Mitsubishi Montero power steering loss problems

Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Engine · 156,000 miles · VA

1997 mitsubishi montero crankshaft pulley came loose three times which created no power steering and no charging of the battery purchased new crankshaft pulley but did not help the third time installed a lock washer on the bolt and re torqued to spec last week.

Filed Jun 11, 2009 · Engine · 215,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mitsubishi montero. While driving less than 55 MPH, the power steering failed and the contact almost struck a pedestrian. Upon further investigation, he found that a pulley failed in the crankshaft. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was included in a recall. Due to the age of the vehicle, the contact was informed that he would have had to have the timing belt replaced at some point, which would have also taken care of the recall. Mitsubishi refused to perform the recall repair. The contact was well within the statute of limitations to have his vehicle repaired according to the recall. The federal safety agency campaign id number 00v311001. The current and failure mileages were less than 215,000. Updated 7/9/09 *cn the bolt holding the harmonic balancer pulley on, fell out which allowed the pulley to also fall off. Updated 07/17/09.

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Engine · 240,000 miles · VA

1994 mitsubishi montero bolt securing crankshaft pulley came loose resulting in loss of power steering. Accident averted, thank god. As stated in other complaints, mitsubishi dealership and mitsubishi america absolutely refuse to repair my truck because my VIN is not a match for the recall on this same exact problem. My guess is that when someone does have an accident because of this malfunction they'll pay dearly in lawsuit losses when they could simply acknowledge the problem and keep their consumers safe! I will begin a writing campaign in regard to this issue because it's clear that mitsubishi doesn't care until someone dies. Nice way to run your company. By the way, there are no fires/deaths/damage or police reports because thus far, everyone experiencing this problem has been lucky!

Filed Jul 18, 2007 · Engine · 134,990 miles · CA

Started car, noticed 3 random lights illuminated on instrument cluster. Then power steering was intermittent. Then A/C went out and would not cool down. Then power steering failed completely. Car was driven to repair shop nearby, since no local mitsubishi dealer. Mechanic found crankshaft bolt broken that LED to power steering and A/C pulley not working. Incident LED to near loss of control during turning , as power steering would "kick" in at times during cornering and lead to oversteer. Had to change crankshaft bolt, harmonic balancer, timing belt gear, and something else.

Filed Apr 5, 2007 · Engine, Steering · 94,000 miles · AL

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mitsubishi montero. While driving 40 MPH,the power steering failed. The mechanic stated that the front crank shaft pulley bolt detached and caused the pulley to wobble. This failure was encompassed in recall # 00v311000. The dealer stated that this vehicle was excluded from the recall. However, the contact strongly believed otherwise. The current and failure mileage were 94,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2006 · Engine · CT

Crankshaft pulley broke off. Lost belts, lost power steering and alternator power . Repair shop says engine must be replaced.

Filed Dec 7, 2004 · Engine · CA

While driving 65 MPH consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Suddenly consumer lost power steering. However, consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the pulley needed to be replaced.

Filed Nov 30, 2004 · Steering · NJ · crash · 1 injury

The consumer lost steering control and hit a guard rail. *bf the road condition was dry, the consumer wasn't buckled up, and the air bag wasn't inflated. The vehicle was kicked back to the right, overturned and stopped. *sc

Filed Jul 12, 2004 · Engine · 199,367 miles · GA

Crankshaft pulley bolt broke off inside the crank shaft. Pulley began wobbling and shredding the belts causing loss of power steering at highway speeds. Vehicle towed 130 miles back to dealer location. Told by dealer the defective bolt was due to recent head gasket work and had nothing to do with the multiple reports of this bolt failing or the safety recall that had been issued.

Filed Jul 9, 2004 · Engine · UT

While driving at 40 MPH vehicle lost power steering. Vehicle veered off of the road onto a grassy area. The vehicle nearly collided with other vehicles coming towards it. A mechanic examined the vehicle, and found that the crank shaft pulley was defective.