Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 11 | 12/01/2004 | 10018360 | Replacement engine gasket service parts now available. *tt | 12/21/2005 | |
| 113 | 01/01/2005 | 10015208 | Engine gasket service parts. *tt | 07/08/2005 | |
| 05012004 | 05/01/2004 | 10014356 | Spark knock. *eh | 05/02/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 0413004 | 02/01/2005 | 0513002 | 10006463 | Power train control module (pcm) reprogramming for spark knock / diagnostic trouble code (dtc) 0171. *tt update. *tt | 05/03/2004 |
| 94 | 06/01/2003 | 10003752 | Oil drip on oil filter. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 06/13/2012 | |||
| We noticed a lot of water on the drivers side floorboard after receiving the car back from receiving hail damage repair. we contacted the auto repairman assuming that the water was associated with the repair. we were told that it was not that the mitsubishi endeavor has a design defect with the heater core and ac drainage. a second mechanical opinion confirmed this. we vacuumed the car using a shop vac and documented 4 inches of water removed from the car on two seperate vacuuming sessions. a member of the family is allergic to mold and has found the resulting mold to be a health hazard. this is the only mode of transportation for the family and the quoted cost of repairs is in a range of $400-$900. the wet floor presents a potential for physical harm as it is extremely wet. | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 147000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 mitsubishi endeavor, the contact stated that as he started the vehicle, there was a moldy smell and he noticed that the driver's side floorboard was completely soaked with water. the water was coming from under the floorboard from the a/c unit due to improper drainage. the dealer was notified who advised the contact that they would have to pull the ac unit away from the firewall and replace a failed seal between the firewall and the a/c box. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 147,000. kmj | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 147000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 mitsubishi endeavor, the contact stated as he started his vehicle there was a moldy smell and noticed the driver side floorboard completely soaked with water. the water was coming underneath the floor board from the ac due to improper drainage. the dealer was notified who stated they would have to pull the ac unit away from the firewall and replace a failed seal between the firewall and ac box. this would be a cost of $1200 to the contact. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 147,000. mw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 68700 | ||
| Blown engine on a well maintained, single owner 2004 mitsubishi endeavor with under 70,000 miles. at 55mph and without any prior warning (e.g. no warning lights on dash or changes in dashboard gauges), the car made an extremely loud noise (almost high revving like), became difficult to steer and rapidly was losing power. the battery light came on followed by the service engine soon and while the car would turn over and start the noise became louder and the car would stall out. after being towed to the garage, the car would not start at all and i was informed that the engine was blown. my mechanic also noticed that my driver side floor mat was soaked which i had actually noticed 2 weeks prior when was cleaning my car but had thought that i had accidentally gotten it wet during the washing process. given that we have had no rain since then nor had i washed the car since 2 weeks prior, it was clear that this was not an issue of getting it wet. my mechanic then said that of the 6 2004/2005 endeavors that he has repaired in the past year, he had seen the same issue and while some resolved with the unblocking of some line that had to do with the ac he also noted that the others required a much more extensive and costly repair due to the heating element which could cause the engine issue. he also noted that each of the endeavors with the soaked driver side mat issue had also lost their radios. ironically my radio had just gone out the week prior (it comes on as if it is working but no sound out of the speakers) & i had made an appt with mitsubish to resolve. the more i read online the more i see the same issues that i and my mechanic have noted therefore it seems like there is clearly a very costly patern of problems with this particular line/year of mits vehicles. given that i bought my car new in jan 2005 and serviced it accordingly, this issue seems suspect. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | |||
| My 2004 endeavor has had water leaking on driver's side front floor. based on the volume of complaints in this forum and others, i would suggest that this is an issue that should be recalled and covered as a manufacturer defect. if it is not recalled, perhaps a class action lawsuit is in order. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | |||
| 2004 mitsubishi endeavor. ac drain fails to properly drain causing water to drain onto the drivers side floor. this also occurred over two months during which i wasn't using the ac so it may also be related to rain water or other condensation. mitsubishi knows this is a problem but will not fix it. the dealer quoted me $900 to fix. | |||
| 11/08/2009 | 1 | ||
| Have had the car back for service 4 times for timing belt issues. 1st - normal 60k replacement 2nd - timing belt pulley seized up and car overheated 3rd - belt was rubbing on safety guard 4th - timing belt broke. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 67000 | 1 | |
| Mitsubitishi endeavor 2004 caught fire at approximately 2:30am. owners awakened by car alarm to find rear of vehicle in flames, resulted in total loss. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2005 | 28000 | 4 | 09/09/2005 |
| I purchased a 2004 mitsubishi endeavor from dave smith motors in september, 2005. it has been in the shop for repairs 6 times. once they replaced a falsely sealed front windshield, twice they repaired the heater core, and once they repaired the drive line. the 2 other visits were for initial inspection and estimate . now it smells like burning electric wires and it is stalling while in motion. this car is unreliable and has been under repair for weeks! i am afraid to drive it because i never know when it is going to break down. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 10/03/2010 | |||
| My vehicle is 2004 endevor, problem first noticed early oct 2010. driver side floorboard and rear passenger floorboard completely soaked with water. water is coming underneath floor board from ac due to improper drainage. this is a major heath concern there needs to be recalled. after researching on the internet i found that this is a common problem with the endevor and part needed to repair problem is not expensive but labor is so so expensive because of difficulty in getting to problem area. this is definitely a design problem and we as consumers should not have to be overcharged for the repair, which according to dealer cost around 1000.00 . this is unrealistic. they present economy is bad enough without being ripped out my mitsubishi. i needed my car to get to work because this is my only source of transportation. i have no choice but to deal this soggy floor, mold,meldew,bad smell and not to mention health concerns. | |||
| 06/20/2007 | 62885 | 1 | |
| Serious safety issue that will result in slippery floor carpeting, brake, and acceleration pedals due to design flaw. water from a/c unit entering driver side drivers floor area. wetting floor panel and carpeting. possibly a grommet it seems to be a common problem in many endeavors . *tr | |||
| 04/04/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| They say its the drain of the auto air con system is clog i have been driving to san antonio tx 3 times already and they have not fixed it yet .they always its ready and its never is .they say they will give me my money back but what about my truck or the miles i've put in it plus gas and all the other stuff like drilling and cutting .please help me out .when im on the road its so dangerous because water is making my shoes slip when i try and put the brake . *tr | |||
| 04/04/2008 | 64000 | 1 | |
| Water is leaking in drivers side due to air con drain i had an accident due to slippery shoes. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2007 | 60 | 370 | |
| I have a 2004 mitsubishi endeavor. a/c works some times in the city. most of the time after driving on the open highway it blows warm air or not at all. the thermistor assy has been replaced as well as the resistor harness for thermistor assy. did not correct he problem. misubishi states (which is false) that the problem i am having was caused by the placement of a fin sensor by an independent garage. what is a fin sensor (never had this replaced) and do you have any suggestions. thank you, bill *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/06/2008 | 59675 | 2 | 10/20/2006 |
| We noticed that the engine was smelling hot, but no warning lights were on, so we made an appointment with a mitsubishi dealer, while driving it into the shop it began to overheat. after stopping several times to cool off the engine we made it to the dealer only for the car to just then get a check engine light on and stall completely out. we then found out that it was a hole in the radiator and was not covered under the power train warranty. we could not afford the 630 dollars that they wanted to charge us so we decided to have a known mechanic do the work. when the radiator was pulled out we found that since the air conditioning and coolant was behind the radiator it caused rubbing on the bottom of the radiator causing a small pin hole to be rubbed into it. we are working on having it repaired with a licensed radiator shop and replacing. the issue with us is that if the air conditioning continues to rub it will cause more holes and more problems. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2007 | 62361 | 1 | 03/01/2004 |
| On september 1, 2007, i had been driving on the highway at approximately 60 mph for approximately 15 miles when the air conditioning suddenly began blowing hot air and the temperature gauge went above h immediately. i turned the air conditioning off, exited the highway immediately, stopped the car, and attempted to restart the car to remedy the problem, but when the vehicle was restarted the car was still past the h on the temperature gauge. i drove the vehicle to the first repair shop, and they discovered that the bottom half of my radiator had disintegrated and fallen off the bottom of my car, along with all of the coolant and other necessary parts. the radiator, thermostat, and coolant all have to be replaced. the mechanics stated that they have never seen anything like this happen to a car that wasn't at least 15 years old. my vehicle is a 2004 that i purchased in march 2004. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2005 | 23250 | 1 | 09/01/2003 |
| Road debris caused a complete failure of my radiator because it is poorly designed with no protection from the front of the vehicle. there is no grill protection in front of the radiator so stones and debris are free to hit the radiator directly and puncture the tubing. this happened to me on 09-22-05. it will cost me $650 for a newly installed radiator from mitsubishi. the problem i am having is the design flaw which leads to safety issues. i am not guaranteed this won't happen again after my new radiator is installed because mitsubishi does not make an accessory to fix the design flaw. this is a safety issue because it will most likely happen on the highway at higher speeds, not city driving. mitsubishi should be made aware of this complaint immediately. *nm | |||
| 10/23/2004 | 9591 | 1 | 10/02/2004 |
| Early on a saturday morning, i was driving on a relatively traffic free l.a. freeway. i happened to look down and notice the check engine light on and the temp gauge pegged. there was no other indication of a problem. fortunately i was able to get off the freeway before the car stalled. upon inspection a small hole was found in the front of the radiator. the problem seems to be a large grill opening with no screen or other protection. normally the radiator is protected by the ac cooler. but in the case of the endeavor, an inch of cheap fragile aluminum radiator is left exposed to even the slightest of road debris. since the stopping of a vehicle on a crowded freeway could result in a serious accident this needs to be corrected by the manufacturer. radiator was replaced at customer?s expense. *jb *sc | |||
| 05/24/2004 | 8000 | 1 | 09/19/2003 |
| Car was traveling at 70 mph on highway-check engine light came on and within minutes car decelerated and stalled in middle lane right before major access ramp with heavy traffic flow. car completely stalled . unable to get over to shoulder due to traffic. there was definitely a potential for injury,collision from behind etc. radiator busted,plugs replaced. now engine heads have been dissembled and in the process of being replaced. car has been out of owners possession for 2weeks. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/08/2007 | 51983 | 2 | 03/11/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mitsubishi endeavor. on february 22, 2006, the contact started her vehicle, heard a loud banging noise, and then the engine failed. on may 8, 2007, the failure recurred. the dealer stated that the first failure was due to the upper engine and it was rebuilt. the dealer stated that the second failure was caused by the lower engine. the contact also stated that during the summer of 2006, the air conditioning failed. she stated that it would turn on and off automatically and it drained on the front passenger side of the vehicle. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 74,200 and failure mileage was 51,983. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 40000 | 1 | 03/06/2004 |
| Vehicle is making rattling noise from undercarriage during acceleration; high pitched whinning noise during driving after vehcile warmed up. was told by dealership that the intermediate exhaust pipe baffles broken internally, and entire intermediate exhaust needed to be replaced at a cost of $1,400 for part and $150 for labor. vehicle is only 3 years old with 45,000+ miles.*ak | |||