2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Engine cooling Problems

“I have a 01' Mitsubishi Montero Sport xls 3.0l as of the last week in march I had a problem with my A/C and call auto repair shop to make a appointment. To my surprise the Mitsubishi/saturn shop, the place that I had taken it to 6mths to a year be4, my oxygen sensor to be replaced and some other things, was gone out of business. …”

“I have a mistusbishi Montero Sport xls 2001 3.0. Now I have only had the car for 2yrs I kept up with the oil changes and all of the other requirements for the vehicle. Now the motor had a tap to it. Ask the head of the shop in the florence sc area and was told that all used monteros tap. Shouldn't be a problem. Now after continuing to drive the car the tap got louder and the oil changes still remain as recommended. Without any reason or warning the motor started to knock louder, the oil light came on. …”

“I purchased a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport used in march 2004, one month after purchase I brought it to the dealership with a complaint of a knocking noise in the engine. The dealership said nothing was wrong. I have properly maintained my vehicle since day one and learned to live with the knocking noise. On oct 23, 2005 the while driving down the highway the knocking noise became excessive so I pulled over, turned the engine off, waited a minute and restarted. As I started to accelerate there was a loud knock and smoke was coming from under the hood. …”

“I purchased a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport from jack taylor alexandria toyota. On september 09, 2002, I experienced trouble with my vehicle on the way back from our south carolina vacation. While driving the vehicle it started hesitating, smoking heavily and the a/t temp light came on and stayed on. Unfortunately, the stations service area was closed, but we were able to purchase transmission we added the transmission fluid as recommended and let the car cool down. Finally, after about an hour the vehicle started up, the a/t temp light went out and the car was no longer smoking. …”

“I'd noticed previously my car would shake as if it was going to fall dead, but wouldn't or there would be a thump like someone had hit me and the car would move slightly. This would only happen when the car was stationary at a light/stop sign or if I was waiting to make a turn. On yesterday, after taking my car in for scheduled maintenance and having that maintenance completed, I left the dealership. On my way home, I was waiting to turn into a parking lot car shook as if it were about to fall dead ,then lunged forward. …”