Thread: 2017 Mitsubishi triton. Info. The good, bad, ugly

Have had 3, never a problem other than the rip off 6 months compulsory Mitsy dealer only servicing.

ive got a 2014 gls only really had one problem with it. Went to put 2 new tyres on the rear, the guys at the tyre shop put the new ones on the front and the old front ones on the rear. problem was the tyres had worn at different rates and there was 15mm difference between the 2. Every time we went around a sharp corner the stability/traction control detected the rear tyres rotating at different rates and tried to straighten up, locking the brakes and scaring the sh-t out of the misses and the kids. This happened on a family trip to Coromandel, the TC was switched off about 10 km out of Thames.
Change the factory tyres for decent AT or MT tyres and theyre sweet

Have one at work, seems to go great. Would love to have one.

I like the 2wd/Awd/4wd selectable system in theory but only available in the top spec one.
I know a few people with company ones and no complaints from them,they seam to be one of the more reliable ones but dont have all the electonic bells and whistles and flasher interior of the rangers hiluxes etc.

I was seriously looking at new 2wd hilux/triton recently and by the time you put a towbar/canopy/nudgebar/floormats on em there is not much between them and the price has risen significantly!

They are deer magnets

Mine's up to 45,000km now and due a new set of tyres. I got the GLS model with rubber interior mats, love how easy it is to clean.
Scary how much confidence you can get offroad with the traction control, even with highway tyres, have jumped out of the cab a few times and slid flat on my ass. @tetawa the new model is 12 month servicing so a lot better than the old one every 6 months. Mine comes back from a service driving like it came out of the dealership, way more responsive and better fuel economy.
How do I service it myself to get the same effect between services?
Only downsides I had are the lightweight panels dent easy, old school metal FM aerial lasted a month, factory tyres look too small but gearing is too high once you increase tyre size.
My biggest criticism is that they can't carry their rated 960kg payload safely, rear end sags way too much. I'm still arguing with Mitsubishi on that one after trying to put 900kg of fert on the back

we have a 2010 model which the wife uses as a daily driver.
had to fit a bullbar and LED bar light, next she wanted air horns, then a reversing camera and monitor.
then the fun started, replaced the stereo, fitted new speakers throughout inc component speakers in the front doors. still not happy i had to build a subwoofer box and fit it and an amp to drive it.
then she wanted internal canopy lights and mag wheels with decent tyres.
next time she is going to get a bloody car !!!!

Funny that this thread came up.
Had some spare time on my hands yesterday as I waited for my wife's car to have new tyres fitted.
So was looking at which is the best new 4x4. L200 came up tops then the Fiat second which I see is a copy of the L200.
I've an old shape 04 model which I have taken it to Germany twice and France half a dozen times, plus all the bird feeding across flint muddy ground. Touch wood it's been great!
With the old model you can blank off the EGR and decat which I have done has improved the fule consumption no end Before that it was a bit of a dog with flat spots and trouble with the turbo.
Good to hear that there is a cheat for the EGR on the new shape.
If you are going to buy one I'd recommend joining the L200 club forum.
It will cost you £10.00 but money well spent as they have lots of trouble shooting stuff that will save you a bundle. Has for me.
Also a lot of how too. So again if your handy this will definitely help.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Funny that this thread came up.
Had some spare time on my hands yesterday as I waited for my wife's car to have new tyres fitted.
So was looking at which is the best new 4x4. L200 came up tops then the Fiat second which I see is a copy of the L200.
I've an old shape 04 model which I have taken it to Germany twice and France half a dozen times, plus all the bird feeding across flint muddy ground. Touch wood it's been great!
With the old model you can blank off the EGR and decat which I have done has improved the fule consumption no end Before that it was a bit of a dog with flat spots and trouble with the turbo.
Good to hear that there is a cheat for the EGR on the new shape.
If you are going to buy one I'd recommend joining the L200 club forum.
It will cost you £10.00 but money well spent as they have lots of trouble shooting stuff that will save you a bundle. Has for me.
Also a lot of how too. So again if your handy this will definitely help.

Here ya go.
L200 Owners Discussion Forum

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Funny that this thread came up.
Had some spare time on my hands yesterday as I waited for my wife's car to have new tyres fitted.
So was looking at which is the best new 4x4. L200 came up tops then the Fiat second which I see is a copy of the L200.
I've an old shape 04 model which I have taken it to Germany twice and France half a dozen times, plus all the bird feeding across flint muddy ground. Touch wood it's been great!
With the old model you can blank off the EGR and decat which I have done has improved the fule consumption no end Before that it was a bit of a dog with flat spots and trouble with the turbo.
Good to hear that there is a cheat for the EGR on the new shape.
If you are going to buy one I'd recommend joining the L200 club forum.
It will cost you £10.00 but money well spent as they have lots of trouble shooting stuff that will save you a bundle. Has for me.
Also a lot of how too. So again if your handy this will definitely help.

The members of this forum should not be having trouble shooting stuff!

Which models/years of Triton have Rear Diff Lock button? I've been looking out for one, some do and some don't, seems a bit random and I can't get any sense out of the dealers about this.

Originally Posted by luckey

Which models/years of Triton have Rear Diff Lock button? I've been looking out for one, some do and some don't, seems a bit random and I can't get any sense out of the dealers about this.

we have a 2010 base model, it has diff lock

Originally Posted by gonetropo

we have a 2010 base model, it has diff lock

Ok, but being the base model does it also have the 4-way 4WD selector options 2H 4H 4HLc & 4LLc? Super Select I think they call it, which bascially adds a permanent 4WD option. Not sure if that's worth much, or whether you can get it with diff lock or is it one or the other?
cheers

Originally Posted by luckey

Ok, but being the base model does it also have the 4-way 4WD selector options 2H 4H 4HLc & 4LLc? Super Select I think they call it, which bascially adds a permanent 4WD option. Not sure if that's worth much, or whether you can get it with diff lock or is it one or the other?
cheers

2WD. 4WD-H and 4WD-Lo
the diff lock is electric controlled from a switch near the drivers knee.

My 08 has one. I think it's mainly the top spec one that has it