Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN / MONTERO / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058002 | Incident Date: Feb, 27 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WOODSTOCK | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MW31R31J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 03 2006 | 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: (1) started hearing noises from both front wheel hub assembly's (front wheel bearings) (2) took it to my local firestone service station where they identified the problem - they told me it would get worse if i kept driving it, but at the time i could not afford $312/per bearing plus labor = over $800 in repairs. i drove the car 2 more days and the wheel bearings locked up on me while driving - the car almost came to a sudden stop, veered off to the left of the road... (3) i found the parts cheaper on the internet ($233/per hub) and had a local mechanic install them and saved hundreds. **while searching for the parts, i found several other bulletins, notices even on the nhtsa website, and plenty of unhappy 2001 montero customers that have had to spend nearly $1,000 to replace both hub assembly's **i think this is ridiculous that these hubs are going bad for such a new vehicle... why isn't this being recalled????? |