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Turn Signal Flasher

ODI ID: 742236 NHTSA Complaint ID: 288594

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1994 MONTERO 94

Component/Parts: Turn Signal Flasher

Failure Date: March 05, 2001 Complaint Date: March 10, 2001

City/State: BALTIMORE, MD (Maryland)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: turn signal when switched for left turn automatically switched to right turn signal when steering wheel is centered instead of cancelling original direction. happens vice versa in either direction. engine is making very loud metal to metal noise due to "possible loose wrist pin" according to mitsubishi dealer who gave initial repair estimate of $6,000. have been looking for a used or rebuilt engine for 1 week now and none available within the continental us. according to one used engine dealer, that 3.5 ltr.engine is defective that a traded in engine for a rebuilt one does not last long and gets sold fast once it has been remanufactured. further, the engine is really defective because mitsubishi discontinued it after only 3 years due to headaches. mitsubishi is one lousy japanese company who does not want to accept responsibility of this defective engine. someone should point out to mitsubishi that they are here in the us and not in japan whre they hide defects and get away with it.*ak .