Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004310365 Incident Date: Nov, 17 2004
Consumer's City: WILSON Consumer's State: NC
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: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This vehicle while backing from a parking spot separated the inner tie rod from the outter there are no sings of damage or abuse that i could find. the factory replacement parts have an enormous amount of play. we have tried two inner and two outter and the same result. the local dealership states this normal. i am not the owner of this vehicle. it was brought to me to be repaired. i am an ase certified master tech. i feel like there is a defect in the design of this vehicle.*ak