2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES." THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH NONCOMPLIANT BRAKE VACUUM HOSES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2004, THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISES CONTINUOUSLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TAIL SPIN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE

Mileage: 40,000

ON MY WAY TO A FUNERAL, MY TRUCKS TRANSMISSION STALLED ON THE ROAD. WHEN THIS STARTED MY VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER IN RICHMOND, VA. RIGHT NOW MY TRUCK IS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING MY APPROVAL FOR MORE REPAIRS TO BE DONE. RIGHT NOW MY REPAIR BILL IS AT A COST OF 2,013.29 AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

IN JAN. MY WIFE STARTED TO GET A WHIFF OF GASOLINE EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF HER 2001 MONTERO SPORT. IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO AROUSE SUSPICION. IN THE WEEK OF 3/27/06, THE SMELL BECAME SEVERE. I FOUND GAS RUNNING DOWN THE GAS TANK, DRIPPING ONTO A HOSE RUNNING BELOW IT, AND TO THE GROUND. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AT VACHON MITSUBISHI ON THURS., 3/30/06. I WAS CONTACTED BY VACHON AND TOLD THAT THE TANK WAS ROTTED AT THE SEAM AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF T

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. ON 10-11-05 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A WRECK IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON EARLIER THAT DAY. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK (11/15/05) *SC

Mileage: 77,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. ON 10-11-05 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A WRECK IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON EARLIER THAT DAY. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK (11/15/05) *SC

Mileage: 77,000

IN DECEMBER 2002 I PURCHASED MY CAR (2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 4X4) FROM A LOCAL PRIVATE SELLER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 38,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE SELLER INSISTED HE DID NOT HAVE THE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS, BUT DID GIVE ME A SPREADSHEET OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC I BOUGHT THE CAR DESPITE THE LACK OF RECORDS SINCE IT HAD LOW MILEAGE AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN DROVE TH

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS PART OF A SIX CAR PILE UP. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND OTHER INJURIES. A POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SEEN AND A REPORT WAS MADE. *JB

Mileage: 19,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE. HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MHP WITH ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT. ENTIRE FRONT END OF MONTERO SPORT SMASHED IN, ENGINE DIED, HAD TO BE TOWED. PASSENGER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, DRIVER HAD 4.5 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THEY GAVE WAA,CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TRIED TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH CONSUMER REARENDED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *JG

WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE TRANSMISSION ON FIRE. FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO ENGINE. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK