2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero

2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE INDICATORS AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR LEAKAGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, ALONG WITH A SOUND ALERT FROM THE HORN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER. THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. RECALL # 01V254001. *JB

(1) STARTED HEARING NOISES FROM BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY'S (FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS) (2) TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM - THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD GET WORSE IF I KEPT DRIVING IT, BUT AT THE TIME I COULD NOT AFFORD $312/PER BEARING PLUS LABOR = OVER $800 IN REPAIRS. I DROVE THE CAR 2 MORE DAYS AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING - THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD... (3) I FOUND THE PARTS CHEAPER ON THE INTERNET ($233/PER HUB) AND HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC INSTALL THEM AND SAVED HUNDREDS. **WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE PARTS, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER BULLETINS, NOTICES EVEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND PLENTY OF UNHAPPY 2001 MONTERO CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD TO SPEND NEARLY $1,000 TO REPLACE BOTH HUB ASSEMBLY'S **I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THESE HUBS ARE GOING BAD FOR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE... WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED?????

DT: THE CONTACT STATES SHE OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WSTOPPED IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES. ALSO, SHE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT COMPLETELY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE OR THE AIR BAG FAILURES. *AK

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME DESPITE AN EARLIER RECALL IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART ON SEPT. 27, 2001. THIS RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE ON SEPT 30, 2001. *NM