Thread: Mitsubishi Broken Chassis

As I own a similar MN Triton I can tell you they will not take that sort of punishment... Tis why I have Land Rovers.

Problem is.. The MN actually runs the ML chassis and in that model has the 200mm extended tray with a higher towing capacity and down push. They handle the weight fine... But not with the twin tyre carrier,down push(Static weight of the trailer) on the bar + traveling a very rough road. I believe the vehicle in question also had air helper springs fitted. Makes it very difficult for a small chassis with massive overhang. (Like a resonating effect) Driven at a different speed it may not have occurred at all.
As the vehicle in question has been modified and fitted with non MMA approved accessories + possibly not engineered he will have a slim chance of warranty or insurance.

see how long till mine bends! I'll just plate and weld mine back together and say nothing

I have been watching the thread... Also a major concern to me... Have been consulting my engineer on coming up with a reinforcement that doesn't involve welding and wont jeopardize passenger safety... A hard bill to meet as the chassis it designed to be a crumple zone.

Originally Posted by PAT303

A month back I helped weld up a Troopy that had snapped in two in front of the firewall.They have been cracking chassis for years and Patrol chassis fail quicker than the ZD30 ever did. Pat

and most 130 CC's crack, although they don't drop the entire rear end off like the Coil Cab Patrols used to

Telstra Defender 130's were cracking front diff housings too and pulling axle tubes clean out of Sals rears, but the LC 79 Series they used were cracking front diffs too. We all know about the leaf rear GU Patrols snapping off spring hangers, (before they were beefed up) etc, etc.

I don't think any one manufacturer is immune.

Just looked at the pics and geez, there's some weight cantilevered off the back of that ute with those spare tyres, etc, and as Tony said it's 200mm longer than the previous model anyway

There's no way I'd do that on my 130, and the deep box on a Landy chassis would be much stronger in bending than the Trytoo.

Originally Posted by rick130

and most 130 CC's crack, although they don't drop the entire rear end off like the Coil Cab Patrols used to

Telstra Defender 130's were cracking front diff housings too and pulling axle tubes clean out of Sals rears, but the LC 79 Series they used were cracking front diffs too. We all know about the leaf rear GU Patrols snapping off spring hangers, (before they were beefed up) etc, etc.

I don't think any one manufacturer is immune.

Too right Rick,it seems that when a vehicle has issue's people who don't own them like to post up pic's and bag them out.I've been in the resource industry for 10 years and every make and models have things go wrong,some more than others but they all break.Have a chat to Rommel about the sals axle tube pulling out.I see overloaded vehicles through town every year,the local towing bloke who I know has two tilt trays working hard. Pat

Most 4wds - land rovers included only have an offroad tow rating of 750kgs even though onroad ratings are in the order of 3000-3500kgs.

Reading the 4wd action thread I get the impression that his camper is quite heavy so technically overloading the Triton when towing offroad. This combined with that dual wheel carrier hanging way out the back means there would be a lot of weight on the back of the chassis.

I feel sorry for the bloke, I find it hard to fathom how Mitsubishi can void his warranty because he put different springs in it. I cant see how the new springs would affect the chassis, but they will do anything they can to get out of it.

Matt

Originally Posted by Ace

I find it hard to fathom how Mitsubishi can void his warranty because he put different springs in it. I cant see how the new springs would affect the chassis, but they will do anything they can to get out of it.

Matt

They will obviously say anything to not have to pay if they think they can get away with it.

The guy needs to start legal action - in this case it would be up too Mitsubushi to convince the court why they denied a warranty claim rather than the owner proving the mods caused the problem. I think that once Mitsubishi realised the guy was serious they would probably settle out of court as it would be expensive for them to show the accessories caused damage.

Garry

Accessories fitted prior to picking the new vehicle up from the Dealer (ie Dealer Fitted, which those appear to be) can not void the warranty. It doesn't matter if they were fitted by a third party, the legal contract is between the purchaser and the Dealer. The Dealer will have to pay for the repairs. It will be up to the Mitsubishi Warranty department to determine if they will reimburse the Dealer.