2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Fuel system Problems

“I drove my family to their doctor app. And when I was parked gasoline was dripping down in front of the drivers rear tire onto the pavement upon inspection I saw gasoline running off of the top of the gas tank I then went and told the parking lot attendant what was happening he then had to blockade that area of the parking lot off. I had call to get us a ride home . …”

“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. …”

“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 this would be under warranty as the car was only 5 years old and had 44,000 mi. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. The contact observed an excessive amount of fuel spilling from the lower portion of the fuel tank. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and they stated that the failure was related to the weld zone of the lower portion of the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred on two additional occasions. The fuel tanks were replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 82,222 and the current mileage was unknown.”