Mitsubishi America: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Mitsubishi America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 2, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 210,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The 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.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage | 57 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport | 33 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage | 43 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage | 74 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Mitsubishi Montero | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Mitsubishi Montero | 86 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 Mitsubishi Montero | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 Mitsubishi Montero | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Mitsubishi Montero | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V311001.
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