grabue

Kampong Thom Royal Hotel, new with nice rooftop bar

or Kampong Thom Palace Hotel on the main street. They have a few rooms with a balcony, also new. With big pool.

Not a lot do do there. You can visit Sambor Prei Kuk, an old hindu temple complex. It's said older than Angkor Wat

On 2/6/2020 at 4:16 PM, rvaviator said:

What product did you use for the underseal ?  I may need to have this done later in the year

Sorry for answering late,I saw it in this moment. I can't remember what kind of rust protection it was. It was certainly nothing special, black "color". I took it to a workshop and it was cheap. About 2500 THB,  10 years ago

This was our Mitsubishi Pajero after 6 month. Same as in your case, nobody was responsible. Finally we went to the consumer department, they have been very friendly and helpful, but they have not the power to decide, they only can mediate.

Mitsubishi offered obliging to pay for the undercover rust protection, but only if we sign, that they did no fault. We did not sign.

We do undercover rust protection ourselves and drive now this car since 10 years and nearly 220.000 km, without rusting through.

Grabue, some comments on the excellent photo's no1 to 5 and no 30 are not of a Pajero sport. Also photo 28 shows a steel spare wheel on your Pajero sport shouldn't it be alloy. Looking at the photo's all the rust looks to be confined to the chassis and nothing on the under body work. The chassis could be off another pajero and swapped with yours or this is a set up to make Mitsubishi look bad I'm not doubting you. As I will be buying a new Pajero in January It would be interesting if you provided some more details where vehicle bought from and any copies of letters from Mitsu. Does your chassis number match your book registration number.

Oh my god - I mixed the photos

you are totally right

correct photos coming soon

Grabü

Took my heart pills, why do you have pics of another motors rust probs.

I had taken this pictures in the garage, from a triton, much older than mine, to compare.

Sorry for your heart attack :jap:

now it is correct

http://s754.photobuc...2/grabue/mitsu/

passwort: mitsu

Grabue, some comments on the excellent photo's no1 to 5 and no 30 are not of a Pajero sport. Also photo 28 shows a steel spare wheel on your Pajero sport shouldn't it be alloy. Looking at the photo's all the rust looks to be confined to the chassis and nothing on the under body work. The chassis could be off another pajero and swapped with yours or this is a set up to make Mitsubishi look bad I'm not doubting you. As I will be buying a new Pajero in January It would be interesting if you provided some more details where vehicle bought from and any copies of letters from Mitsu. Does your chassis number match your book registration number.

Oh my god - I mixed the photos

you are totally right

correct photos coming soon

Grabü

I never drove through salty water or chemicals.

The car was washed in a normal car wash, nothing special. And I drove 90 % on asphalt streets.

here you can see more pictures:

http://s754.photobucket.com/albums/xx182/grabue/mitsu/

(passwort: mitsu)

I suppose this is a car from an old stock and I don't know, what Mitsubishi did with this car, before sold.

Never forget: to look beneath a brandnew car!

Grabue, when did you purchase your Pajero? Which month and year?

I bought the Pajero in Mai 2009. I did a test drive and I liked this car. But I wanted to purchase a white car and the dealer told me they don't sell white Pajero in Thailand.

After a few days he phoned me, that he will get a white Pajero – and I think now, this was a stock car.

When I got the car, I didn't look beneath.

At 5000 km inspection on 7.9.09 I saw rust damage on the whole underside, also parts of the chassis and axle. That means this kind of rust cannot completely be removed.

People from the Mitsubishi Headquater in Bangkok came to give their expert advice.

Mitsubishi Thailand claims that I'm responsible for the damage because our house in Pattaya is close to the sea!! Mitsubishi is not responsible for this case!

So I had had a second meeting with Mitsubishi Thailand.

They suggested to remove the rust ( it is not possible to remove completely in my opinion) and do undercover anti-rust protection. ( now the car was 7 months old) But Mitsubishi will not extend the waranty on the repaired parts.

We meet again. They had no acceptable solution. They suggested that I

should sell the rusty car to another private person. After this I could buy a new Mitsubishi for trader condition.

This was not acceptable for me, because in my opinion it's a deceit.

The only solution I will accept is that Mitsubishi take back (buy back) this car and I will make an extra and fair payment for a new, similar car.

We had the next meeting at the consumer department in Chonburi.

The engineer Mitsubishi obviously does not know a reason for the severe rust, therefore he accused me of driving in salty water or chemicals. As I disagree with this case, they told that a big wave, probably a tsunami splashed over the car park (as told by the fisherman who lives opposite our condo). He repeated this nonsense two times after my enquiry.

They also told me that undercover anti-rust protection will only be done if the customer ask for it.

And the warranty expired at this moment, when I discovered the rust.

Mitsubishi Thailand suggested that I should go to a garage, repair there the car. After this I should ask in a letter to mitsubishi for paying this rust removement and I should also sign a paper, that this was no fault in the material.

This was no acceptable solution for me.

I suggest you to write to complain how Mitsubishi Thailand care about you and your car directly to the Japanese direction, or the PR Office, Press Office, whatever, noting that you wrote your story already on this forum and that you will follow to write your complaints on the web.

I already wrote to Japan, see what they replied:

We have reviewed your mail. It is unfortunate that you and MMTh still have

disagreements in many areas.

As to your questions to us, we would like these to be handled by MMTh, who

we think has already covered....... Further, as we explained to you, our

distributor has the responsibility and authority to handle the case.

But thanks for the good idea – today I have send them the link to this forum.

Thank you all, for your interest. I will keep you informed

thank you guys for offer your condolences,

first, sorry for my bad english, but I'm not a native speaker

Same alloys/metals used in them all (same suppliers even) - I'd say this hasn't been parked close to the sea, but rather it's been in the sea or beach-driven. In which case they'd all do the same.

I'm sure, I never drove in the sea , even never on the beach!

THAT is an horrendous photo. Very disturbing. and the Mitsu comment is just as bad. Whats the rest of the undercarriage like ?

The rust affects the whole chassis and also the brakelines and this was 4 months after the first licening

What about the anti-rust bottom treatment Toyota and Isuzu give when you buy a new car?

that's really disturbing. Did you get the rust treatment for free when you bought it?

They never offered me a additional anti-rust treatment, neither for free nor for buying.

You get one when you buy a Pajero as well. I dont buy the "parked close to the sea" argument. I have spent long periods of time in Hua-Hin, Cha-Am and Ko Chang and I have no rust on my car. I have even driven mine on the beach. I have no rust on mine.

no other car in our carpark has rust and they are all years older than mine

and one more joke: Mitsu told me, the warranty expired at this moment, when I

discovered the rust. I thought I understand wrong, but Mr. ....

repeated after inquire, again!!

Further they told me, that all mitsubishi cars have no standard undercover

rustprotection. They will only do, if the customer ask for!

If you like, I have a lot of more jokes, from the Mitsubishi experts.

Grabue

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport can be a really good car - but only if you don't park close to the sea or drive near the sea.

On the photo you can see my rusty new Pajero after 4 month.

and the comment of the investigation report from Mitsubishi Thailand:

Summary: after investigation, the problem does not concern with product quality but the problem occured by the customer parked the car close to the sea

I bought in may 09 a new mitsubishi pajero sport. After 5 month and 5000 km the undercarriage is totally rusty.

Did anyone of you have the same problems?

How did the the company solve the problem?

Thanks

grabü