1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Problems & Recalls

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...

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...

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 STATE...

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 HA...

Mileage: 155,000

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 MA...

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 FOUN...

Mileage: 115,000

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 EXCLU...

Mileage: 94,000

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 EXCLU...

Mileage: 94,000

CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BROKE OFF. LOST BELTS, LOST POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR POWER . REPAIR SHOP SAYS ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *NM

MINOR PROBLEM WITH SWELLING IN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, 1998 MITS MONTERO, VIN[XXX]. PURCHASED NEW IN SANTA MARIA CA. THE SWELLING AIRBAG HAS CAUSED CONTINUOUS HORN ACTIVATION. THE HORN HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. QUESTIONS: DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER INCIDENTS THAT INDICATE A TREND WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR ...

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE PILE UP. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES, AND PASSENGER BROKE HIS SHOULDER. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING TIMING BELT PULLEY/SPROCKET TO FALL OFF. THIS IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE AND COULD HAD CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE MONTERO 3.0 ENGINE FOR SAME PROBLEM..WHY NOT THE 3.5? INTEND TO CONTACT THE CORPORATION COMMISSION. VERY POOR DESIGN.*AK

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

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 4,800

CRUISE WIL NOT DISENGAGE DUE TO STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE

Mileage: 49,761

CRUISE WIL NOT DISENGAGE DUE TO STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILURE

Mileage: 49,761

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

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

STEERING WHEEL "SHIMMIES". TECH CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NOTHING!*AK

EVERYTIME VEHICLE REACHES HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ABOUT 55MPH AND UP, VEHICLE WILL END UP STALLING. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC

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

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.

WAS PULLING OUT OFF PARKING LOT AND CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE OR SHEARED OFF. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL AT 10MPH. JUST MANAGED TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOLT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM CRANKSHAFT. ENTIRE CRANKSHAFT WAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONDENSOR AND COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER HAS HEARD A CONTINUOS WIND NOISE FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED PROPERLY. NLM

CONDENSOR AND COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER HAS HEARD A CONTINUOS WIND NOISE FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED PROPERLY. NLM

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 FURT...

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 FURT...

ENGINE STALLS REPEATED TIMES AT LOW RPM'S

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

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

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

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

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

UNDER "NORMAL" BRAKING CONDITIONS, WHEELS LOCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID AND STEERING IS IMAPIRED.

VEHICLE VIBRATION. REPURCHASED BY MITSUBISHI 6/2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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

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

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

THERE IS A CONTINUOUS AND EXTREME PULSATION,VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 M.P.H. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN BRAKING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AS WELL. FROM READING YOUR WEB SITE THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SEE WEB PAGE AT:HTTP://SITES.NETSCAPE.NET/DTBICKFO/HOME.HTM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ENGINE CUTS OFF OR SLOWS DOWN WHEN ON HIGHWAY. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

AFTER DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3-31/2 MILES AUTOMOBILE LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE AUTO TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN AROUND TWICE, RESULTING IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING CONSUMER'S AUTOMOBILE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT CONSUMER WOULD HEAR NOISE FOR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE AT PURCHASE, A SLIGHT CHURP WAS NOTICED, FRONT RIGHT. IT WAS CHECKED, BUT NOT CORRECTED. AFTERWARDS, NOISE INCREASED STEADILY. A FRONT RIGHT BRAKE WAS FIXED, BUT CONTINUED TO RATT...

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

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL IS BOUNCING, AND THE ROTORS WENT OUT. PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND REPAIRED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL IS BOUNCING, AND THE ROTORS WENT OUT. PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND REPAIRED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH A SA RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE DONE ALMOST EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, FROM SENDING LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS SALES OF AMERICA TO THE MARYLAND STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THERE ARE QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES BEING EMPLOYED BY OURISMAN MITSUBISHI AND M.M.S.A. ...

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

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE OR SKID. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BRAKES ARE STICKING. WOULD HAVE ODORS/FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, SOME SQUEAKING COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE OR SKID. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BRAKES ARE STICKING. WOULD HAVE ODORS/FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, SOME SQUEAKING COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE OR SKID. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BRAKES ARE STICKING. WOULD HAVE ODORS/FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, SOME SQUEAKING COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. MJS

FRONT SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING VIBRATION AND TIRE WEAR. MJS

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 BACK...

WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS A BAD BLIND SPOT. IT PORTRUDES JUST OUTSIDE THE SIDE MIRROR. WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & DID NOT NOTICE ANY VEHICLES ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED OFF WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

WHEN MONTERO RUNS INTO A FLLOD ARE WITH SPEED OF 30 MPH OR OVER, WATER MAY SPREAD OVER WINDSHIELD/ROOF, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO SEE ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS.

CONSTANT VIBRATION AT 50 AND OVER, HEAVY SHAKING, STEERING WHEEL MUST NE HELD BY 2 HANDS. *AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SIX WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY MONTERO. STUART LINCOLN-MERCURY, WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, REPAIRED MY MONTERO. MY FRONT END WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALIGNED. AT 6400 MILES, I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, AND I SAW THAT THE TIRES ON THE PASSANGER SIDE WERE WEARING AS IF THEY WERE OUT OF...

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,...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. *YC

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

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

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70-15 )

FROM THE OUTSET, I HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSTANT, CONTINUED VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THIS VEHICLE, THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE WHEELS BUT REFUSES TO TRY CHANGING THE WHEELS THEMSELVES...THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VIBRATION IS RAPIDLY AND EXCESSIVELY WEARING THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE VIBRATION ...

BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE FLUID LINES FAILED. *YC

HYDRALIC BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE.

DOOR SPEAKERS FAILED. NLM

METAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN ENGINE. YH

METAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. YH

WIPER NOISY DURING RAIN. YH

SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT FAILED. YH

COMPARTMENT FOR EYE GLASSES DOES NOT CLOSE, WHILE DRIVING VIBRATION CAUSES IT TO OPEN, LATCH HAS TO BE SHUT SEVERAL TIMES. *YC

BRAKES FAILED. YH

FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED BUMPS IN TREAD AND MADE RIDE UNCOMFORTABLE. YH

BRAKES FAILED. YH

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT 65MPH. DEALER CONTACTED FIVE TIMES,. STATED NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING.

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

VEHICLE VIBRATES OVER 60 MPH. TWO REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

2 IDENTICAL VEHICLE IN ONE WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLE. BOTH ROLLED OVER IN HIGHWAY USE CAUSED BY SOME FORM OF STEERING PROBLEMS.

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTION.

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.

OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS ADDITIONAL FENDERS OR HAVE A REDESIGNED FRONT SKID PLATE INSTALLED UNDER THE BUMPER TO STOP WATER FROM SPRAYING THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING THROUGH FOUR INCHES OF WATER AT 30 MPH CAUSING NO VISIBILITY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN MONTERO RUNS INTO A FLOOD AREA (ABOUT ONLY 4 INCHES DEEP WATER) WITH SPEED ABOUT 30 MPH, WATER MAY SPREAD OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF THAT THE DRIVE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND SCARING, ESPECIALLY ON A HIGH-SPEED FREEWAY. I B...

DUE TO NON -TIGHTENING/MISSING OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT NUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE FUEL LINE BROKE AWAY FOR THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO POUR OUT OVER THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT A BRACKET WAS MISSING FROM THE FUEL LINE. *AK