ISSUES FOR THE MONTERO SPORT. Please post them here.

[numbah5]

Sir JJGF, hindi po. Regarding your unit, bakit hindi mo po subukan pa service sa kahit anong Diamond Motor na casa? Compare mo po sa dating pinagpapaservice mo po. Kami po wala pang naeexperience na prob except the steering column. Almost 10k kms and 4 months, only the steering column.

[Darwin_cd]

naexperience niyo ba pag nilagay sa P (park) at hindi nag handbrake tapos shift sa R or N or D may sabit? may tutunog na parang nabali na bakal...

Bago yan sir ah.... di naman kaya feeling na pag engage lang yan. Di ba, dapat sir eh pag naka park ka dapat naka hand brake din and dapat naka brake pati prior to engage to R or N or D.

Sabi kasi in A/T: At Engine stop, na ka Park and Hand Brake positions

sequence to D or R:

1) Engine Start
2) Step Brake
3) Engage to whether Reverse or Drive
4) Release Hand Brake
5) Release Brake
6) Accelarate

Sequence to STOP.

1) Deccelarate
2) Brake to full stop
3) Engage to Park
4) Hand brake

sundin mo kaya sir para smooth ang A/T engaging... korek me if my wrong sir.. HTC..

[trekkers]

Bago yan sir ah.... di naman kaya feeling na pag engage lang yan. Di ba, dapat sir eh pag naka park ka dapat naka hand brake din and dapat naka brake pati prior to engage to R or N or D.

Sabi kasi in A/T: At Engine stop, na ka Park and Hand Brake positions

sequence to D or R:

1) Engine Start
2) Step Brake
3) Engage to whether Reverse or Drive
4) Release Hand Brake
5) Release Brake
6) Accelarate

Sequence to STOP.

1) Deccelarate
2) Brake to full stop
3) Engage to Park
4) Hand brake

sundin mo kaya sir para smooth ang A/T engaging... korek me if my wrong sir.. HTC..

normally kasi pag huminto ka at nakalimutan mong mag handbrake at pinatay mo ang makina wala ng pressure ito so yung manual stopper na lang ng park brake ang pwersadong gagana (ito yung makikita ninyo sa mga winch na manual na may isang shaft na para hindi bumalik ang pagikot mo ganito ang operation ng A/T park brake). so kung titigil ka mas mabuti pang mag handbrake ka muna kung ikaw eh nakabitin ng pataas o pababa. o kaya just try to send it to service try to check pressure ng transmission mo. kasi ganyan din ang nangyayari pag ang wife ko ang gumagamit ng sasakyan magatil tangalin sa park , pwede ko kayong pasahan ng basic info ng VR4 tranny kaya lang iiscan ko pa muna hehehe email u lang ako ..kung may makukuha akong mga TSB sa Dubai ipasa ko sa inyo pero sa ngayon di ko pa alam kung may Montero na duon ..dito kasi russian text ang mga TSB eh

[boner1]

greetings to everyone. i hope the problems of your units are not very serious. i will still get one, despite some concerns, wag lang sana matapatan ng lemon.

here are some issues i raised with a senior service tech of Mitsubishi diamond Motors:

1. moisture in the headlights

the 1st few hundred units sold in the philippines had this problem. the first explanation given was that the climate in Japan and in the Philippines are totally different. the Hot weather easily degraded the seals around each headlight, thus allowing moisture to seep in and build up on the lens. teka muna, e di ba sa Thailand ginagawa most of the parts of the Montero? hindi naman made in Japan ang headlights...sino ba pinagloloko ng Mitsubishi?

the fix: Mitsubishi changed the seals in Thailand, and hopefully the 2010 models are not going to experience this anymore.

2. popping courtesy doorlamps:

this happened to some unfortunate owners. when you exert more than the usual force to close the doors, some cortesy doorlamps popped out of the sockets, onto the carpet, or worse, onto the ground when you open the doors again. the culprit is the short pins anchoring the plastic lens onto the side of the sockets. again, made in Thailand.

the fix: Mitsubishi changed the subcontractor for the lens covers and specified longer pins for anchorage. they claim that this will not affect the 2010 models anymore. i do hope so.

3. backing up on an incline:

unlike other cars or SUVs, the montero sport does not come with Hill Start Assist, nor the Hill Descent control. instances where you feel like sliding down when you take your foot off the brakes in an attempt to step on the gas does happen in the Montero. Hill start assist and descent control is not a new technology as it has been around with Isuzu, Honda, Subaru. malas lang walang ganyan sa Montero.

the fix: Mitsubishi's advice is for us to use the handbrake!

4.the annoying loud thud:

this is what the service technicians call backlash. this is not unique to the montero. other diesel engines suffer also, though much much softer. unfortunately, it is so loud that rear passengers would sometimes think na "para raw nabangga" ---this came from the Service tech's mouth
the transmission, and power sent to the rear wheels is the culprit. as power is sent to the rear wheels, be it 4X4 or 4X2, this thud will always be there, if coming from an incline. medyo bitin yata ang traction when power is still being sent to the rear wheels. wala akong alam sa aspect na yan ng RWDs pero yan ang best explanation nila. or baka pinapasakay lang ako?

the fix: there isn't any!.....

5. steering column:

this is the sound some units have when turning left or right, from a midline position of the wheels. sometimes, even during at a resting position. the problem is the joint(?) of the steering colums as it is composed of at least 3 subunits. not sure bout that. some units were already replaced. it will not come to a point of breakage, but we can never be too sure. have yours replaced if you are not satisfied as this has been on top of their customer complaints.

the fix: Mitsubishi Thailand ordered the fabrication of new steering columns to replace those units sold in 2008/2009....they are claiming that 2010 models will no longer be affected because the newer units have already been fitted with the entirely new steering columns. i have a friend whou bought a 2010 3.2 SE mid-Feb from Diamond motors. he had his steering wheel column repalced last week. we can never be too sure with what Mitsubishi is telling us.


i am not from mitsubishi. i am waiting for my unit to come. these were just issues i back-read from the voluminous pages of this threadwhich i decided to investigate further. thanks for all the info on certain issues. these were very helpful!


next thread: figures of PMS for the 2.5 4X2 using fully synthetic oil

more power to tsikot!!

[kramidanalub]

Hi guys its me again, got my montero serviced for 1st 1000 check up. the engine was running smoothly for 2 days then again, ayun biglang nagstall na naman siya usually talaga from 3rd to 2nd gear.... haay i complained na sa mitsu otis. i will bring the uni9t sa monday... grabe hassle man... the thing is hindi malocate ung problem... nakakainis na.

[tc327]

Hi guys its me again, got my montero serviced for 1st 1000 check up. the engine was running smoothly for 2 days then again, ayun biglang nagstall na naman siya usually talaga from 3rd to 2nd gear.... haay i complained na sa mitsu otis. i will bring the uni9t sa monday... grabe hassle man... the thing is hindi malocate ung problem... nakakainis na.

sir it happens to me that stalling or like choking, Casa change the SCV and it never happen again and also change to Petron from Caltex ,the culprit dirty diesel,hth

[kramidanalub]

sir it happens to me that stalling or like choking, Casa change the SCV and it never happen again and also change to Petron from Caltex ,the culprit dirty diesel,hth

ah talaga, sir what is the scv? medyo technical term pabreakdown. tnx

[easyman3]

naexperience niyo ba pag nilagay sa P (park) at hindi nag handbrake tapos shift sa R or N or D may sabit? may tutunog na parang nabali na bakal...

try to push the pedal down until it stops. This one solved the problem for me.

[easyman3]

4.the annoying loud thud:

this is what the service technicians call backlash. this is not unique to the montero. other diesel engines suffer also, though much much softer. unfortunately, it is so loud that rear passengers would sometimes think na "para raw nabangga" ---this came from the Service tech's mouth
the transmission, and power sent to the rear wheels is the culprit. as power is sent to the rear wheels, be it 4X4 or 4X2, this thud will always be there, if coming from an incline. medyo bitin yata ang traction when power is still being sent to the rear wheels. wala akong alam sa aspect na yan ng RWDs pero yan ang best explanation nila. or baka pinapasakay lang ako?

the fix: there isn't any!.....

The casa C5 resolved this issue for me.......

[JJGF]

*sir numbah5 - sir malapit na ko magpa 10k pms nakalista na uli mga concern ko sa unit.. sana maayos lahat..

* sir darwin_cd, sir trekkers - ganyan talaga ginagawa ko para hindi mapwersa ang pagka lock ng gears (tama ba term?),

naisipan ko lang na hindi mag handbrake para malaman kung may sabit.. mayroon nga hehe may ilan na mekaniko kasi nagsabi sa akin dati na may tama na ang A/T ng starex ko dati dahil sumasabit na ganyan pagka galing sa "P" ng hindi tinutulungan ng handbrake pag nakaahon o nakasubsob ang pagkapark kaya naisipan ko subukan.. pero sa ibang car na A/T like city, altis, innova, lancer itlog wala naman ako napapansin.... smooth ang pagrelease ng "P"