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: 004311819 Incident Date: Nov, 09 2004
Consumer's City: PRINCETON Consumer's State: NJ
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#: JA4MW51R91J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 25 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 mitsubishi montero; engine shot on the highway (nj turnpike). there was no oil warning. this is a life threatening issue-if i had been on the inner lane, i would have been dead. vehicles on nj turnpike are traveling 60-80mph. vehicle has been serviced on timely oil changes at jiffy lube. this should not have happened. it has 90k mlies on it, bought used, i owe $15k on it, it will cost $8k to fix. 2 yrs og payments to go.*ak