Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Vehicle lost use of power steering during a 90 degree turn at a busy intersection and I was barely able to maintain control of it. I proceeded to pull into parking lot of nearby convenience store and checked under the hood. I noticed that the v-belt to the power steering pump and other components was turning rather sluggishly and could hear a squeaking/chirping sound coming from the engine compartment. After switching off the a/c, I observed that the v-belt began to turn more freely but still somewhat slower than normal. I then drove the vehicle at slow speeds (35-40 mph) to my home approximately 20 miles away. The next morning, I drove the vehicle to a nearby mechanic's shop approximately 1. 25 mile away to have the vehicle checked out. Mechanic found that the v-belt had now jumped off the pulleys because the crankshaft pulley bolt was not in all the way, causing the v-belt to be misaligned with the other pulleys. That same day, I had the vehicle towed to the local Mitsubishi dealership (fazeli Mitsubishi - mesquite, TX) where the previous 120k scheduled maintenance service had been performed. Dealership's service technician states that the pulley bolt had backed-out due to vibration from the pulley and that the internal threads of the crankshaft had been damaged beyond repair requiring the crankshaft to be replaced at an approximate cost of $3300 to $3850 and involving a two week time-frame. The dealership currently has the vehicle and are awaiting my decision whether or not to have the repairs performed. I contacted Mitsubishi motors north America, inc. With this information and requested to have a factory representative contact/consult with the dealership's technician. I was told that because their were no recalls involving my vehicles and since it is well beyond the warranty period, they could offer me no assistance what-so-ever.

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My complaint concerns a technical service bulletin #TSB-00-23-008, issued November 2000. In the bulletin, Mitsubishi motors addresses the need to replace the a/t oil pan due to overheating that is caused by the shallowness of the pan. Just prior to this bulletin, in October 2000, production vehicles were equipped with a larger oil drainage pan to eliminate overheating cause by the prior pan. After having my 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport given the 60,000 mile servicing in June 2004, I was driving out of town and noticed (for the first time ever) that the a/t temperature light was on, signaling that the automatic transmission was overheating. I pulled over to the side of the road (95 south - 38 miles from richmond, va) and immediately contacted darcars Mitsubishi in silver spring, maryland, the dealership that had just serviced my vehicle. My service advisor, becky subsequently informed me of the service bulletin that had been issued regarding this overheat problem. Since I was out of the area, I also contacted Mitsubishi dealers in both richmond and fredericksburg, va. Both service department personnel wanted me to bring in the vehicle due to the service bulletin addressing the issue of overheating due to the shallow transmission pan. None, not even the dealership that serviced my car, however, were willing to perform the service free of charge since this is obviously a manufacturers defect. The fredericksburg dealership even wanted me to bring the vehicle in to be serviced again should transmission fluid need to be changed. The fact that all of the dealerships are aware of this manufacturers defect and obviously perform the repair with some degree of consistency, screams the need for this matter to be covered as a recall. The consumer should not be required to pay for something that Mitsubishi acknowledges causes potential damage to the powertrain; this is apparently a manufacturers defect and should be covered as such.

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