Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298010 Incident Date: Aug, 28 2004
Consumer's City: CLINTON Consumer's State: MD
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:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MW51R81J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2004 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: Engine replacement at 79k miles. february 04 i noticed a knocking sound coming from under the hood of the car. the mitsubishi mechanic said it was coming from the engine but that he would just change the oil to see if that helped. the sales ticket said, no problem found. august 04 the knocking came back. on a trip the oil light came on but there was oil in the vehicle. we had the vehicle towed to mitsubishi. the mechanic then confirmed that it was the engine. the pickup tube was clocked but the engine walls were clean. the result was to replace the engine. mitsubishi would not cover the charges because it was pass the warranty mileage. no one can determine how the pickup tube was clogged with so much crud. however, mitsubishi says that it does not matter if it was a defect in the pickup tube it was past the warranty.*ak