Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208341 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2003
Consumer's City: SHERMAN Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO SPORT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MT21H63J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 28 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle won't engage when shifted into drive and reverse (acts like it's in neutral). only happens when vehicle is cold (under 30 degrees outside). sometimes will slam into gear causing the vehicle to lunge forward. very dangerous in our opinion. vehicle has 146 miles. dealer had vehicle twice for 2 days each and say they can't reproduce the problem. *jb