DEALER SAID THATPOSSIBLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS LOOSE WRIST PIN IN CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY AND THAT MITSUBISHI CORP. DOES NOT HAVE RECALL ON THIS AND NOT CONSIDERED AS FACTORY DEFECT. NEED NEW ENGINE BUT MITSUBISHI MADE THIS TYPE ONLY FOR 3 YEARS AND NONE AVAILABLE EVEN FOR USED OR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. ACCORDING TO 2 USED/REM…
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DEALER SAID THATPOSSIBLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS LOOSE WRIST PIN IN CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY AND THAT MITSUBISHI CORP. DOES NOT HAVE RECALL ON THIS AND NOT CONSIDERED AS FACTORY DEFECT. NEED NEW ENGINE BUT MITSUBISHI MADE THIS TYPE ONLY FOR 3 YEARS AND NONE AVAILABLE EVEN FOR USED OR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. ACCORDING TO 2 USED/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE DEALERS (1 FROM MIDWEST AND 1 FROM BALTIMORE), FINDING A USED ENGINE IS VERY HARD BECAUSE SO MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM ARE LOOKING FOR ONE. THE 3.5 LTR. DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE IS A PROBLEM ENGINE THAT IS WHY MITSUBISHI STOPPED PRODUCING IT AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE HEADACHES ON IT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A MONTH AND STILL NO ENGINE AVAILABLE EITHER USED OR REMANUFACTURED WITHIN THE US. ACCORDING TO AN ENGINE DEALER, THERE ARE 3 OF US WAITING FOR AN ENGINE IN MARYLAND. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THE MITSUBISHI DEALER ESTIMATE ON REPAIR COST IS $6,000 (INITIAL ESTIMATE) AND COULD NOT REALLY TELL A CLOSER ESTIMATE UNTIL ENGINE IS OPENED.
NHTSA ODI #743608
Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE MITSUBISHI NO LONGER MAKES THIS TYPE OF ENGINE, AND THAT THE DAMAGE IS TOO BAD FOR IT TO BE REBUILT. THE SVU HAS BEEN AT THIS SERVICE DEPT. FOR OVER A MONTH. CALLS TO MITSUBISHI HQ HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE, AND THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY. SINCE THE S…
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ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE MITSUBISHI NO LONGER MAKES THIS TYPE OF ENGINE, AND THAT THE DAMAGE IS TOO BAD FOR IT TO BE REBUILT. THE SVU HAS BEEN AT THIS SERVICE DEPT. FOR OVER A MONTH. CALLS TO MITSUBISHI HQ HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE, AND THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY. SINCE THE SVU HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION, WE HAVE HEARD OF ATLEAST THREE OTHER SIMILAR MAKE/MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE AN INHERENT FAULT IN THIS ENGINE, AND PERHAPS, IT IS A MITSUBISHI COVER-UP. WHY DID THEY STOP MAKING THIS MODEL ENGINE? DID THEY DISCOVER A FAULT ? TRULY, I AM AT MY WITS END, AND WAS GIVEN YOUR NUMBER BY THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION IN DE. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP, OR AT LTHE VERY LEAST, KEEP A RECORD OF THIS MAKE/MODELS ENGINE DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CANDY YANCHULIS
NHTSA ODI #730216
Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE HAS SEIZED UP AND DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE ON A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: ON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NEW ENGINES WHICH ALREADY HAVE THE IMPROVED BOLT, THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. ON THE MONTERO MODELS, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE BOLT IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSORY CARGO MATS IN THE THIRD-SEAT AND CARGO AREA. THIS CARGO MAT INTERFERES WITH THE LATCHING INTEGRITY OF THE FOLDING THIRD SEATS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT OF THE THIRD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THIRD-SEAT LATCH AND STRIKER. A RECTANGLE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CARGO MAT AROUND EACH STRIKER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STRIKER CLEARANCE AND PROPER LATCHING.
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
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