Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003250864 Incident Date: Dec, 16 2003
Consumer's City: SCHERTZ Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO SPORT Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS31H91P Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 16 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 monter sport xls 2wd 46,000 miles. when vehicle is in motion at any rate of speed the steering feels loose and is also rattling. causes extra effort in stabilizing vehicle in a single direction. was taken to two san antonio based dealers gillman mitsubishi san antonio and northpoint mitsubishi. northpoint mitsubishi diagnosed that the steering column needs to be replaced. although mitsubishi provides powertrain warranty which includes suspension, drivetrain to 60,000 miles mitsubishi corp denied warranty coverage stating that it is not included in the powertrain warranty. after explaining to mitsubishi corp that this is a matter of highway safety the still refuse to rectify the problem.*ak