1998 Mitsubishi Montero Suspension Problems

“I was in an accident six weeks after I purchased my Montero. Stuart lincoln-mercury, who is an authorized dealer, repaired my Montero. My front end was supposed to be aligned. At 6400 miles, I had my tires rotated, and I saw that the tires on the passanger side were wearing as if they were out of alignment. I took my Montero back to the shop to have it checked. I was told they aligned my front end while my vehicle was being repaired for the accident. I was told that mitisubishi uses cheap tires, and that is normal wear. …”

“While driving passenger's front inner tie rod broke, causing loss of steering control which might have resulted in a crash. Dealer said consumer needed to replace tie rod/ball joint, and control arm which seemed to have worn out. Please provide further information.”

“There is a continuous and extreme pulsation,vibration of the steering wheel at speeds greater than 40 m.p.h. The same problem exists when braking at certain speeds as well. From reading your web site this appears to be an ongoing problem with this vehicle.”

“Consumer states had vehicle checked by a dealer several times because of clicking noise. Dealer finally determined that vheicle had a broken leaf spring which could cause truck to lose control, while turning and flip over.”

“Due to non -tightening/missing of the lower ball joint nut by the manufacturer. While driving the vehicle the right wheel almost came off, causing loss of vehicle control, resulting in the consumer hitting a guardrail. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.”