New Mitsubishi Strada [ARCHIVED]

[locoroco777]

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[locoroco777]

all the problems and complaints that i've been reading lately in this forum is starting to get me worried, to think that the strada is already in the middle of its life cycle since it was released in 06, then they have come out with a facelift and yet the problems still come up.... i hope the people who poststheir problems are just a smallpercentage of the total strada users out there.

hi bro!

a piece of advice to a soon to be BOSB =D

don't get too worried.....

if you have time please do backread.....you can observed that there is this certain problem waves that ocassionally happens in this thread especially when we are in the buying season.....as newbies are, I should say a little bit paranoid with their new rides and they are really conscious on every little glitch that occurs in the ride na normal naman since it was their hard earned money that was spent....which also happened around 300 threads ago and I was also one of those newbies na konting tiktok lang post na agad para tanungin kung anu yun(buti nalang mababait ang bosb's to answer me at that time hehe)so yun nga....tapos, several threads had passed....the problems was patched by solutions........and again this wave has comeback So I think the same solutions that was done in the past would also be done at this stage with much more improvement for the reason that the dealers are already familiar with the common glitches of the strada... so just like what you said about the life cycle of the strada, parang may cycle din dito sa threads.....

and to make you more happy about buying the strada and to put that worries away....

last year when we bought the strada('08) if I remember correctly...MMPC executives could not get the smiles out of their faces for the reason that the strada is selling like bibingka and puto bungbong on the last night of simbang gabi(lets put the in season descriptions to good use hehe)....again if I remember the numbers right....the sale was about 2,100+++ units that was around 3rd quarter of 2008 pa ha....then 2009 lets assume they delivered around 1,000 units...so 3,000++ units sold na....and again na naman if I remember correctly there's not more than 3 units na lemon ang nakita ko sa thread na to and most of the problems na kinocomplain is the common ones na na may solusyon naman, yung iba naman most of them are BOSB's. natyatyambahan lang ng dirty fuel which can be considered as an accident...I think there is around 5 or 6 of them already or might be lesser......Im not a math guy but comparing 3 glitches to lets say around 150+ owners that have already read this threads, I think magandang statistics na rin yun if you asked me hehe....

tapos dumating pa yung facelifted and according to one of our members(alainroyce) it was 2,000 landed units of strada facelifted in batangas....I don't know with the strada's critics but I would really have a hard time on saying that MMPC is stupid to import those 2,000 units of strada if its not salable to our island...hehehe

So as what Av8or5 said....

If you always think about it, it will happen, So never think about your ride having this problems....^_^

and BTW I did not use the phrase "there is no perfect car" hehe masyado na kasi gasgas and I believe showing raw figures is much better, saka yung iba kasi ginagamit na yang palusot....hehehe

Hope It helps! =D

[KCboy]

Just to concur on this one...

when I was in the dealership having my ride detailed.....I happen to have a chat with 2 thundercat brothers....who just had their 3 day old strada being detailed also...and they said that they were able to run on 4H til 120Kph....

kas may nanghiram daw na tinesting yung 4x4 tapos nung ibalik sakanila inde naka 2H tinanong ko kung may naging problem....wala naman daw problema except for the consumption...which is expected naman...hehe

Im just not sure about the other pickups in the market on being it not able to engage 4x4 on pavement.....But IMO I think pwede din siguro sila kasi puro indash na di pihit na yung 4x4 nila and inde na kambyo which I think more appropriate on onroad application.... Im not sure though...anybody can coonfirm?

some pickups and suvs have a shift on the fly feature for their 4h but only on unpaved roads. so please bear this in mind and verify with your 4x4s if you can shift on pave or unpaved roads because damaging your 4wd system can be a really costly mistake.

[KCboy]

Just to concur on this one...

when I was in the dealership having my ride detailed.....I happen to have a chat with 2 thundercat brothers....who just had their 3 day old strada being detailed also...and they said that they were able to run on 4H til 120Kph....

kas may nanghiram daw na tinesting yung 4x4 tapos nung ibalik sakanila inde naka 2H tinanong ko kung may naging problem....wala naman daw problema except for the consumption...which is expected naman...hehe

Im just not sure about the other pickups in the market on being it not able to engage 4x4 on pavement.....But IMO I think pwede din siguro sila kasi puro indash na di pihit na yung 4x4 nila and inde na kambyo which I think more appropriate on onroad application.... Im not sure though...anybody can coonfirm?

the one thing that makes the mitsubishi 4h special is it has an open center differential which makes it able to drive 4h on pavement, as for the 120kph on 4h, it is no problem, the main advantage of the easy select to 4h is shifting from 2h to 4h to a maximum of 100kph only, otherwise you will risk damaging the transfer lever, but once you've shifted to 4h, you can go upto the maximum 200kph with no problems, that is the super select 4wd system of mitsubishi that i know, use, and very familiar with base from my previous experience with the gen2 pajero, gen 3 pajero and the current montero sport. it is nice to see that they have adapted this to the strada which was unavailable in the previous generation strada.

[ajg_alejandro]

Good afternoon po mga sirs,ask ko lang po if may alam po kayo tindahan ng accessories na nagbebenta ng IPOD Console cable for JVC head units? I am currently using 725 model and it says that it is integrable with ipods as long as I connect the console cable.It is very difficult for me to find this cable.My HU supports USB connection of IPOD pero upto 8GB lang kaya niya isupport-which limits connectivity for IPOD video/touch w/capacity greater than 8GB.Sirs, if you do know a place where and how much po kaya ung cable? Thanks.

[KCboy]

sir locoroco777,

thanks for the reassurance backed up by statistics, i didn't mean to bash the strada if i sounded that way, it's just that it is my first time to own a pickup, but i have other 4m41 mitsubishi vehicles, and ive had good experiences with it.

[ianmitsulancer]

Good day to all BOSBs. I went to Subic 2 weeks ago and when I came back there was a sudden decrease in power in my Strada. Whenever I released the gas pedal the car would jerk wildly and kahit na 4000 rpm na bitin pa rin sa hatak. The following day I brought the unit to Mitsubishi-Valle Verde and they told me that there was a problem with the suction control valve. Until now, they haven't finished fixing my unit. I called again this afternoon and they said that there was another problem with the air flow sensor. I don't know what's taking them so long to fix the problem and on top of that the service/updates are really terrible. Kung di pa ako tatawag di pa nila sasabihin kung ano yung problema. Have any of you experience the same problem with the SCV + air flow sensor? and if you did how long did it take for you to have your unit fixed? Thanks in advance.

Hello Fellow Baguio BOSB Patapotatoe,

i was contemplating of visiting the Motorplaza Showroom here to see your unit... yun pala your truck is at the Valle Verde C5 branch of Diamond... heeheehee...

I'm quite surprised this issue is taking longer than the usual. Some of the club members got theirs resolved at lesser time. Please PM or text me the VIN of your Strada GLX and I will do what i can thereafter. I hope to see you at the club's party. Click HERE for more info. Thanks and see you soon.

ian

OT: LR777, this is YOUR page... 777 hahaha!

[ThePatriarch]

huwat??? 777 pages na tayo? congrats!

[RTS]

so how was it? since the day you started adding the kerosene?

any changes in performance or anything like lesser noise production?

I have'nt noticed any peculiar changed or strange noise, also the other reason why I mixed w/ small ratio of kero to my diesel is to compensate whatever impurities diluted to the diesel I filled in from different gas station, coz I dont patronize particular Big Oil Company. I can say something , my old Mazda B2500 which I used these method, for 10 years as my work horse, I did'nt change or calibrate the nozzles until I sold it.I do the mixing only when I fill up to the brim

Rgds.,
RTS

[Arvin Cristi]

patapotatoe, regarding the suden increase in RPM, lately i've been getting a lot of questions about that.... did this happen along with the sudden slowing down of the vehicle? ie galit na galit yung makina pero ayaw na humatak? tapos may parang malakas na hagok ng hangin yung makina? umilaw ba yung check engine light mo?

the usual culprit here is that some stupid or idiotic casa personnel who did your last change oil did not tighten the intake hose from the air cleaner to the turbo.... mangyayari sa iyo niyan is lkimp home mode.... pinaka mabilis mo is 30KPH pero feeling mo sasabog yung makina mo dahil galit na galit na yung andar niya... most of the time it has nothing to do with the air sensor but a lot to do with negligence and carelessness from the casa personnel. i thin i made a post regarding this a few hundred pages back on the pms thread, try to look it up. it might be helpful.

now regarding the SCV, si doc boz ang professional na diyan!! hehehe

[Arvin Cristi]

napansin ko na may mga topic regarding driving on 4H. driving on 4H is basically the same as driving on 2H, you can go your usual highway speed. pero keep in mind that you will have a ridiculously higher fuel consumption plus early wear on your tires plus heavy steering plus slower acceleration. but putting all that aside it's basically okay, pero that doesn't mean na you can leave it at that forever or for extended periods of time, kaya nga may selection ng 2H,4H at 4L.

regarding naman sa shift on the fly capability ng strada, yup, strada palang ang may shift on the fly, pero dapat speed mo is not more than 100kph when you transfer from 2H to 4H. full stop from 4H to 4L or vice versa and rolling pag 4H to 2H.

i've had people asking me why there is a light on their dash that resembles a stick with 4 things on the side, for the uninformed thats the indicator when you transfer from 2 to 4. with the strada its supposed to be a steady light, if it keeps blinking, better have it checked, baka hindi nag eengage yung transfer case and diffrential.

[Arvin Cristi]

eto pala yung link regarding the issue with the turbo air intake hose, where to find it, and what to do...

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...47#post1221847

hope this helps

[Arvin Cristi]

all the problems and complaints that i've been reading lately in this forum is starting to get me worried, to think that the strada is already in the middle of its life cycle since it was released in 06, then they have come out with a facelift and yet the problems still come up.... i hope the people who poststheir problems are just a smallpercentage of the total strada users out there.

sir KCboy, perfectly normal lang maging concerned when you read or here about issues regarding vehicles, especially kung bibili ka... kasi syempre first consideration is yung safety, quality and then value for money diba?

actually sir, lahat naman ng mga sasakyan may mga issues, some minor, some major... it just so happens na dito kasi sa threads natin, parang bukas na libro tayong lahat, pinaguusapan ang lahat ng nangyari sa mga pups. now because of this, a lot of the readers here, members or not, na address kaagad yung mga issues nila regarding their rides. yung iba mabilis na aksyonan yung iba natagalan. but the bottom line is at least alam nating lahat n amay remedyo naman.

ang maganda pa nga dahil na airout yung mga issues, eh medyo alam mo na or handa ka na kung sa kaling may mangyari nga sa iyo na ganito. ika nga "for every bushel of apples collected, there is always one apple that has a worm in the core"

i am sure may mga issues din naman yung ibang brands and models out there, pero hindi lang kasi as openly discussed as it is here in our thread. medyo tahimik yata kasi yung mga owners ng ibang brands, kaya medyo nasa dilim sila regarding issues with the vehicles.

yung unit ko is one of the first to arrive in the Phil. '06 na GLS, sobra laking abuso na ang tinangap ng katawan, makina at pangilalaim nito dahil sa trabaho ko, pero the only major issue i had with it is mag eexpire na warranty ko - at wala akong ma iclaim!!!

so feel free to browse around the thread some more, or maybe even meet the bosbs when we have our weekly meetings, just so you will see and here first hand about the pups and you can ask your questions para address naman ng tama,

hope this helps sir..
good luck with whatever vehicle you decide to purchase

[ThePatriarch]

sir KCboy, perfectly normal lang maging concerned when you read or here about issues regarding vehicles, especially kung bibili ka... kasi syempre first consideration is yung safety, quality and then value for money diba?

actually sir, lahat naman ng mga sasakyan may mga issues, some minor, some major... it just so happens na dito kasi sa threads natin, parang bukas na libro tayong lahat, pinaguusapan ang lahat ng nangyari sa mga pups. now because of this, a lot of the readers here, members or not, na address kaagad yung mga issues nila regarding their rides. yung iba mabilis na aksyonan yung iba natagalan. but the bottom line is at least alam nating lahat n amay remedyo naman.

ang maganda pa nga dahil na airout yung mga issues, eh medyo alam mo na or handa ka na kung sa kaling may mangyari nga sa iyo na ganito. ika nga "for every bushel of apples collected, there is always one apple that has a worm in the core"

i am sure may mga issues din naman yung ibang brands and models out there, pero hindi lang kasi as openly discussed as it is here in our thread. medyo tahimik yata kasi yung mga owners ng ibang brands, kaya medyo nasa dilim sila regarding issues with the vehicles.

yung unit ko is one of the first to arrive in the Phil. '06 na GLS, sobra laking abuso na ang tinangap ng katawan, makina at pangilalaim nito dahil sa trabaho ko, pero the only major issue i had with it is mag eexpire na warranty ko - at wala akong ma iclaim!!!

so feel free to browse around the thread some more, or maybe even meet the bosbs when we have our weekly meetings, just so you will see and here first hand about the pups and you can ask your questions para address naman ng tama,

hope this helps sir..
good luck with whatever vehicle you decide to purchase

well said arvin!

buti na lang pala strada ang napili mo...

[Arvin Cristi]

well said arvin!

buti na lang pala strada ang napili mo...

hehehehe mahirap na hindi, mitsu baby eh....

[nismo26]

some pickups and suvs have a shift on the fly feature for their 4h but only on unpaved roads. so please bear this in mind and verify with your 4x4s if you can shift on pave or unpaved roads because damaging your 4wd system can be a really costly mistake.

ok lang naman shifting on pave or unpaved roads, going uphill downhill,, so far di pa naman nasisira 4wd system ko... hehehhe

i've had people asking me why there is a light on their dash that resembles a stick with 4 things on the side, for the uninformed thats the indicator when you transfer from 2 to 4. with the strada its supposed to be a steady light, if it keeps blinking, better have it checked, baka hindi nag eengage yung transfer case and diffrential.

sir arvin, ok lang ata yung blinking once you shift from 2 to 4, once set na sa 4h and moving..... steady light na...

[Boz]

now regarding the SCV, si doc boz ang professional na diyan!! hehehe

Di naman bro. Nagkataon lang na matagal-tagal ko rin inobserbahan ang takbo ng makina bago naayos ng casa.

ang maganda pa nga dahil na airout yung mga issues, eh medyo alam mo na or handa ka na kung sa kaling may mangyari nga sa iyo na ganito. ika nga "for every bushel of apples collected, there is always one apple that has a worm in the core"

Aprub. Galing talaga ni mechanic Arvin. May kasama pa quote. Pakitagalog naman bro? Hehehe

[patapotatoe]

patapotatoe, regarding the suden increase in RPM, lately i've been getting a lot of questions about that.... did this happen along with the sudden slowing down of the vehicle? ie galit na galit yung makina pero ayaw na humatak? tapos may parang malakas na hagok ng hangin yung makina? umilaw ba yung check engine light mo?

the usual culprit here is that some stupid or idiotic casa personnel who did your last change oil did not tighten the intake hose from the air cleaner to the turbo.... mangyayari sa iyo niyan is lkimp home mode.... pinaka mabilis mo is 30KPH pero feeling mo sasabog yung makina mo dahil galit na galit na yung andar niya... most of the time it has nothing to do with the air sensor but a lot to do with negligence and carelessness from the casa personnel. i thin i made a post regarding this a few hundred pages back on the pms thread, try to look it up. it might be helpful.

now regarding the SCV, si doc boz ang professional na diyan!! hehehe

Thank you Sir Arvin, Sir Boz, Bro Ian and everyone who replied to my post. At least all your replies shed some light to what really happened to my unit. Sir Arvin very helpful yung post and link na binigay niyo. And the description you gave about the 30kph tpos umiiyak na makina is exactly what happened to me. Will just double check the hose once I get my unit back.

Anyway just to update you, the Casa called me this afternoon and told me that if the replacement parts arrive this week they can release my unit by Saturday. I'm not really sure if the problem escalated from the intake hose that they were not able to connect properly but they will replace both my SCV and airflow sensors. Good thing covered pa ito ng warranty. I hope that this problem does not happen to other Strada owners. But despite what happened I still have no regrets with my Strada. It's just sad that negligence of some people result in incidences like this. But on a positive note I'll be getting my baby back this Saturday. woohooo! Thanks again for all the help Sirs it is very much appreciated.

[nanofossil]

Thank you Sir Arvin, Sir Boz, Bro Ian and everyone who replied to my post. At least all your replies shed some light to what really happened to my unit. Sir Arvin very helpful yung post and link na binigay niyo. And the description you gave about the 30kph tpos umiiyak na makina is exactly what happened to me. Will just double check the hose once I get my unit back.

Anyway just to update you, the Casa called me this afternoon and told me that if the replacement parts arrive this week they can release my unit by Saturday. I'm not really sure if the problem escalated from the intake hose that they were not able to connect properly but they will replace both my SCV and airflow sensors. Good thing covered pa ito ng warranty. I hope that this problem does not happen to other Strada owners. But despite what happened I still have no regrets with my Strada. It's just sad that negligence of some people result in incidences like this. But on a positive note I'll be getting my baby back this Saturday. woohooo! Thanks again for all the help Sirs it is very much appreciated.

congrats, exacto sabado ang release. makakapunta sa christmas party.

[ajg_alejandro]

sirs good morning,sa metrowalk din po ba Christmas party niyo?Papasa ko narin po application sana for membership. Sa saturday po yun sirs di ba?