Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112160 Incident Date: Jun, 24 2007
Consumer's City: LANCASTER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 02 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Started car, noticed 3 random lights illuminated on instrument cluster. then power steering was intermittent. then a/c went out and would not cool down. then power steering failed completely. car was driven to repair shop nearby, since no local mitsubishi dealer. mechanic found crankshaft bolt broken that led to power steering and a/c pulley not working. incident led to near loss of control during turning , as power steering would "kick" in at times during cornering and lead to oversteer. had to change crankshaft bolt, harmonic balancer, timing belt gear, and something else. *tr