Mitsubishi: 2003 MISTUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS DEFECT - STUCK OWNER

"atlantic965" <com> wrote in message
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You have two options:
a) if you don't want to keep the car, and you have written documentation
from the dealer / lease company that the car "was serviced by Mitsubishi",
take these twerps to court for misrepresentation (fraud).

or

b) if you otherwise like the car, get the lease holder information
corrected, find another dealer, have the car checked for any residual
warranty repairs, wheel alignment and (minor) crash damage.

So, you are left with the problem of pulling to the right. Bear in mind, as
a rental vehicle, you must assume its been treated harder than a non-rental.
Such as bashing through all the pot holes at the side of the road. Let's go
back to first principles: since the tires are new, what else can cause a
pulling effect?

a) wheel caster and camber differences side to side ... but I'd guess this
has been checked.
b) front suspension bushes have lost their stiffness. After only 18 months
this unusual, but if the car has been abused, not unexpected. Bushes lose
their effectiveness within three years. One result can be the static
alignment is OK, but under driving loads, they deflect causing wheel
misalignment and hence pulling. The inner rear lower arm bush is the one
that takes the most load.
c) RHS front inner CV is binding. Unusual after only 40K, but not uncommon.
Have the new dealer check for wear: this generally requires taking it out
and manually moving axle in rotation and translation to do it properly. Some
time back I had to almost force a garage to humour me and swap a drive
shaft. The only evidence of wear was a slight binding in the in-out
(translation) movement. Garage swore there was nothing wrong, but the
pulling disappeared.
d) dragging brake caliper and / or warped rotors. Is the RHS hotter than the
LHS?


I'd require the new dealer to replace all the RHS front bushes to start
with. Try for both sides, because both sides have done the same milage.

regards,
Stewart DIBBS
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"atlantic965" <com> wrote in message
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I was under the impression that since a problem was notified before the
expiry, and it has not been resolved, then you still have a warranty claim.
Check with Mitsubishi.

Stewart DIBBS

I spoke with the new dealer and the area Mitsubishi customer service
man, they ran my VIN through their computer and said since the car was
delivered to DOLLAR RENT A CAR it has never been back to them for
service. They say I should bring the car to them and let them do an
ALIGNMENT and they want ME to pay $69. I do not think this is the
problem as this pull is being reported by Montero owners all over the
world. I contacted the old Mistubishi dealer I bought and left a
message to the Service Manager who is familiar with my problem. I think
they are partly to blame. They told me I could always bring that car
back to them because the new dealer is so far away.