2001 Mitsubishi Montero

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL DINGING SOUND AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ABS HAD DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY BUT THE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL BEEPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR BUT THE NOISE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,660 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD METAL NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,300.

OUR 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. EXPERIENCED A NEAR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO TRAFFIC, SHE WAS FORCED TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK BECAUSE THERE WAS LESS THAN 10% BRAKING POWER, EVEN AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. LOCAL DEALER IN MURRIETA, CA TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR HBB ACCUMULATOR RECALL, AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS. ALSO MILEAGE WAS OVER 150K AT 184K. WE HAD THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED BY ANOTHER CERTIFIED MITSUBISHI MECHANIC WHICH SOLVED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. 6 MONTHS LATER, WE EXPERIENCED A SECOND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ALSO LOSING ABOUT 90% OF BRAKING POWER. THIS TIME THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND A BUZZER SOUNDED CONTINUALLY. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW THE LIGHTS AND BUZZER STAY ON CONTINUALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SAME MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE HBB ACCUMULATOR AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE HE STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIRS. I AM WRITING THE COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER IS NEARLY TOTAL AND WITHOUT WARNING. WE AVOIDED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE. IT SEEMS THAT ANY BRAKE SYSTEM ON A MODERN VEHICLE OUT TO ALLOW FOR SOME SUBSYSTEM FAILURES AND REMAIN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD OF ABS OR BOOSTER FAILURES ON OTHER VEHICLES, YET THEY MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THAT SEEMS TO NOT BE THE CASE WITH THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO. IT ALSO WOULD SEEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION SINCE 2001 AND YET SEEMS UNCONCERNED THAT THEIR DESIGN IS SO SIGNIFICANTLY FLAWED. *TR

I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF MY 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM, YET MITSUBISHI WILL NOT HONOR IT!.HERE IS RECALL. MY COST TO REPAIR IT IS $1300.00 I THINK MITSUBISHI SHOULD FOOT COST! <RECALL>AUG 03, 2001 | RECALL ID# 271 RECALL REASON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM RECALL DATE AUG 03, 2001 MODEL AFFECTED MONTERO POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 39020 RECALL SUMMARY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THIS COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. CONSEQUENCE THE LOSS OF THIS GAS PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND POSSIBLY A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST ASSIST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED ACCUMULATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THEN ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. ALL OF SUDDEN, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED HIS RIGHT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND SAID THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAD BEEN ALREADY TAKEN CARE IN 2001. THE CONTACT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 2008 WITHOUT KNOWING ANY RECALL ISSUES. THE DEALER CHARGED FOR REPLACING THE ACCUMULATOR.THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY-CONCERNED PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS RECURRING MILEAGE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000. FILED COMPLAINT ON 07/25/2010. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, SUDDENLY MY BRAKES FAIL. I ALMOST STRUCK A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN. MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES PADS WERE FINE. I LATER LEARN FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALER THAT I NEED A ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION ONLY 58,000 MILES. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO COVER THE PARTS. AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR IS PARK. CAN'T SEEMS TO UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ABS UNIT FAIL SUDDENLY LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO BRAKES. BELIEVED IT'S A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 130000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 01V254001 IS NOT AN ADEQUATE FIX FOR THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH OUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO NOTICED RANDOM, INTERMITTENT CHIRPING NOISE. CAN ALSO FEEL VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN CHIRPING. NOISE HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND CONTINUAL. TOOK TO MIDAS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL #01V254001. CALLED CAPITOL MITSUBISHI,SAN JOSE,CA ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT SINCE SUV HAS 173,000 MILES THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. PER DEALERSHIP MAX MILES IS 150,000 SO THE REPAIR WILL COST ME BETWEEN $500-600. BASED ON RESEARCH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER WONT FUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. *TR