2001 Mitsubishi Montero

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. ALL OF SUDDEN, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS RIGHT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND SAID THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAD BEEN ALREADY TAKEN CARE IN 2001. THE CONTACT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 2008 WITHOUT KNOWING ANY RECALL ISSUES. THE DEALER CHARGED FOR REPLACING THE ACCUMULATOR.THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY-CONCERNED PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS RECURRING MILEAGE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000. FILED COMPLAINT ON 07/25/2010. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, SUDDENLY MY BRAKES FAIL. I ALMOST STRUCK A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN. MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES PADS WERE FINE. I LATER LEARN FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALER THAT I NEED A ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION ONLY 58,000 MILES. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO COVER THE PARTS. AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR IS PARK. CAN'T SEEMS TO UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ABS UNIT FAIL SUDDENLY LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO BRAKES. BELIEVED IT'S A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

THE HORN BUTTON SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN USED AND GOES OFF FREQUENTLY IN THE COLD OF THE EVENING MANY TIMES IN THE 4-6AM HOURS. THE HORN IS VERY LOUD AND WAKES THE NEIGHBORS. THIS HAS BECOME SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE THAT INITIALLY REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE HORN - THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! RIGHT AFTER DISABLING THE HORN SOMEONE ALMOST BACKED UP INTO ME! SO I HAVE RE-ENABLED THE HORN SYSTEM (PUT THE FUSE BACK). THIS HORN BUTTON IS ALSO THE AIRBAG UNIT - SO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. SO I HAVE WIRED A SWITCH IN THE HORN CIRCUIT, SO THAT I AND MY NEIGHBORS CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT - I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER TO FLIP THE SWITCH BACK ON WHEN I GET IN THE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 130000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 01V254001 IS NOT AN ADEQUATE FIX FOR THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH OUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO NOTICED RANDOM, INTERMITTENT CHIRPING NOISE. CAN ALSO FEEL VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN CHIRPING. NOISE HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND CONTINUAL. TOOK TO MIDAS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL #01V254001. CALLED CAPITOL MITSUBISHI,SAN JOSE,CA ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT SINCE SUV HAS 173,000 MILES THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. PER DEALERSHIP MAX MILES IS 150,000 SO THE REPAIR WILL COST ME BETWEEN $500-600. BASED ON RESEARCH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER WONT FUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. WHEN HE PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILED. REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS RIGHT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 150,000 MILE REQUIREMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 166,000. UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. MONTHS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FORMER DEALER DID NOT REINSTALL THE HEAT COVER. WITHOUT THE HEAT COVER, THERE IS NO SAFEGUARD TO THE VARIOUS HOSES AND COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE, WHICH HAS SEVERAL POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANAGER, TOM WANSTER, THAT HIS HEAT COVER WAS NOT LEFT THERE; HOWEVER, THEY DID LOCATE OTHER HEAT COVERS FOR SIMILAR MODELS. THE MANAGER WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,268.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE ACCUMULATOR BROKE ON MY MITSUBSHI MONTERO LIMITED. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED, UNDER RECALL, PRIOR TO MY ACQUIRING THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002. IF THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $4,000 TO HAVE REPAIRED. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

MY 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO (FULL SIZE XLS) IS MAKING LOUD SOUNDS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR. WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL VERY NEW THIS RECALL WAS CONDUCTED AND MY VEHICLE WAS "FIXED" ACCORDING TO DEALER RECORDS. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SAY IT IS MY PROBLEM NOW. IF THEIR RECALL DOES NOT WORK THEN THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE, NOT ME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKE FAIL COMPLETELY AND NOT BE ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT, NOT JUST THE FIRST TIME! I WILL NEVER BUY MITSUBISHI AGAIN! THIS CONSISTENT PROBLEM IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK. *TR