Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 0142A014 | 12/01/2001 | 0042A003 | 627138 | Some vehicles may experience vehicle body vibration.*jb | 02/05/2002 |
| 0134002 | 12/01/2001 | 627134 | Information on shudder at acceleration, suspension bottoming out. *jb | 02/05/2002 | |
| 42 | 07/01/2001 | 622486 | Brief information on body vibration. *tt | 10/18/2001 | |
| TSB0033A002 | 10/01/2000 | 618236 | Service manual revision on toe-in specification. *jb | 04/10/2001 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 33A | 05/01/2001 | 622444 | Subject regarding rear suspension helper kit for rear coil spring suspension equipped vehicles. *tt | 10/17/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi montero sport. the contact stated that while having a regular maintenance done on the vehicle the mechanic noticed the chassis was completely corroded. the dealer was contacted but they did not offered any assistance. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage 115,000. pm | |||
| 12/02/2000 | 1 | 12/01/2003 | |
| I just bought my montero sport 3 months ago. when testing driving the vehicle i felt pulling to the right and shaking at higher speeds. the dealer said it was just the tires and they would do an aligment. i purchased the vehicle and bought new tires. my warranty was out by the time i figured out it was not the tires. this vehicle always shakes and feels like a fish out of water, after serveral aligments it still pulls very hard to the right when u let go of the steering wheel. i wish the company would look into what the problem is and fix it. *ak | |||
| 10/09/1999 | 1 | 10/09/1999 | |
| Vehicle vibrates at speeds of 55 and above. i've taken it back to the dealership 11 times and i have another appointment on 2/28/02 for this same problem. their solution seems to be to rotate and balance the tires. that's not the solution because the problem still exists.*jb | |||
| 05/01/2000 | |||
| Since purchase of vehicle there has been constant vibration, taken to dealer 4 times. dealer balanced wheels, and did front alignment, this did not remedy the problem.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 07/30/2004 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Since i purchased this veh, it never occurred to me as to how often i was having to have the brakes replaced and components replaced. a friend told me to check recalls for mitsubishi and now i find the brake system has a recall. well due to me being way past my warranty the recall does not help me, but from what i hear the dealer refuses to make these free repairs. refund for all consumers who brought the things. no accidents or injury at this point. *tr | |||
| 06/18/2002 | 23000 | 1 | |
| While driving at any speed and when depressing the brakes consumer can felt vibration in the steering wheel. sears auto center informed the consumer that the front shocks needed to be replaced. changed the front shocks, but vibrations was still evident. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2001 | |||
| Vehicle has had 5 alignment adjustments done. vehicle checked by dealer, who could not advise why problem continued to occur. alignment problems began at 9000 miles. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 09/01/2001 | ||
| Vibrations occur in the steering wheel at moderate speeds, with visible shaking occurring at times. after several visits to the service department, the regional manager met with me and told me this is common in these vehicles. when i purchased this vehicle in sept. 2001, i had the expectation that a wheel balancing would remedy the situation. a wheel balancing removed most of the vibration, but the residual vibrations/shaking is unacceptable. it's very upsetting to pay $25,000 for a vehicle that provides such a poor driving experience. i regret that i bought it.*ak | |||
| 03/07/2000 | 5 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Alignment is off. also, front brakes squeak. the rear is bottoming out when passangers are in the car. this makes the car hard to handle when on the highway or surface streets. *ak | |||
| 06/28/2000 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Vehicle drifts to the right and pulls right when braking. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 2 | 08/08/2000 | |
| A defective upper control arm; dealer replaced the following part on two occasions under warranty. no reason given why this problem continued to reoccur. *ak the dealer states that the upper control arms are defective but the manufacturer did not acknowlege it. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 1 | 12/21/1999 | ||
| The coil spring suspension was inadequate to support the weight of the vehicle properly with a full tank of gas not including passengers, which caused the vehicle to bottom out, which resulted in the passenger sustaining a back injury, also the rear seats did not contain enough padding.*jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1999 | ||
| Inadequate rear suspension/suspension sagging. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 03/02/2003 | 20000 | 1 | 05/22/2002 |
| I have a 2000 mitsubishi monterosport xls. the rear suspension bottom out when car was loaded. when i had warranty mitsu dealer said nothing was wrong. now it expired, fixing it will cost $600.*ak this should be a safety recall. all 2000 monterosport have this problem according to many forums i have seen. | |||