Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002090205 | Incident Date: Mar, 17 2002 |
| Consumer's City: SNELLVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO SPORT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS21H81P | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I'd noticed previously my car would shake as if it was going to fall dead, but wouldn't or there would be a thump like someone had hit me and the car would move slightly. this would only happen when the car was stationary at a light/stop sign or if i was waiting to make a turn. on yesterday, after taking my car in for scheduled maintenance and having that maintenance completed, i left the dealership. on my way home, i was waiting to turn into a parking lot car shook as if it were about to fall dead ,then lunged forward. i called the dealership to alert them and advised them that the incident frightened me. i was told by the service advisor that another woman with the same type of car had reported a similar incident and had to bring her car in and that they had to replace her engine. i was told at this time, they belied it might be the torque converter. i drove the car back to the dealership and was told they would keep the car, and a technician would drive it to see if the same thing occurred. i called today 3/19/01 and was told by gary, that the technician drove the car for 1 hour and nothing happened. then out of the blue , the same thing i described had occurred. i was told he had a call into the engineering line and they were waiting to hear back. i advised gary i did not want that car back until i was comfortable this would not happen again. he said a tsb had been issued on this situation, but when i checked the website, i was unable to find it. i located only recall info. on the hydraulic brake system. *ak |