ISSUES FOR THE MONTERO SPORT. Please post them here.

[xscape]

*easyman3,
I'm having as well issue # 1. Minsan meron din ako naririnig slight "thud" sound upon starting the engine.. Parang sa baba galing eh. Napacheck mo na ba sa casa?

Sir kindly bring it to the casa na lang para sure ka.

[Idoy]

Sir, I got 1-3 issues when I got my brand new 3.2 Strada. At first akala ko sira ang makina, it's just the nature of diesel engines. I find the engine too noisy too.

After my first 1000km oil change, all these symptoms went away. Kailangan lang proper break in period like all diesel engines.

Here are mine:
1. When you start the engine, you feel (more often than not) a thud as if the engine hits the chasis or the body.
2. When running with auto, the auto upshift gear is felt by a dragging feeling as if "nabitin" ang shift. Note, it is not the downshif (which is normal). but i do understand that the auto transmission will downshift if you push the accelator pedal down. I recommmned you to use the sportronic manual shift for GLS SE.
3. The engine is too noisy at 1500 rpm.
4. Do not put the standard rear spoiler. It will only create an acumulation of dirt on the rear mirror/window

[XTO]

so far none of the above naman sa 'kin. sirs, sana maayos agad mga naging problems ng MS arised.

btw kauwi ko lang, napalaban ako sa ulan finally i already tested my wipers (front and rear are excellent and very smooth :2thumbsup intermittent (speed sensitive) is cool too

[Horsepower]

There you go. Walang ganung problems kay sir XTO (MS 3.2), therefore, hindi normal yung aforementioned issues (actually imposibleng normal talaga yun).

[easyman3]

*easyman3,
I'm having as well issue # 1. Minsan meron din ako naririnig slight "thud" sound upon starting the engine.. Parang sa baba galing eh. Napacheck mo na ba sa casa?

Yes i did. the mechanic sid that they also notice one from the other but the owner did not notice. after fixing that unit, ako din daw. pinababalik sa akin dahil no time na when i went there.

btw, mali spelling ng Montero Sport sa title.




As for the engine noise, some deadening material and muffler *might* fix that.

for the #1, #2 & #3, mukhang sira yung sasakyan mo bro. Baka lemon unit. Papalitan mo sa Mitsu habang maaga. Tell them the Thai workers might be f*cking up the products because of the turmoil and social discontent. Same thing American workers do with American cars.

Good thing, di sya biglang tumitirik.

Ye i will ask for replacement.

ONE MORE PROBLEM, when i shift from Park to drive of Rear, the entire vehicle shakes na parang gustong tumakbo na. Not smooth at all. The technician says normal naman sa ibang unit na try niya. I dont know if true.

Sir, I got 1-3 issues when I got my brand new 3.2 Strada. At first akala ko sira ang makina, it's just the nature of diesel engines. I find the engine too noisy too.

After my first 1000km oil change, all these symptoms went away. Kailangan lang proper break in period like all diesel engines.

I hope so man. this is my first diesel car. i am not comfortable with it.

sir let us say na those who got lemon units will follow your advice...

should we just go to the casa and say we want to exchange the unit? or is there a better way of doing it so the casa will permit the exchange.

Who did some exchange before?

Thanks to all the replies.

i will keep you updated on the problem.

[easyman3]

paano edit title? i do not know..

[vinj]

I don't have a MS but one thing i noticed was that the service in the CASA is friggin expensive. My friend spent over 7K for their 1K service then when i saw the comparison of the service prices for the MS, Fort and Everest on C! Magazine, it costs much more then the Toyota and Ford (the Toyota and Ford service prices for their estimated lifespan hit around php 100K++ while the Mitsu went well over php 200K).

[gixxer_50]

Yes i did. the mechanic sid that they also notice one from the other but the owner did not notice. after fixing that unit, ako din daw. pinababalik sa akin dahil no time na when i went there.

Sir let me know the outcome of yours. thanks

[gwapster]

Ngeks....nakakatakot tuloy bumili ng Mitsu MS. Ok pa naman sana yung 4x3 at Php1.3M. Na ayos na kaya ng Mitsu yung quality control issues ng kotse nila. Pinagpipili-an pa naman namin whether to buy the Mitsu MS 4x2 or the Toyota Fortuner na 2.7 VVTi.......Alin kaya mas ok.....

The quality control issues of Mitsu in general are long gone. That fact is now recognized worldwide, although people will still tend to link any lemons back to the previous issues as generalization, nakatatak na kasi sa isip yun e.

Kahit naman siguro Fortuner pa, posible pa rin na lemon sya. Depends on luck na rin ng buyer yan. So good luck on whatever you choose to purchase.

[batangmahal]

i think these issues appeared with the Strada as well, it might be good to compare notes with our Strada brothers (TSCP) out there