Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288136 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4NW31S63J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 13 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Hesitation and stalling between 0-45 mph at slightly above 3/4 full tank of gas. vehicle leaks substantial quantity of fuel when parked on incline at slightly above 3/4 tank of gas. in addition, this vehicle was not filling properly at the gas pump (pump continually shut off as if tank were full even though it was not). these same problem occurred with our 2002 montero which was returned to mitsubishi through the lemon law. these problems began at 26,000 miles, problems occurred with other vehicle starting at 9,000 miles. in the 2003, they have replaced the rollover valve (cracked). *la