Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1994
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001066975 | Incident Date: Mar, 04 2001 |
| Consumer's City: BALTIMORE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal:flasher unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MR51M4RJ | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Turn signal when switched for left turn automatically switched to right turn signal when steering wheel is centered instead of cancelling original direction. happens vice versa in either direction. engine is making very loud metal to metal noise due to "possible loose wrist pin" according to mitsubishi dealer who gave initial repair estimate of $6,000. have been looking for a used or rebuilt engine for 1 week now and none available within the continental us. according to one used engine dealer, that 3.5 ltr.engine is defective that a traded in engine for a rebuilt one does not last long and gets sold fast once it has been remanufactured. further, the engine is really defective because mitsubishi discontinued it after only 3 years due to headaches. mitsubishi is one lousy japanese company who does not want to accept responsibility of this defective engine. someone should point out to mitsubishi that they are here in the us and not in japan whre they hide defects and get away with it.*ak |