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1997 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO

1 recalls — 0 complaints — 32 TSBs

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

Consequence

THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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... Read more

61,068 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

No complaints found for this vehicle.

Technical Service Bulletins — 1997 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO

32 manufacturer communications from 12 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
350000 EQUIPMENT	4
100000 POWER TRAIN	4
160000 STRUCTURE	3
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	3
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	2
200000 WHEELS	2
070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

This Technical Service Bulletin was sent to dealers to provide instructions and Material Safety Data Sheets for Biosol 100 use.

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

This Technical Information Notice was sent to dealers reminding them of the importance of customer satisfaction.

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications.

350000 EQUIPMENT

This Technical Information Notice was sent to dealers informing that MMNA has recently received information from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) about the effects of the Waterborne (WB) paint process on Mitsubishi vehicles.

160000 STRUCTURE

This Technical Information Notice was sent to dealers informing that MMNA has recently received information from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) about the effects of the Waterborne (WB) paint process on Mitsubishi vehicles.

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

This Technical Service Bulletin informs dealers they may find a stain or cloudy spot on the body panels after removing the transportation film.due to improper installation of the film.This TSB instructs the dealers of the repair procedure f

350000 EQUIPMENT

This Technical Service Bulletin informs dealers they may find a stain or cloudy spot on the body panels after removing the transportation film.due to improper installation of the film.This TSB instructs the dealers of the repair procedure f

160000 STRUCTURE

This Technical Service Bulletin informs dealers they may find a stain or cloudy spot on the body panels after removing the transportation film.due to improper installation of the film.This TSB instructs the dealers of the repair procedure f

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

100000 POWER TRAIN

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

130000 VISIBILITY

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

200000 WHEELS

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

350000 EQUIPMENT

This TSB contains troubleshooting steps for diagnosis of various customer complaints relating to the audio system speakers in Mitsubishi vehicles equipped with original equipment audio components.

010000 STEERING

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

350000 EQUIPMENT

This is an index of Tech Talk newsletter articles released in 2012.

200000 WHEELS

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

100000 POWER TRAIN

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

010000 STEERING

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

100000 POWER TRAIN

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

280000 BACK OVER PREVENTION

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

160000 STRUCTURE

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

100000 POWER TRAIN

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

020000 SUSPENSION

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

140000 AIR BAGS

This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

RQ — Closed — Model Year: 2002

BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURE

IN OCTOBER 2001, MITSUBISHI NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V-254) TO REMEDY A DEFECT CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN A LEAK OF PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR IN APPROXIMATELY 39,000 MODEL YEARS (MY) 2001-2002 MITSUB... ISHI MONTERO VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 12, 1999 THROUGH JUNE 20, 2001. ACCORDING TO MITSUBISHI, THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY, WHICH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME MAY RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR. THE LOSS OF THIS GAS PRESSURE MAY RESULT IN AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND POSSIBLY A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST ASSIST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.DURING RQ06-007, MITSUBISHI INDICATED THAT THE DECISION TO CONDUCT RECALL 01V-254 WAS BASED ON PROJECTED FAILURE RATES OF 36.5% WITHIN 2-YEARS OF SERVICE AND 100% IN THE FIRST 4-YEARS OF SERVICE. THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED RQ06-007 BASED ON SIX COMPLAINTS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURE IN THE APPROXIMATELY 23,335 MY 2002 MONTERO VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT AFTER THE VEHICLES RECALLED IN 01V-254.ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH.DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ODI IDENTIFIED 20 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND 58 WARRANTY CLAIMS RELATED TO BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURE IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, RESULTING IN A COMPLAINT RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 85 PER 100,000 VEHICLES AND A WARRANTY CLAIM RATE OF 0.25%.MITSUBISHI?S PROJECTED ACCUMULATOR FAILURE RATES AT 2- AND 4-YEARS IN SERVICE FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE 0.5% AND 1.3% RESPECTIVELY AND ODI?S ANALYSES PRODUCED SIMILAR RESULTS.ODI?S INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE INCIDENTS OF INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT TYPICALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WERE ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCUMULATOR CHARGING.ODI?S INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH INCIDENT CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT CONDITION.ODI ALSO COLLECTED AND ANALYZED DATA FOR POST-REMEDY ACCUMULATOR FAILURES IN VEHICLES THAT HAD THE 01V-254 REPAIRS COMPLETED.MITSUBISHI PROVIDED DATA DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT INDICATED 95% OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL REMEDY.FOR THESE VEHICLES, THERE WERE 14 COMPLAINTS AND 249 WARRANTY CLAIMS IDENTIFIED, RESULTING IN A COMPLAINT RATE OF 28 PER 100,000 VEHICLES AND A WARRANTY CLAIM RATE OF 0.64%.ANALYSIS OF THESE FAILURES SHOWED A DECLINING TREND WITH INCREASING VEHICLE AGE, WITH ALMOST HALF OF THE WARRANTY CLAIMS OCCURRING WITHIN THE FIRST 12-MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL REMEDY. DUE TO THE LOW FAILURE RATES, ABSENCE OF RELATED CRASHES, AND NO INDICATION OF INCREASING FAILURE TRENDS IN EITHER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES OR POST-REPAIR RECALL POPULATION THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.Read more

MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO across all model years (1986–2002).

20 Total Recalls

21 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

3 Reported Crashes

3 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN MONTERO — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2002	1	2	View
2001	2	7	View
1999	1	4	View
1998	1	3	View
1997 (current)	1	0
1996	1	0	View
1995	1	3	View
1994	2	2	View
1993	2	0	View
1992	2	0	View
1991	1	0	View
1990	1	0	View
1989	1	0	View
1988	1	0	View
1987	1	0	View
1986	1	0	View

Other MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
3000GT	0	0	View
CORDIA	0	0	View
DIAMANTE	0	0	View
ECLIPSE	0	0	View
ECLIPSE SPYDER	0	0	View
EXPO	0	0	View
GALANT	0	0	View
MIRAGE	0	0	View