2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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

Mileage: 105,451

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

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 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.

Mileage: 121,000

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 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

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 ACCUMULATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

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" AROUND THE WHEELS, AND MAKE THE GRINDING AND GROANING SOUNDS AS WELL. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT HOWEVER, AM REALIZING THAT IT HAS BECOME A REAL ISSUE, AND CONTINUES TO COST UPWARDS OF $600 EACH TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. ANY ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE BRAKES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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 BRAKES YET THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT MY AUTO IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS AUTO AND IT IS BEING STORED SINCE THE LAST BRAKE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE LOUD GRINDING AND GROANING THE BRAKES MAKE. THE BRAKES ALSO SEAM TO SHUTTER AND CAUSE THE AUTO TO VIBRATE WHEN I TRY TO STOP. THIS AUTO WAS USED FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM IL.TO MI. ON WEEK ENDS A TOTAL TRIP OF 132 MILES EACH WAY. THERE ARE ONLY 47,000 MILES ON THIS AUTO AND I HAVE HAD THREE COMPLETE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS SO FAR. PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE TO NO AVAIL. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE CONSTANT COST TO MAINTAIN THIS FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 46,750

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 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY THEY EXTENDED. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT THE OTHER CARS HAVE. I FOUND THAT IN MY RESEARCH, THAT MITSUBISHI HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR CARS MADE IN THE MANUFACTURED BEFORE JUNE 20, 2001. MY CAR WAS MADE ON APRIL 5, 2002 AND IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. INSTEAD OF THEM DOING A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY CHOSE TO DO A WARRANTY EXTENSION. IT IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL IT. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

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 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

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 MITSUBISIHI TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND BE PROVIDED FREE RENTAL CAR AND THAT IT WAS FULLY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ON AUGUST 26TH, WE WERE TOLD OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, THAT OUR CAR WAS MADE 5 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED, BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT RECALL ISSUE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA WITH VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR VIN #'S AND THE SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED TOO CLOSE TO THE RECALL DATE TO RULE OUT THAT MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FAULTY ABS ACCUMULATOR BOOSTER. MITSUBISHI SHOULD ALSO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE DID FALL UNDER THE RECALL. WE TOOK WORK OFF TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MITSUBISHI AND THEN THEY WENT BACK ON THEIR VERBAL GUARANTEE TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER VEHICLE SERVICERS THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS RECALL. I HAVE AN UNDRIVEABLE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT MITSUBISHI'S EXPENSE. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EACH MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL, I HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVING A FAULTY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PART AND FOR THEIR VERBAL PROMISE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR

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), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR AT THE COST OF OVER $600. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

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 A SMALL LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,200. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT IN A LEAKAGE FROM THE PRESSURIZED GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. UPDATED

Mileage: 80,200

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 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

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 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB UPDATED

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 01V254001. AFTER CALLING MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT MY ACCUMULATOR FAILURE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE RECALL DATES WERE FOR BUILD DATES OF JUNE 2001 AND EARLIER, (12/1999). ACCORDING TO THE LABEL ON MY VEHICLE, IT WAS BUILT IN JULY OF 2001. I BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE SOME OF THE DEFECTIVE ACCUMULATORS WERE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES PRODUCED AT A LATER DATE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE. *JB

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 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, WHICH IS PART OF THE ABS, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) IS RELATED TO HIS FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

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 UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

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 STATES THAT IT CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. MITSUBISHI MONTERO 2002 (02) MITSUBISHI RECALL CAMPAIGN NO.: COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM RECALL DATE (Y/M):2001/08 DEFECT: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THIS COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. CONSEQUENCE: THE LOSS OF THIS GAS PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND POSSIBLY A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST ASSIST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED ACCUMULATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037. *NM

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 TO THE MANUFACTURER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT FALL IN THE RECALL RANGE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE IT EXHIBITS THE SAME FAILURE. *NM

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 BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. SHE THEN TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL , BUT ONLY UNDER A SAFETY BULLETIN. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 2/9/2007 - *NM

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 DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS INDICATED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 01V254001; BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED THE SAME ANSWER. THE CONTACT EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED THE RECALL BECAUSE IT PRESENTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THOSE VEHICLE COVERED BY THE EXISTING RECALL.

Mileage: 80,000

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 RECALL.

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 THE RECALL LIST AND THAT I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $350.00 TO GET IT FIXED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO GET IT FIXED WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY ? THANK YOU. *JB

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 MY VEHICLE (2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO) PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 20,2001. MY VEHICLE'S VIN# IS [XXX] AND IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JUNE 20,2001. SO AS IT STANDS I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC PART ON THAT SPECIFIC VEHICLE FOR THAT SPECIFIC YEAR AND IT HAPPENS TO NOT BE A RECALL. THIS SITUATION DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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 ACCUMULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONSULTED, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY, HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 01V254001. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM

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, # 01V254001, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST VACUUM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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 WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER RQ06007 AND RECALL NUMBER 01V-254 EXPLAIN THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT MY CAR HAS; ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN I LEFT IN THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP. MITSIBUSHI MOTORS, AND THE DEALER, TELL ME MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WHY? IT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *NM

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 DEALERSHIP--THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ACCUMULATOR. I CHECKED ON THIS WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS--AND FOUND ONE (01V254001) THAT DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM EXACTLY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY, AND REFERRED ME TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS EQUALLY HELPFUL. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA IN CASE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE RECALL YEAR THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM. I FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT MY KIDS (AGES 3 1/2 AND 6 MONTHS) WEREN'T IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND THAT NOBODY WAS HURT. *JB

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 FEATURE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK, AND THE BRAKES FELT AS THOUGH THEY LOCKED. 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE THE DAY THAT I DISCOVERED THE NOISE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME MODEL, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ASKED THAT MY VEHICLE BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI DIRECTLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED AS I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO INCUR THE COST OF THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. MY TRUCK IS PARKED AT THIS TIME AS I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

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. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THEN, TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THE COST OF THIS PART WAS $900. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN BEFORE. I DID, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I THINK THIS SUCKS BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE IT WAS ONE THAT NO ONE COULD TELL ME THAT THEY HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THIS IS THE ONLY MITSUBISHI PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN.*AK

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 LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THE COST OF THIS PART IS $900. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN BEFORE. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. I THINK THIS SUCKS, BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE IT IS ONE THAT NO ONE COULD TELL ME THAT THEY HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THIS IS THE ONLY MITSUBISHI PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN. *JB

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 RECALL 01V254000L DUE TO VIN. NO CRASHES. NO POLICE REPORTS .NO INJURIES . *AK

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 SOUND FROM THE DASH AND BRAKE PEDAL. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE BRAKING CAPABILITY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB

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 MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

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 IN RECALL ID 01V254001 BUT MITSUBISHI STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 47,500

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

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

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

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

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE