Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000155736 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: ROSLYN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MT31P7WP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While making a right or left consumer would hear noise for the front of the vehicle. dealer has been contacted. please at purchase, a slight churp was noticed, front right. it was checked, but not corrected. afterwards, noise increased steadily. a front right brake was fixed, but continued to rattle. sway bar/ bushings were repaired. also steering became loose. however, churping continued. diagnosis by a localmechanic claimed that churping and rattling was due to a defective sway bar link and peeling top bushing. but mitshibishi dealers disagreed with the diagnosis, and persuaded consumer to leave vehicle as it is. *ak