Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001453	Incident Date: Dec, 23 2004
Consumer's City: ROWLAND HEIGHTS	Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO	Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MW51R71J	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2001
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: Since i purchase this vehicle (2001 mitsubishi montero limited), i always had problem with the "check engine" light problem. the third day i got the vehicle from the alhambra mitsubishi dealership, the light turn on. and always got the same reply " make sure the gas cap is closed properly". i had 5 cars and i never had any kind of problem like exept this montero limited. my car has 63000miles right now, and the light will turn on every 2month. and now the vehicle has the light on again, and dealer will not do or care about the problem. this problem always happen when the car is going uphill or when it need power. also the brake light keep failing. *ak