2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Problems & Recalls

My horn goes off when I turn the steering wheel or hit bumps when driving and when parked and turned off, if its close to freezing it will go off constantly early in the morning before dawn and I have to disconnect the battery or pull the fuse for the horn under the hood fuse panel to stop it. I can...

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.

My car has 2 recalls and my local Mitsubishi dealer refused to fix the recalls.

My car has 2 recalls and my local Mitsubishi dealer refused to fix the recalls.

WE HAVE THE CAR FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS AND WE ALWASY HAVE A ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND HEAD LIGHTS PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE THEY CAN FIX IT . WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THEM TO FIX IT

WE HAVE THE CAR FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS AND WE ALWASY HAVE A ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND HEAD LIGHTS PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE THEY CAN FIX IT . WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THEM TO FIX IT

WE HAVE THE CAR FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS AND WE ALWASY HAVE A ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND HEAD LIGHTS PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE THEY CAN FIX IT . WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THEM TO FIX IT

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. ...

Mileage: 135,000

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM IT GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AND ALSO THE HORN WHEN THE WEATHER DROPS COLD THE HORN GOING OFF CONTINUOUSLY MY MECHANIC CHANGE THE HORN RELAY MORE THAN 3 TIMES BUT THE ISSUE STILL THE SAME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE TWO ISSUES ARE CONNECTED OR...

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 WE...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSFER CASE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, B...

Mileage: 170,000

THE CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED IN THE MONTERO BUT IT ONLY WORKS ONCE IN AWHILE. THE PANEL WILL TELL ME EVERY NOW AND THEN IF I HAVE FUEL OR NOT. ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE AN ISSUE RESOLVED THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE COST US ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS SHOWN HERE AS A DEFECT FOR OUR MAKE AND MODEL. OUR CAR WAS L...

Mileage: 79,654

THE CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED IN THE MONTERO BUT IT ONLY WORKS ONCE IN AWHILE. THE PANEL WILL TELL ME EVERY NOW AND THEN IF I HAVE FUEL OR NOT. ALSO, WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE AN ISSUE RESOLVED THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE COST US ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS SHOWN HERE AS A DEFECT FOR OUR MAKE AND MODEL. OUR CAR WAS L...

Mileage: 79,654

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 CA...

Mileage: 120,000

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 REPA...

Mileage: 180,000

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 N...

Mileage: 105,000

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 DRIVE...

Mileage: 140,000

NHTSA RECALL ID: 04V319000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 (02) MITSUBISHI RECALL CAMPAIGN NO.: SR-04-009 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE RECALL DATE (Y/M):2004/07 DEFECT: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FORWARD ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, THE FU...

NHTSA RECALL ID: 04V319000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 (02) MITSUBISHI RECALL CAMPAIGN NO.: SR-04-009 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE RECALL DATE (Y/M):2004/07 DEFECT: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FORWARD ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, THE FU...

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 VEHICL...

Mileage: 68,000

I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR A FRAME INSPECTION, FRAME WAS REND ENDEARED UNSAFE AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. BODY & ENGINE ARE INTACT. NEW FRAME IS 10,000.00. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEIR WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEARS FRAME. HE SAID THE METAL WAS DIPPED CORRECTLY. I CAN OBTAIN A WRITTEN REPORT. ...

Mileage: 96,000

MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED FOR THE NIGHT ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 AM, THE ALARM STARTED TO SOUND AND THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. THE FIRST NIGHT, THE NEIGHBORS AND POLICE DISCOVERED IT BEFORE ME, SO THE POLICE BROKE INTO MY CAR, OPENED TH...

TAKATA RECALL - MY LATE HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMATELY INVOLVED FOUR (4) VEHICLES TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY HUSBAND DIED LATER FROM COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY INTERNAL BLEEDING. POLICE...

TAKATA RECALL - MY LATE HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMATELY INVOLVED FOUR (4) VEHICLES TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY HUSBAND DIED LATER FROM COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY INTERNAL BLEEDING. POLICE...

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. TH...

Mileage: 144,000

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 T...

Mileage: 145,000

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 VEHI...

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT, MY 2002 LIMITED MITSUBISHI MONTERO'S CAR ALARM WILL GO OFF AT EXACTLY 4:30 AM EACH MORNING UNTIL WE DISABLE THE ALARM WITH THE REMOTE. WE CHECKED AND NO ONE ELSE OR THING IS BUMPING OR SETTING OFF THE ALARM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY MONTERO HAVE THE TAKATA AIR BAG. THE HORN INSIDE AIR BAG NOT WORKING I ORDER A AIR BAG THE AIR BAG SPECIALIST TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A TAKATA AIR BAG AND HE WILL NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE HE SAY IS PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL OF TAKATA AIR BAG. SO I'M DRIVING W/O THE HORN .CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE IN C...

Mileage: 2,200,000

AGING OF THE COSMETIC VINYL COVERING ON STEERING WHEEL THAT COVERS AIR BAG MODULE WILL CONTRACT TOO MUCH IN COLD WEATHER, APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES F OR LOWER CAUSING CAR HORN TO GO OFF EVEN WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING. THE VINYL COVERING SQUEEZES THE CAR HORN CONTACTS THAT ARE JUST UNDER THE COVER AND O...

Mileage: 90,000

AGING OF THE COSMETIC VINYL COVERING ON STEERING WHEEL THAT COVERS AIR BAG MODULE WILL CONTRACT TOO MUCH IN COLD WEATHER, APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES F OR LOWER CAUSING CAR HORN TO GO OFF EVEN WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING. THE VINYL COVERING SQUEEZES THE CAR HORN CONTACTS THAT ARE JUST UNDER THE COVER AND O...

Mileage: 90,000

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 MIL...

Mileage: 83,000

ABS YELLOW LIGHT FLASHING AND NOT POWER BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 114,051

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 ...

Mileage: 122,783

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 DEALE...

Mileage: 108,974

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 ...

Mileage: 108,974

I WAS GOING TO START DRIVING A VERY INCLINED HILL APROX. 45 DEGREES, I STOPPED THE CAR, CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 3 GEAR, WHEN I GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION BACK TO D GEAR, BUT I NOTICED SOMETHING WEIRD WITH THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS RESPONDING BUT I DIDN'T ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 DE...

Mileage: 140,000

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 BRA...

Mileage: 105,451

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....

Mileage: 126,000

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....

Mileage: 126,000

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....

Mileage: 126,000

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. ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEH...

Mileage: 110,000

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 ...

Mileage: 98,000

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 ...

Mileage: 128,999

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 BRAK...

Mileage: 64,800

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 R...

Mileage: 121,000

2000 MONTERO CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY STEPS TAKEN, REPLACED PLUGS,WIRES, COILS, TIMING BELT, IDLER PULLEY, THERMOSTAT, ENGINE HEAT INDICATOR RISES TO HOT THAN BACK TO NORMAL, ENGINE RUN'S SLUGGISH, NO POWER, SHIFTING IS DELAYED WHEN ON AN INCLINE AND HEAR A MUFFLED BACK FIRE ON OCCASI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR...

Mileage: 119,000

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...

Mileage: 121,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OUT OF MY DASHBOARD. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT.

Mileage: 115,210

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL PRESSURE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL, INDESCRIBABLE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULA...

Mileage: 124,000

I ALSO OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 6 TIMES. I DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE SOUTHERN CA MOUNTAINS, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SAME SHAKING A SHIMMING AS I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS EXPRESS. THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY WEAR WITH BLACK "DUST" A...

Mileage: 60,000

I ALSO OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 6 TIMES. I DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE SOUTHERN CA MOUNTAINS, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SAME SHAKING A SHIMMING AS I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS EXPRESS. THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY WEAR WITH BLACK "DUST" A...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A REGULAR BASIS DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM. THE ROTORS WEAR DOWN EVERY TIME AND MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AUTOS FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MITSUBISHI'S BRA...

Mileage: 46,750

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRUCK WAS GOING SLOWLY. DESPITE ONLY 90,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $4188. NO LIGHTS WERE ON, CAR DROVE WITHOUT INDICATION, ALL REQUIRED SERVICES WERE PERFORMED. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQUID SHORTED OUT WIRING AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL IT DRIED OUT - IF THESE TWO ITEMS MUST BE CLOSE TOGETHER THEN THE GEAR/SHIFT AREA SHOULD BE WATER TIGHT/PROOF - FOR SURE THI...

Mileage: 102,933

CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQUID SHORTED OUT WIRING AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL IT DRIED OUT - IF THESE TWO ITEMS MUST BE CLOSE TOGETHER THEN THE GEAR/SHIFT AREA SHOULD BE WATER TIGHT/PROOF - FOR SURE THI...

Mileage: 102,933

THE 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HAS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR ISSUE. IT RESULTS IN A CHIRPING NOISE IN THE DASH AREA AND REALLY FIRM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THEY SENT A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO COVER THE ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 10 YE...

Mileage: 180,000

ANTENNA RAISING MOTOR BROKE AND NOW WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON OR OFF, IT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IT ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT/EXTEND THE ANTENNA. PAID TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHEN NEAR THE MONTERO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A VALVE SEALING BUT IT GOT WORSE, AND I STARTED NOTICING A GAS PUDDLE UNDER THE MONTERO. I REMOVED THE PLASTIC SHIELD FROM AROUND THE TANK AND FOUND AN AREA ABOUT 9" X 7" HAD SURFACE RUST ON IT AND THE LEAK I...

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON T...

Mileage: 73,000

ON AUGUST 13TH I NOTICED A CHIRPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT DASH AREA AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. ON AUGUST 25TH, OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. HE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL, ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V027000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS)...

Mileage: 92,000

DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR # SR-01-008REVII. MITSUBUSHI DEALER DON'T OPEN RECALL FOR MY 2002 MONTERO. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE CAR EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND ITS TAKING LONGER TO STOP ITS A MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 LIMITED. *TR

Mileage: 79,340

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAD ...

Mileage: 80,200

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED THROUGH TOWN WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE, THE LOUDEST NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. YOU COULD HEAR THE NOISE FROM BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES, "SOME VEHICLES ...

Mileage: 72,100

OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY (RT. 680(N)). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THAT DAY (THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER LIT UP). AT THE TIME THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED, MY WIFE...

OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY (RT. 680(N)). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THAT DAY (THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT HAD NEVER LIT UP). AT THE TIME THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED, MY WIFE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL SOUND. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOST ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS A 20 SECOND DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. HE ALSO NOTICED BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE FLUID COMPARTMENT AND A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 0...

Mileage: 70,000

2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD AND STOPPED AT MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA ID 01V254...

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKES MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2002 MITSIBUSHI MONTERO LIMITED. *JB

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS DRIVING 40 MPH. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE EN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND CAN ALSO BE HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR, WH...

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ABS SYSTEM. THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION WERE ALL REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS U...

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE TAKEN THE MITSUBISHI A NUMBER OF TIMES TO DEALER FOR TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS CONCERNING STEERING. CONCORD MITSUBISHI KEPT TELLING US THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE EITHER FIXED OR IT WAS NORMAL, BUT THE PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

MY MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 IS MAKING THE SAME SOUNDS AS THE LISTING BELOW FROM WHICH A RECALL WAS ORDERED. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE ONES BEING RECALLED. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO MAKE A COMPLAINT EVEN IF THE SUV IS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. THE RECALL...

Mileage: 98,000

MY MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 IS MAKING THE SAME SOUNDS AS THE LISTING BELOW FROM WHICH A RECALL WAS ORDERED. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE ONES BEING RECALLED. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO MAKE A COMPLAINT EVEN IF THE SUV IS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. THE RECALL...

Mileage: 98,000

2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO DEVELOPED NOISE UNDER THE LEFT SIDE DASH. **CC THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HAD FAILED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE 2001-2002 MONTERO FOR THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING ...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO . WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BR...

Mileage: 64,036

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH TROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD, A NOISE WAS NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE NOISE BECAME MORE FREQUENT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DET...

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN A THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN A THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH DRIVER SIDE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK OF NITROGEN AND THE ACCUMULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V254001, REGARDING THE BRAKE VACUUM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE...

Mileage: 97,242

THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK, AND I KNOW THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO ( NHTSA # 01V254001), SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, JUST TO BE TOLD THAT MY MONTERO WAS NOT IN ...

Mileage: 65,200

THE ACCUMULATOR ON MY BRAKE BOOSTER IS GOING BAD. THERE IS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL BY THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL (01V254001) ON THIS PART FOR ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING SOUND. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCU...

Mileage: 73,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # ...

Mileage: 85,000

THIS IS CONCERNING A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE HEADED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. MY WIFE STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT, NOT BEFORE THE FRONT END WAS ALREADY OUT IN THE ROAD. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR COMING, IT WOUL...

Mileage: 68,435

I STARTED MY TRUCK, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND NO BRAKES--JUST A DEAD PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE--WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE BEFORE ROLLING THROUGH MY GARAGE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERS...

Mileage: 62,000

1) I SUDDENLY BEGAN HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SQUEAKING AGAINST METAL UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HOOD WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. 2) WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN TELL NO DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKING UNDER WET, SLICK CONDITIONS OR SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK FEATUR...

Mileage: 86,800

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILES AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. JUST BACKED UP ON JANUARY 1, 2006, AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID. BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ...

Mileage: 43,094

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS, JUST BACKED UP IN JAN 1, 2006 AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCA...

Mileage: 43,094

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ACCUMULATOR WAS BAD. SOME MONTERO'S HAD THIS UNDER RECALL, BUT THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WILL COST ME $650 TO REPLACE IT. *NM

Mileage: 95,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTARO . STARTED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND IN LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A GOOSE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP , WHO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD COST $200 TO FIX IT. ALSO, CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN R...

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SO...

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01V254001. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR UPON TRYING TO STOP. *AK ULTIMATELY, THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, HOWEVER THE MANUF...

Mileage: 5,535

BRAKE WARNING AND ANTILOCK LIGHTS COME ON THE FIRST AND SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. THE BAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AND HARD TO PRESS AT THIS POINT. A STRANGE NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTIFIED ...

Mileage: 47,500

VEHICLE'S 4WD WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN. WHILE IN 2WD, WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A NOISE AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE NOISE WILL GET LOUDER UNTIL IT GIVES A HARD JOLT, LIKE IF SOMEONE REAR ENDED YOU. AT THIS POINT THE 4WD INDICATER WILL START BLINKING. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT IN...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH HER VEHICLE, THAT HER CAR IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DATE IT WAS MADE. THE CONSUMER'S CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE CARS WITH THE RECALLS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS LEAKING GAS AND IS HAVING A DELAY IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS F...

Mileage: 62,000

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V250001; MITSUBISHI ISSUED A BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IWAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS MAKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UP A HILL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 35,657

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL /FUEL LEAKAGE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK GAS ONCE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW. *JB THE VEHICLE IS STILL LEAKING GAS, WHICH CAUSED IT STALL. *SC

Mileage: 21,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TOP HEAVY AND HAS SPENT OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. *BF THE DRIVER AND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS THE CONSUMER'S SON. *SC

RECALL 04V319000 CONCERNING FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THIS RECALL HONORED BECAUSE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIAL TOOL TO DO THE REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

RE SAFETY RECALL SR-04-008 FM MITSUBISHI FOR 2002 MONTERO, HAVING SAFETY NOTICE AUTHORIZED BY DEALERSHIP IN ROTA, SPAIN. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE ANY LONGER. *SC

CAR EITHER FAILS TO STOP OR IS SLOW TO STOP RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND TO LOCAL BRAKES SHOPS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. *AK

Mileage: 500

THE WHEEL JACK DID NOT FIT UNDER THE CROSS BEAM WHEN THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. THE BASE OF THE JACK WAS VERY SMALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

I'M EXPERIENCING 'AGAIN' ENGINE VIBRATIONS WHILE AT IDLE. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS TO GO DOWN TO 0, ENGINE VIBRATES, APPEARS THAT IT WILL STALL, AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME BEFORE THE NEEDLE HITS 0, THE NEEDLE RETURNS TO IDLE AND ALL IS OK. OK???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE AND NEI...

Mileage: 29,500

REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 21,500

ENGINE VIBRATES WHEN AT IDLE, AND ACTS AS IF IT MAY STALL, BUT DOES NOT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND DEALER SAID IDLE WAS TOO LOW. BUT A WEEK LATER, ENGINE VIBRATED AGAIN AND APPEARED IT WAS GOING TO STALL BUT DID NOT. I CALLED MITSUBISHI REPS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY CAME DOWN TO FLORIDA TO TEST ...

OUR ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE TOWING A POP UP TRAILER. WE ARE EXPERIENCED DRIVER'S AND HAVE BEEN TOWING A TRAILER FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY IN THE R...

Mileage: 13,388

THIS CAR HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CANNOT RESOLVED OR FIX, IT FIRST STARTED ON NOV 15,2002 WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHEN ON IDLE. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY NOV 16,2002 AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN, BRING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. ON JANUARY 1, ...

Mileage: 9,142

THIS CAR HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CANNOT RESOLVED OR FIX, IT FIRST STARTED ON NOV 15,2002 WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHEN ON IDLE. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY NOV 16,2002 AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN, BRING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. ON JANUARY 1, ...

Mileage: 9,142

THIS CAR HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CANNOT RESOLVED OR FIX, IT FIRST STARTED ON NOV 15,2002 WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHEN ON IDLE. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY NOV 16,2002 AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN, BRING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. ON JANUARY 1, ...

Mileage: 9,142

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION. THE 3RD ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION. THE 3RD ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION. THE 3RD ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION. THE 3RD ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX FAILURE. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NO REASON FOR THIS WAS FOUND UPON INSPECTION. THE 3RD ...

WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND HAD SWERVED TO MISS A DOG WHEN THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER. THE ROOF HAD CAVED IN AND INJURED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. BOTH WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS

2 SEPERATE HEAD ON ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHCILE AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED BOTH TIMES. THIS TIME THE ABS ALSO DID NOT WORK. DT

ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON ALL 4 MECHANISMS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MAY 2002. PLEASE DESCCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRIDGESTONE, DUELER HT-689, P265/70R16, DOT # ELLJJNM3701, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2002, MITSUBISHI, MONTERO WITH 11400 MILES. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 65-70 MPH. *AK *YH

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHEN SECOND PARTY RAN RED LIGHT. VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSIONG INJURY TO CONSUMER AND HIS DAUGHTER. *JG

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE