2002 Mitsubishi Montero

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, IT HAS BEEN IN 2 SEVERE HEAD ON IMPACTS, ONE AT OVER 35MPH.....NEITHER TIME HAS THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI, THEY MAINTAIN THE AIRBAGS HAVE WORKED PROPERLY, HOW THEY DETERMINE THIS, I DO NOT KNOW. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

• 12/30/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 IS FROM THIS. THE PLASTIC SHIELD TRAPS DIRT AND MOISTURE IN THIS LOCATION AND CAUSED THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

• 12/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER SERVICED THE TRANSFER CASE BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/30/2002· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE AND DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. TX

• 12/29/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/21/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT; THE CAR HORN/ALARM GOES OFF USUALLY WHEN A DROP OF TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. TO FIX ... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL OF THE AIR BAG AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. VERY EXPENSIVE FOR A MECHANIC, OVER $1200. I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY EVERY NIGHT AND ON COLDER DAYS. RESEARCHING ONLINE.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DISABLING THE HORN/ALARM SYSTEM AND DRIVING WITHOUT HORNS. OR THEY ARE TAMPERING WITH THE AIR BAG TO TRY AND FIX. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM....... TODAY I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE EVERY TIME I HOOKED THE BATTERY CABLE BACK UP THE HORN STAYED ON. I AM CONSIDERING DISABLING THE HORN ALTOGETHER. *TR

• 12/19/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 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. *TR

• 12/19/2002· STEERING

  A MONTH AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS CRACKED, LEAKING WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID AND NOW THE STEERING ISN'T WORKING IN THE MANNER IT SHOULD. THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND WHILE STOPPING YESTERDAY THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THEN WHILE ON A GRAVEL ROAD THE WHEEL COMPLETELY SPUN AROUND. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING, BUT THE MITSUBISHI HEADQUARTERS SAID THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS.

• 12/18/2002· STEERING

  AT 25 MPH SOMETHING BROKE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770767

• 12/15/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/14/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE BACK AND NECK. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 12/12/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/06/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  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

• 12/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT A BOTTOM ENGINE NOISE, AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIS MANAGER OF A SUPPOSED RAPID LEAK OF OIL, RESULTING IN DAMAGE OF PARTS. I EXPLIANED TO THE MANAGER THAT I'VE OWN THE CAR SINCE NEW AND THERE NEVER BEEN AN OIL LEAK BECAUSE IM THE ONE WHO HAVE DONE THE OIL CHANGE FOR THE PAST 2 YRS, THAT THE GREASE HE SUPPOSED IS OIL IS THE AMOROLE ACUMULATING UNDER THE CAR FROM RECENT DETAILING DONE BY MYSELF. THE MANAGER CONTACTED THE WARRANTY AND WITHOUT HEARING AN EXPLANATION OR CLOSELY INSPECTING THE CAR THE DECIDED THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE FIXED. *AK

• 11/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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 LEAKING GAS, AND MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO FIX IT, AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LISTED HERE AND THERE WERE VERY MANY COMPLAINTS FILED. WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THE LEAK, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. AMAZING THAT SO LITTLE CARE WAS SHOWN BY MITSUBISHI FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE COMPLAINT AND THE RECALL (NHTSA RECALL ID 01V254001) ABOUT THE CAR BEING PARKED AT AN UPWARD SLOPE, THE FUEL TANK LEVELING VALVE NOT MAINTAINING PROPER SEALING IN THE EVEN THAT THE FUEL EXPANDS FROM THE RISE IN AMBIENT TEMP. LEAKAGE OF PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR, ETC. PLEASE CHECK THE RECALL NOTICE.

• 11/29/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 11/29/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AND PUSHED IT INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,785.

• 11/25/2004· STRUCTURE

  FACTORY DEFECTIVE PAINT SPOTS ON HOOD,DAMAGE TO HOOD DURING MAINTENCE BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

• 11/23/2004· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 11/22/2015· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  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 REPORT FILED AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESPONSE OR COMMENT. NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL AIRBAG COMPLAINTS WITH NTSB FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE WITH NO OPEN INVESTIGATIONS. MY HUSBAND'S DEATH SHOULD TRIGGER SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION OR CONCERN FROM BOTH NTSB AND THE MANUFACTURER.

• 11/21/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RETAINING BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FELL OUT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CALIPER ROTATED AND STRUCK THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER RETAINING HARDWARE HAS FAILED ON THIS CALIPER. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED WHEN I WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. *NM

• 11/21/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 11/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, FIRESTONE FOUND A LEAK IN THE GASKET AND VALVE. THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE FLOW ENGINE VALVE CAUSED THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

• 11/08/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  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 ON TOP OF AIR BAG MODULE. *TR

• 11/08/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER ACCIDENT EVEN AFTER VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *NM

• 11/02/2002· TIRES

  I SENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT THE ODI NUMBER IS 769218. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET IT I'LL GO OVER THE DETAILS AGAIN. ON MAY 21, 2002 MY TWO RIGHT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT MY CAR COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. ALSO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRAND NEW FRAME WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE COLLISION WAS SO BAD. POLICE DID REPORT TO THE SCENE AND COULD FIND NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE MAY 21, 2002. THANK YOU DT

• 11/02/2002· TIRES

  ON MAY 21, 2002 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR MY TWO RIGHT BRIDGESTONE BUELER H/T D689 TIRES BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT OF THAT THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT A BRAND NEW FRAME WAS NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLSION WITH THE GROUND. POLICE DID REPORT TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. I DO HAVE THAT POLICE REPORT. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST HALF A YEAR. DT

• 11/01/2021· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

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

• 10/31/2014· STRUCTURE

  FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROT/RUST. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP ABOUT IN 2013 THAT I HAD ALOT OF RUST ON THE FRAME WHEN THEY REPLACED MY RUSTED BRAKE LINES.. THIS WEEK IN OCTOBER 2014 I HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTY FILL PIPE FOR MY GAS AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAD MAJOR RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE AND THAT A REAR END COLLISION OF ANY KIND COULD POTENTIALLY TOTAL MY CAR. *TR

• 10/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND CUTTING OFF.*MR VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. VEHICLE STALLED. *TS

• 10/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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 TIME THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE, THERE WAS ALSO A FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IN WHICH HESITATING AND STALLING OCCURRED. THE SES LIGHT DID INITIATE. INITIALLY THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. 6 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED AND THE SES LIGHT DID AGAIN COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE REAR CAMSTER AND FILTER WAS REPLACED. WE REQUESTED A MEETING WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD HE WOULD BE BACK FROM VACATION AFTER 10/1 AND WE WOULD BE CONTACTED. AFTER THE LAST REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDED SLOW RESPONSE WHEN STEPPING ON THE FUEL (TO INCLUDE FLOORING IT) WHEN TRYING TO PASS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 10/4. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT AND STATED "COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT". IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME APPROX. 1 WK LATER AND EVEN THOUGH FLOORING IT AT 35 MPH INITIATED A SLUGGISH RESPONSE IN WHICH THE RPM NEVER JUMPED UP BUT JUST STEADILY INCLINED AT A SLOW RATE, THE SERVICE MANAGER AGAIN SAID HE FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED ONCE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BEFORE I COULD PULL BACK OVER AND OUT OF THE WAY. ON 10/21 THE VEHICLE AGAIN EXHIBITED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THIS TIME STALLING. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, I WAS STILL UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT SAT FOR 65 MINUTES WAITING FOR MITSUBISHI'S TOWING SERVICE. AT THAT TIME, MY HUSBAND CAME AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED ON THE 2ND ATTEMPT AND BLUE-BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE EXHAUST. WE DID DRIVE IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY TWO INSTANCES OF SOME LOSS OF POWER. PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. DT

• 10/25/2002· STRUCTURE

  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

• 10/24/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 10/23/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 10/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE, THE HORN OF THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN MODULE RELATED TO THE AIR BAG AND A RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

• 10/21/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

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

• 10/17/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HARD KNOCKING NOISE AND OIL LAMP ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED. CHECKED OIL, DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL IN ENGINE. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN OIL PUMP PRESSURE TEST, DIAGNOSED WITH NO OIL PRESSURE RECOMMENDED TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS PROBLEM DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES, HAVE DOCUMENTS PROVING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH $4000 WORTH OF WORK NEEDED TO REPAIR SLUDGE IN ENGINE THAT IS THE RESULT OF SOMETHING OTHER THAN FAULTY MAINTENANCE. ONLY SOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP IS TO GET A NEW VEHICLE (FROM THEM OF COURSE). *NM

• 10/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 10/10/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  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 PROBLEM.

• 10/07/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 10/04/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 10/02/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 NEITHER DOES THE DEALER. LAST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE (11/3/03) THEY CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, GASKET AND INLET MANIFOLD BOTH SIDES. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON TOMORROW (THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT) AND IF THEY CAN'T FIT IT I'M GETTING A V8 FORD. *JB

• 10/01/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 09/30/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

• 09/27/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 09/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 09/23/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 09/20/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

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

• 09/13/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND SHE LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS WIFE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER ARM, FACE, AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

• 09/09/2017· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE HOOD FLEW UP WHEN SAFETY LATCH FAILED TO HOLD IT,, PLUS BRAKE LINE TROUBLES AS WELL AS GAS TANK FILL PIPE ALL RUSTED OUT,, HOOD WAS ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 30MPH AN WRAPPED ARROUND WINDSHIELD,,