALSO FORMING DUE TO THE CONSTANT HUMIDITY LEVELS INSIDE THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO BE RUSTING AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE CHAIR FLOOR MOUNT. I CANNOT SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, AS IT IS COVERED BY THE PANELS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT DUE TO THE LIQUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE, MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WHICH HAS LED TO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. AS I CANNOT SEE THE FLOOR ITSELF (DUE TO THE CARPETING), I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS RUSTING OUT AS WELL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET, SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS... I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE RAIN WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR SOMEHOW. WELL, SINCE IT HASN'T RAINED IN OVER ONE WEEK, AND THE PUDDLE IN THE CAR WAS WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE, I SUSPECTED THE A/C SYSTEM. I WENT ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL? I AM APPALLED THAT THIS SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? FUNGAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS CAN LEAD TO DEATH, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE. SLIPPERY BRAKE PEDALS, RUSTING FLOOR BOARDS AND RUSTING SEAT FLOOR ANCHORS, POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND/OR FIRES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE COMPANY HAS APPARENTLY NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES. PERHAPS IT WILL TAKE A DEATH FOR A RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT NO MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DEFINITIVELY TELL US WHERE THIS LEAK WAS COMING FROM, NOR WERE WE ABLE TO TELL... UNTIL NOW. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS. THIS CAR HAS NO RESELL VALUE AND SHOULD NOT BE SOLD DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS HARM. THIS MATTER IS LONG OVERDUE!

Mileage: 130,000

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE AGE OF VEHICLE, NOR IS IT OWNER-CREATED. IT IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. DRIVER-SIDE FRONT FLOOR STAYS SOAKING WET. SHOES GET WET AND SLIPPERY WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHILE PRESSING ON GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS (DRIVING HAZARD). MOLD CONTINUES TO GROW EVEN AFTER CLEANED (HEALTH HAZARD). TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED GROMMET FROM THE EVAPORATOR CORE DRAIN. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ($700 REPAIR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE GROMMET). DUE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS MANUFACTURER FLAW/FAULTY MATERIAL!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAUSING THE A-ARM TO SEPARATE AND THE WHEEL TO LEAN INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS GOING TO OPEN A DOOR FOR MY CHILD WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE JUST SNAPPED OFF. EXTREMELY SCARY. WHAT IF IT WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

MY BACK HATCH WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE!! HAVE TO GO THREW THE BACK SEAT TO OPEN IT!!!! *TR

NOTICED I HAVE WATER ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR FROM AC. WATER POOLS AND SATURATES THE FLOOR. FEET CAN GET WET AND SLIP OFF OF BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. ALSO CONCERN OF MOLD GROWING IN INTERIOR. ONLINE SEARCH FINDS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 112,264

THE ROOF RACK HAS VERY FLIMSY PAINT AND HAS BEEN PEELING FOR YEARS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. I COMMUTE ON THE FREEWAY AND 90% OF THE ENDEAVORS I SEE HAVE PAINT PEELING OFF THEIR ROOF RACK. I HAVE KEPT THIS CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR THE LAST 8 OUT OF 10 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND ISN'T DRIVEN MUCH AND STILL THE ROOF RACK LOOKS AWFUL! IF I WERE LOOKING TO BUY A NEW CAR AND SAW THIS, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT A CAR WITH A PAINT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

ON VAC. WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD SOAKED. READ ON LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT FROM FACTORY RELATING TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS FIXED IN 2005 MODELS. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AS YOUR SHOE GETS WET AND CAN SLIP ON THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A $800.00 FIX.MITSUBISHI WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE A RECALL ON THIS?? *JS

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVER SIDE FLOOR STAYS SOPPING WET. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS FROM THE AC DRAIN HOSE. MECHANICS WANT $700-1000 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SAY THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES AS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DEFECT WITH THE 2004 ENDEAVOR. THIS RAISES SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH MAIN ONE BEING THAT FEET ARE WET AND SLIPPERY AND LIKELY TO CAUSE BEING UNABLE TO BRAKE AS NEEDED DUE TO FOOT SLIPPING OFF PEDAL. OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS ARE IN REGARDS TO THE MOLD DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO KEEP IT DRY. PLEASE RECALL THIS AND HAVE IT FIXED AS IT SHOULD BE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ABSORB THIS COST WHEN IT IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 178,000

RUST/CORROSION ON REAR CROSSMEMBER (SUB FRAME) CAUSED FAILURE OF UPPER A-ARM MOUNTING TABS. CAUSED WHEEL (RIGHT/REAR) TO COLLAPSE INTO VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

NOISE OF SLOSHING WATER IN THE TRUNK AND WATER DRIPPING ONTO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR; SOAKING WET CARPET. VERY BAD ODOR! CAUSING A SICK FEELING. REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS FAILED; RIGHT AND LEFT APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS APART. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. ROARING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, WATER WOULD PENETRATE THE VEHICLE AND SATURATE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD AREA. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH BOARD WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE FIREWALL AND INSULATION THAT CAUSED THE WATER TO PENETRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE A/C DRAIN TUBE LEAKS AND CAUSES WATER TO POOL UP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT TWO TIMES AND ALL THEY CAN DO IS BLOW THE TUBE OUT, WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE DASH REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE BOX WHERE THE DEBRIS IS LOCATED TO REPAIR THE SEAL. I DON'T HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS DONE, NOR CAN I DO WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS! THIS SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL BECAUSE IT BECOMES NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT ALSO A HEALTH HAZARD. THE WATER MAKES THE FLOORBOARD WET, CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP ON THE INSIDE AND CAUSES THE FLOORING UNDER THE CARPETING TO POSSIBLY BECOME CORRODED. PLUS, IT CAUSES MOLD TO GROW WHICH MAKES MY ALLERGIES FLAIR UP. SO, MITSUBISHI IF YOU READ THIS, PLEASE CONSIDER RECALLING ALL ENDEAVORS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND HER FOOT SLID OFF OF THE PEDAL DUE TO HER FOOT BEING WET. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FLOORBOARD WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAIN SYSTEM FROM THE SUN ROOF COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2004 WAS SOAKING WET AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE IT WAS NOT RAINING. I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR GETS SOAKING WET WHENEVER I USE THE CAR. I SUSPECT THAT IT MIGHT BE THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKING AND IT IS. IT GET SOAKING WET AND NOW I'M GETTING SICK FROM THE MILDEW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2YRS NOW. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL, I SEE LOADS OF 2004 HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS CORRECTED IN 2005 ENDEAVORS. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2004, BOUGHT IN THE SAME YEAR, WAS SOAKING WET AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE IT WAS NOT RAINING. MY SON NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR GETS SOAKING WET WHENEVER HE OR I USE THE CAR. I SUSPECT THAT IT MIGHT BE THE AIRCON LEAKING BUT DIDN'T BRING IT TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS SCARED OF THE EXPENSE WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD NOW THAT WE'RE ON FIXED INCOME. SINCE JUNE 2013, HOWEVER, THE LEAKING HAS NOTICEABLY INCREASED, AND MY SON USED THICK BATH TOWELS TO DRY THE FLOOR, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE TOWELS GET SOGGY WITH WHATEVER IS LEAKING, BUT EVEN A COUPLE OF THICK BATH TOWELS NOT ENOUGH TO DRY THE FLOOR. BEING CONCERNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO SMELL MILDEW INSIDE MY CAR, I TOLD HIM TO VACUUM IT, BUT IT STILL REMAINS WET AND STINKY THAT I'M SCARED FOR MY HEALTH AND THAT OF MY SON AS HE HAS DEVELOPED SEVERE ALLERGY, AND I'D BEEN SICKLY ALSO, BUT I CREDIT MINE TO OLD AGE, BUT CANNOT UNDERSTAND HIS SINCE HE DIDN'T HAVE IT BEFORE. BEING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM I DECIDED TO GO ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HEALTH CONCERNS. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MITSUBISHI HASN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL, OR THE VEHICLE OWNERS NOT INSTITUTED A CLASS ACTION SUIT, WHICH I WILL JOIN SINCE IT'S A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT MITSUBISHI CORPORATION ADMITS EXISTS, YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CRITICAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE AFFECTING CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS SOME SORT OF PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS OTHERS. THE FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKING WET AND ARE CAUSING OUR FEET TO SLIP WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THE CARPET IS CONSTANTLY COVERED IN MOLD BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOISTURE AND THE SMELL IS MISTY AND SOMETIMES UNBEARABLE. HAVE A YOUNG CHILD WITH ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES AND A NEWBORN. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS A DEALERSHIP, BUT WANTS TO CHARGE $1,000 TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. MITSUBISHI MOTORS HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB-09-55-002) TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY DRILLING INTO WHERE THE WATER ACCUMULATES AND INSTALL A SECONDARY DRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

I DISCOVERED THE FLOOR ALL WET ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN WET FOR THE PAST 1.5 MONTHS AND SINCE IT'S BEEN GETTING HOT I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH AC DRAINAGE ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE MY SHOE TO BE WET AND SLIP WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

WE NOTICED A LOT OF WATER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK FROM RECEIVING HAIL DAMAGE REPAIR. WE CONTACTED THE AUTO REPAIRMAN ASSUMING THAT THE WATER WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THAT THE MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE HEATER CORE AND AC DRAINAGE. A SECOND MECHANICAL OPINION CONFIRMED THIS. WE VACUUMED THE CAR USING A SHOP VAC AND DOCUMENTED 4 INCHES OF WATER REMOVED FROM THE CAR ON TWO SEPERATE VACUUMING SESSIONS. A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS ALLERGIC TO MOLD AND HAS FOUND THE RESULTING MOLD TO BE A HEALTH HAZARD. THIS IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FAMILY AND THE QUOTED COST OF REPAIRS IS IN A RANGE OF $400-$900. THE WET FLOOR PRESENTS A POTENTIAL FOR PHYSICAL HARM AS IT IS EXTREMELY WET. *TR

LIKE MANY, MANY REPORTS THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT IS SATURATED AND POOLED WITH WATER FROM THE AC/HVAC SYSTEM DRAINAGE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE HAS TSB'S ON ON THE ISSUE WITH FOAM GASKET REPLACEMENT OR INITIALLY DRILLING A HOLE CLEANING IT OUT AND INSTALLING A RUBBER PLUG TSB-08-55-007. NOW INSTALLATION OF A HOSE USED FOR RADIATOR OVERFLOW ON AN ECLIPSE NOW BEING SUGGESTED NO: TSB-11-55-003. HOW IS THIS NOT A DESIGN FLAW AND HOW IS THE MOLD AND MOISTURE ISSUE NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE INTERNAL CAB PARTS ARE NOT COATED OR TREATED TO INHIBIT RUST FROM THIS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE. THE EXCESSIVE MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCUMULATES ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE AS IT REMOVED THRU THE SYSTEM BUT RE-ENTERS THRU THE FIREWALL INTO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FOR SOMETIME I HAVE NOTICE THAT MY MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS ALWAYS WET. I'M AFRAID THAT THE FLOOR IS GOING TO GIVE OUT. ALSO, MY LATCH ON THE BACK JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

THE H-VAC SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS USED WATER SEEPS INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND COMPLETELY SOAKS THE FLOOR AND MAT, WHICH CREATES A VERY RANK ODOR. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IT WILL COST THE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $800.00. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEER DEFECT/FLAW. WE WERE TOLD BY AN MITSUBISHI SERVICE REP THAT THE FOLLOWING YEAR (2005) IT WAS CORRECTED. OBVIOUSLY MITSUBISHI WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T A RECALL DONE ON THIS PROBLEM? I THINK IT CERTAINLY WARRANTS ONE. HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS? WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER ASSUME COSTS FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT MADE CORRECTLY? I AM BAFFLED, AS TO WHY A CAR CORPORATION WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A MOLDY SMELL AND HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH WATER. THE WATER WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARD FROM THE A/C UNIT DUE TO IMPROPER DRAINAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE AC UNIT AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL AND REPLACE A FAILED SEAL BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE A/C BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

BOUGHT THIS 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR USED WITH 64K MILES IN JANUARY. STARTED USING THE AIR THIS SUMMER AND NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR IS SOAKING WET AFTER EACH USE. FOUND ONLINE THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF IT AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER A FIX BETWEEN $220-$350 BUT THERE IS NO RE-CALL. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED SEAL IN THE A/C UNIT. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE EGR SENSOR REPLACED TWICE. CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RAN $400-$500 EACH TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

AFTER DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR CARPET AND MAT SOAKED WITH WATER. AC DRAIN TUBE IS BLOCKED CAUSING MOLD AND ODOR. THE DRAIN TUBE IS TOO SHORT AND LOCATED INSIDE THE FIREWALL AND NEEDS TO BE LENGTHENED OUT OF THE FIREWALL (PER MITSUBISHI TSB-11-55-003). THE FLOORING CONTINUES TO BE SOAKED WITH WATER EVEN WHEN THE AC IS NOT IN OPERATION. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO THE STEPPING ON THE WET FLOOR MAT AND CAUSING THE BREAK PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL TO BECOME WET, CAUSING YOUR FOOT TO SLIP OFF THE PEDALS WHEN WET. NOT TO MENTION THE BREATHING IN THE MOLD CAUSED BY THE WETNESS. *TR

Mileage: 235,000

DRIVERS SIDE HAS WET FLOOR MATS, AS AC IS BACKED UP CAUSING MILDEW AND AN UNPLEASANT ODOR. THE WHOLE FLOOR IS WET, STRETCHING BACK TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL DRILL A HOLE AND BLOW OUT AC, BUT NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEPPING ON WET FLOOR MATS MAKE THE BREAK AND GAS PEDALS WET. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKEN ON EACH DOOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES AND THE REPLACEMENT PLACTIC HANDLES HAVE ALSO BROKEN DUE TO THE HEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

MY 2004 ENDEAVOR HAS HAD WATER LEAKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FLOOR. BASED ON THE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS IN THIS FORUM AND OTHERS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF IT IS NOT RECALLED, PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER. *TR

1.) THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK ARE SOAKING WET. THE WATER IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKING INTO THE CAR DUE TO A BLOCKAGE. 2.) I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ANOTHER PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE WHICH HAS COME OFF WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THESE PLASTIC HANDLES ARE CHEAP AND CREATE A DANGER AS INGRESS INTO THE CAR IS HAMPERED. DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BE METAL AND SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME OFF! *TR

WATER IS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT FLOOR EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNS. MOLD IS GROWING AND THE ODOR IS HORRIBLE. I MUST HAVE READ AT LEAST 300 COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE BY OTHER OWNERS OF A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, AND IT IS WITHOUT A QUESTION, A DESIGN FLAW AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT ADMITT TO THIS. RATHER, THEY ARE ASKING FOR MORE THAN $1200 TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE THAN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD ALLOWING PEOPLE TO INHALE MOLD WHILE DRIVING, NOT MENTIONING THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THE WATER IS PROBABLY CAUSING, SUCH AS RUST, AND POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ENDEAVOR OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH WATER ON THEIR DRIVER-SIDE FLOORS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]IF ANYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM, AS WELL AS HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ALL GET TOGETHER TO FORCE MITSUBISHI TO TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS DESIGN DEFECTS WHERE THE A/C WATER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR. I STARTED TO NOTICE WATER UNDER DRIVER AND REAR SEATS. I THOUGHT THAT THIS IS DUE TO RAIN BUT WHEN I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE A/C AND THE WATER IS NOT DRAINING OUT INSTEAD IT IS DRAINING INSIDE. I ALSO WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND HAPPENS WITH THIS MODEL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO EITHER REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR FOR $800 OR THEY CAN CLEAN AND DO SOMETHING THAT WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM COSTING $189. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN EVEN IF I REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR. WHICH IS INSANE!!! SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVILED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SO FAR I DRAINED MORE THAN 3 GALLONS OF WATER FROM UNDER THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS. I CANNOT USE A/C IN HOT FLORIDA WEATHER. SO MUCH WATER INSIDE THE CAR CAN ALSO CAUSE SHORT CIRCUIT EVEN FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH MITSUBISHI SHOULD RECALL AND FIX. *TR

THERE IS WATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE CARPET. THE AC HAS NOT BEEN ON AND STILL WE HAD WATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN IT RAINED ALITTLE LAST NIGHT. I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS MOIST. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATED ON ALL OF THE FLOOR MATS AND FLOOR BOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD IS ALWAYS WET. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WILL COST $365 TO FIX. SEEMS THAT INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND NOT SIMPLY A PLUGGED AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN LINE. *TR

Mileage: 77,511

NORMAL DAILY USE OF VEHICLE, WENT TO OPEN FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND HANDLE BROKE OFF. *TR

MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS SOME SORT OF PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME TO MANY OTHERS. THE FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKING WET AND ARE CAUSING OUR FEET TO SLIP WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THE CARPET IS CONSTANTLY COVERED IN MOLD BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOISTURE AND THE SMELL IS MISTY AND SOMETIMES UNBEARABLE. MY ENTIRE FAMILY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE ALLERGIES AND THE MOLD JUST MAKES THEM WORSE. I ALSO HAVE A NEWBORN AND THE AIR IN THE CAR IS JUST HORRIBLE TO BREATHE. MY WINDOWS ALSO ARE FULL WITH CONDENSATION IN THE MORNINGS AND IT IS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE ALL THE WATER FROM MY WINDOWS WHICH CAUSES SOME TROUBLE WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A DEALERSHIP NEAR BY AND I ALSO DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT. *TR

2004 ENDEAVOR, DRIVER SIDE LEAK - WATER FOUND UNDER THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IN RUNNING. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE MAT IS SOAKED WITH WATER. LEAVING THE PEDALS SLIPPERY AND CAUSING A MILDEW SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE SLIPPERY PEDALS ARE UNSAFE ENOUGH, NOW I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE MILDEW GROWTH IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

2004 ENDEAVOR, DRIVER SIDE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH WATER. WATER LEAKING INTO CAR FROM BEHIND GAS PEDAL AREA MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH WET SLIPPERY GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. WHEN NO COMPRESSOR IS RUN THERE IS NO WATER, BUT YOU CANNOT GET RID OF HUMIDITY AND INTERNAL WINDOW FOGGING WITHOUT RUNNING THE AC/DEFROST FUNCTION WHICH PUTS MORE WATER ON THE FLOOR. MOLD IS GROWING ACROSS THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE FROM REPEATED WATER LEAK. DEALER ADVISED FAULTY WASHER AT HOSE DRAIN CONNECTION, REQUIRING ENTIRE DASH BE REMOVED. $1000 REPAIR FOR A $1.50 DEFECTIVE WASHER IN DASH. ALTERNATE REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS ONLINE REQUIRE A NEW HOLE BE DRILLED IN FIREWALL TO REPLACE WASHER FROM BACKSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 147,586

CONSTANT WATER LEAK ONTO MAINLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM VACUUMING OUT OVER 1/2 GALLON OF WATER EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS DURING THE SUMMER. I'M GUESSING THIS COULD LEAD TO MOLD AND/OR MILDEW BUILDUP AND CORROSION TO THE FLOORBOARD. WITH ALL I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE, THIS IS A KNOWN MITSUBISHI PROBLEM, BUT APPARENTLY THEY AREN'T WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST BLOWING HOT AIR AFTER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

A/C DRAINS TO THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD CREATING A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD, ALSO RUSTS OUT THE FAN BLOWER. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 04 ENDEAVOR UNLIMITED WHEN IT CAME OUT, DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I CONTINUE TO OWN IT TO PRESENT DATE 09/09. I NOTICED THE PAINT JOB AT THE TOP OF VEHICLE AND LG AREAS ON THE HOOD AS WELL AS AREAS AT TOP OF THE BRAKE LIGHT AT REAR OF CAR ARE WEARING DOWN TO THE PRIMER. I FEEL THE PAINT JOB WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND FEEL MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAINTING. IT WAS DECLINED SAYING IT EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE SPECIFICATION. 3YRS OR 36,000 MILES WOULD WARRANT A NEW PAINT JOB. WHAT HAPPENED TO BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH IS WHAT WAS UNDERSTOOD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICLE IS COMING OFF, HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND NOW EVERY MONTH GOES BY IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PAINT DELAMINATES FROM VEHICLE SURFACE. EXTERIOR PAINT STARTS TO DEGRADE THEN DELAMINATES FROM THE VEHICLE'S SURFACE UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO THE METAL. THIS OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A LEASE THAT I WAS CHARGED FOR THE DAMAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY PROBLEM. AFTER A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH, THOUSANDS OF EXACT COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY FLOOR CARPETING, BRAKE, AND ACCELERATION PEDALS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. WATER FROM A/C UNIT ENTERING DRIVER SIDE DRIVERS FLOOR AREA. WETTING FLOOR PANEL AND CARPETING. POSSIBLY A GROMMET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY ENDEAVORS . *TR

Mileage: 62,885

2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, OVER THE PASS YEAR ARE SO THE BLACK PAINT HAS BEEN FADING AWAY AND THEY ONLY PAINT THE SPOTS THAT HAS FADED (WHY NOT REPAINT THE HOLD THING AND SAME TIME THEY AGREE IT IS A DEFECT). THIS NEXT PROBLEM IS CURRENT, 12-1-2008 I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK AND JUST ROTATE THE KEY TO TURN OFF THE SUV THE ROTATION STOP AND I CAN NOT REMOVE IT OR BEGAN TO FORCE IT TO HOME POSITION MY KEY AS OF TODAY 12-2-2008 IS STILL IN THE IGNITION IT WILL JUST ROTATE ENOUGH TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND THAT IS IT, WILL THIS FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL OF THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION PROBLEM. *TR

ROLLING DOWN THE REAR WINDOWS CAUSES AN AIR VIBRATION THAT IS SO LOUD AND PULSING THAT IT HURTS YOUR EARS. OPENING ALL THE WINDOWS HELPS A LITTLE, BUT IS STILL UNACCEPTABLE. OPENING JUST THE REAR WINDOWS IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED BY MANY MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR OWNERS. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF ISSUE THAT CAN BE IDENTIFIED, PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHEN ONE BUYS THE VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. WHY WOULD YOU EVER ROLL THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN? IT IS EXPECTED THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO, WITHOUT SERIOUS DISCOMFORT. *TR

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. IT IS BLACK IN COLOR. THE PAINT IS FADING TERRIBLY AND TURNING WHITE. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A RECURRING AND COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT THESE BLACK COLORED MITSUBISHI VEHICLES. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLEAR-COAT AND THE PAINT BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WATER LEAKING BEHIND DASH. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY SUCCESS IN REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANKYOU. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I HAVE A BLACK 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR WHICH HAS SERIOUS PAINT ISSUES ON THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE PAINT IS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY ON SURFACES THAT ARE MOST EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THE PAINT HAS PREMATURE AGING AND TURNS A WHITE COLOR. THE CAR LOOKS LIKE 10 YEARS OLD. TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE MANAGERS BUT THEY ARE TELLING THAT MY WARRANTY IS NOT COVERED THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH THAT I MADE ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MITSUBISHI OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MITSIBUSHI ENDEAVOR. ALSO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A STANDING POLICY AT MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO INTENTIONALLY THIN THE CLEAR-COAT ON THEIR AUTOMOBILES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE MONEY UP FRONT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US TO SOLVE THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 04, HAS ALL THIS OXIDATION GOING ON ON THE ROOF AND THE WINDOW PANELS. I INVESTIGATED THIS AFTER TAKING MY CAR BACK TO DENNIS MITSUBISHI AND HAVING THEM TELL ME THEY WILL PAINT THE SPOTS THAT ARE BAD BUT NOT MY WHOLE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH MITSUBISHI'S THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE IS JUST IGNORING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW IS THE CAR MAKERS ERROR. THEY USED BAD PAINT COATING ON ALL THE VEHICLES AND THEY WILL NOT COME OUT AND ADMIT THAT THEY ARE WRONG. IT IS SO AWFUL TO TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO JUST GET AWAY WITH IT. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE CARS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SITTING AROUND SHAKING MY HEAD AT THIS. IF ANYONE TYPES IN MITSUBISHI PAINT IN THERE SEARCH ENGINE YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS ON MANY DIFFERENT WEB SITES. THIS IS JUST SO WRONG.

Mileage: 47,000

WATER IS LEAKING IN DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO AIR CON DRAIN I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SLIPPERY SHOES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.WATER FROM A/C UNIT ENTERING DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AREA. WETTING FLOOR PANEL AND CARPETING. DEALER CHARGED $830.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. PART REPLACED WAS A GROMMET ($3.28) TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDING TAX $918. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY ENDEAVORS . *TR

Mileage: 65,900

MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR HAS SOME SORT OF LEAK RIGHT BEHIND THE DASHBOARD SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON COMPLAINT #10204166. MY FAN BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE AND MORE WATER KEEPS COMING DOWN FROM BEHIND THE DASH. MITSUBISHI IN THE BRONX WANTS TO CHARGE ME A LARGE AMOUNT FOR A REPAIR THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 4X4, AT THE TIME I REPORTED THE RUSTING PROBLEM I HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT HAS HEAVY RUST UNDER THE BACK SEATS, ON THE HINGES THAT OPERATE THE SEATS, THE COIL CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEAT, THE AREA WHERE THE JACK IS STORED AND THE JACK ITSELF. I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I CAN FIND NO ONE ELSE WHO AGREES WITH THIS STATEMENT. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE AND WOULD LIKE HELP IN THIS MATTER. MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH HAVE ALLERGIES AND IF THERE IS THAT MUCH MOISTURE IN THIS VEHICLE I AM AFRAID THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE UNSEEN MOLD THAT COULD BE HARMFUL AS WELL. I FEEL I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS NICELY, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

Mileage: 18,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE GLASS LIFTGATE THE GLASS SHATTERED ONTO HER HANDS. *JB A PIECE OF GLASS WAS PROPELLED INTO THE MOUTH OF A PERSON STANDING NEARBY. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

LTR FM JAMES G. SHCILLER (NY) RE AN INVESTIGATION OF HIS 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. OPENING THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW CREATED A LOUD THUMPING/VIBRATING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH. RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE CONSTITUENT & COPY TO SENATOR'S NY, NY OFC. *PH THE NOISE/VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE WHEN THE REAR WINDOW WAS OPENED, THAT IT CAUSED PAIN TO THE OCCUPANT EARS AND HEAD, THEREFORE THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE CLOSED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 3,700

2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR - MANUFACTURER USED PLASTIC COVERS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR TO PROTECT ENGINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A POOR DESIGN, THAT HAS BROKEN ON MY CAR, AND WITH ANY TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ITEM, A SAFER METHOD WITH BE SOME TYPE OF LIGHT METAL PANEL. *LA

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AT 40 MPH THE WIND CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO EARS AND HEAD. *MR THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW CREATED A LOUD THUMP AND OR VIBRATING NOISE. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 3,700