Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 0413002 | 07/01/2004 | 0413002R | 10007308 | Powertrain control module (pcm) reprogramming for engine hesitation / diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0154. *tt | 06/09/2004 |
| 0317001 | 02/01/2003 | 10001208 | Corrected vacuum hose routing diagrams - service manual revision. *tt | 04/22/2003 | |
| 0213018R | 11/01/2002 | 0213018 | 10000437 | Powertrain control module (pcm) reprogramming for engine stalling / engine hesitation / diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0154. *tt | 02/27/2003 |
| 0213018 | 09/01/2002 | 10000095 | Powertrain control module (pcm) reprogramming for engine stalling / engine hesitation / diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0154. *tt | 02/12/2003 | |
| TSB0100006 | 02/01/2001 | 618230 | Information regarding technical specifications. *jb | 04/10/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||||
| 85 | 08/01/2002 | 636849 | Service review regarding tsb-02-11-004 - engine diesel noise at idle. *tt | 11/14/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 0211004 | 07/01/2002 | 634745 | Subject regarding engine diesel noise at idle. *jg | 10/08/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 94 | 06/01/2003 | 10003753 | Oxygen sensor detection. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| 0213019 | 10/01/2002 | 10000283 | Incorrect powertrain control module (pcm) software parameters may cause oxygen sensor failure (diagnostic trouble code p0154). *tt | 02/21/2003 | |
| 13 | 07/01/2001 | 622478 | Subject regarding diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0441 - evaporative emission control incorrect purge flow troubleshooting. *tt | 10/18/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| 66 | 12/01/2000 | 616793 | Some dealers have reported diagnostic trouble code p0154 and may have used incorrect p/n to replace the suspected oxygen sensors for certain vehicles. *tt | 03/12/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/21/2003 | 35346 | 3 | 08/11/2001 |
| I purchased a 2001 mitsubishi montero sport from jack taylor alexandria toyota. on september 09, 2002, i experienced trouble with my vehicle on the way back from our south carolina vacation. while driving the vehicle it started hesitating, smoking heavily and the a/t temp light came on and stayed on. unfortunately, the stations service area was closed, but we were able to purchase transmission we added the transmission fluid as recommended and let the car cool down. finally, after about an hour the vehicle started up, the a/t temp light went out and the car was no longer smoking. i called the representative back and advised him that the truck seemed to be fine, therefore we were going to try and make it home. he suggested that i schedule an appointment to have the vehicle checked. i contacted the darcars dealership the next day and spoke to a mr. willard who scheduled an appointment for my car. after the technician checked the vehicle, the only problem they could find was that the car was 2 quarts overfilled with transmission fluid and no other problems. mileage was 35346. on october 21, 2003, i had an oil change performed on my vehicle at jiffy lube while driving home the truck started to hesitate, making a loud knocking and ticking sound, the oil light came on and the vehicle started loosing acceleration pressure. i called the manager mike at jiffy lube who serviced my vehicle and performed the service, i told him exactly what the truck was doing and he stated that he could not tell me why it was doing this but that the truck should have plenty of oil in it. mileage was 56292.*ak | |||
| 12/02/2002 | 2 | 09/18/2000 | |
| When coming to a stop the vehicle stalled without warning. this problem occured intermittently. the vehicle shut down without prior warning. dealer is aware of the problem. ts *jg | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/23/2005 | 47500 | 1 | 03/15/2004 |
| I purchased a 2001 mitsubishi montero sport used in march 2004, one month after purchase i brought it to the dealership with a complaint of a knocking noise in the engine. the dealership said nothing was wrong. i have properly maintained my vehicle since day one and learned to live with the knocking noise. on oct 23, 2005 the while driving down the highway the knocking noise became excessive so i pulled over, turned the engine off, waited a minute and restarted. as i started to accelerate there was a loud knock and smoke was coming from under the hood. mitsubishi is claiming the vehicle threw a rod due to sludge in the engine. the are saying this was due to neglect of the vehicle due to the owner, although they have never once asked me for records of maintenance, which i have. they then say it was from neglect of the previous owner. in a report i received from the dealership my vehicle has been sitting they say engine failure due to oil starvation. i have records of 5 oil changes in 18 months. right now my vehicle is still inoperable and have a date set with the national center of dispute resolution. hopefully mitsubishi will suck it up and do what they are suppose to do under warranty. *jb | |||
| 05/21/2004 | 98140 | 1 | 03/02/2002 |
| I have a mistusbishi montero sport xls 2001 3.0. now i have only had the car for 2yrs i kept up with the oil changes and all of the other requirements for the vehicle. now the motor had a tap to it. ask the head of the shop in the florence sc area and was told that all used monteros tap. shouldn't be a problem. now after continuing to drive the car the tap got louder and the oil changes still remain as recommended. without any reason or warning the motor started to knock louder, the oil light came on. took the car back to the dealer and found out the knock was caused from the oil not getting to the top of the motor. now at the dealership they told me that my car wasn't nor is the only one with the same issue. from 20 to 30 a month with the same issue. i had another mechanic check the car also and found the oil pump to be faulty. but now the damage is extreme the motor began to heat up and the bad thing about it is that i was told that it didn't matter if i took care of the car or not cause if the first person didn't take care of the car that it would have stopped at some point while having the car. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 03/18/2002 | 2 | 09/01/2001 | |
| I'd noticed previously my car would shake as if it was going to fall dead, but wouldn't or there would be a thump like someone had hit me and the car would move slightly. this would only happen when the car was stationary at a light/stop sign or if i was waiting to make a turn. on yesterday, after taking my car in for scheduled maintenance and having that maintenance completed, i left the dealership. on my way home, i was waiting to turn into a parking lot car shook as if it were about to fall dead ,then lunged forward. i called the dealership to alert them and advised them that the incident frightened me. i was told by the service advisor that another woman with the same type of car had reported a similar incident and had to bring her car in and that they had to replace her engine. i was told at this time, they belied it might be the torque converter. i drove the car back to the dealership and was told they would keep the car, and a technician would drive it to see if the same thing occurred. i called today 3/19/01 and was told by gary, that the technician drove the car for 1 hour and nothing happened. then out of the blue , the same thing i described had occurred. i was told he had a call into the engineering line and they were waiting to hear back. i advised gary i did not want that car back until i was comfortable this would not happen again. he said a tsb had been issued on this situation, but when i checked the website, i was unable to find it. i located only recall info. on the hydraulic brake system. *ak | |||