Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-02 | 00V311001 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 210,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR AXLE HOUSING WELD ID CRACKED WHERE IT WAS WELDED FROM THE FACTORY. IT IS LEAKING GEAR FLUID FROM THE CRACK. … |
| 2014-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOO… |
| 2013-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT … |
| 2009-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE. *TR |
| 2009-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTA… |
| 2008-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE V… |
| 2006-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING,CHARGING SYSTEM, AND THE VEHICLE B… |
| 2006-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE BAY, … |
| 2006-09-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 1 | I HAVE A 1995 MONTERO SR AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I SMELLED OIL AND WHEN I STOPPED TO CHECK IT THE REAR D… |
| 2006-07-08 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SR, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT RECLINING BRACKET BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOSE SIGH… |
| 2005-12-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILURE: ATTACHMENT OF SEAT BACK FRAME TO SEAT BRACKET FOR RECLINING BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE OF SE… |
| 2005-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MECHANIC THE OWNER OF AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, COMPLETED A TUNE UP OF THE 3.0 LITER ENGINE, THAT WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN … |
| 2005-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLY FAILED AND IS NOW BEING REPAIRED FOR 3RD TIME IN ONE YEAR. *TR |
| 2004-08-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 1995 MITUBISHI MONTERO A POSSIBLY FATAL FAILURE OCCURRED. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DRIVEWAY THE BRACKET… |
| 2004-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE VEERED OFF OF THE ROAD ONTO A GRASSY AREA. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE OFF INSIDE THE CRANK SHAFT. PULLEY BEGAN WOBBLING AND SHREDDING THE BELTS CAUSING LOSS OF… |
| 2004-05-13 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING . CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP CONSUME… |
| 2004-02-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL FAILURE - IT MAKES A LOUD SPARKING SOUND AND FAILED. *LA |
| 2003-11-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN, AND LOSE PO… |
| 2003-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BELT FALLING OFF. *AK |
| 2003-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN 2003 WHILE DRIVING. POWERSTEERING IS LOST AND THE LAST TIME CAR DIED W… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAID SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPE WHEN VEHICLE FIRST ACCELERATED. HE HAD TO PUT OIL IN THE VEHICLE MOR… |
| 2003-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.THE PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT … |
| 2003-06-03 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1995 MITSIBUSHI MONTERO SR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO T… |
| 2003-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 311 001, HOWEVER THE … |
| 2002-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING REAR WHEEL CAVED IN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT A WELD BROKE LOOSE ON T LEFT REAR … |
| 2002-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOLT THAT HOLDS PULLEY INTO THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEAL… |
| 2002-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT AND SPROCKET HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY FAILED. MR |
| 2002-03-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUSPENSION POINTS TO LIFT UP VEHICLE WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THR… |
| 2001-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. REAR WHEELS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEN, VEHIC… |
| 2001-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ANY LONGER.*AK |
| 2001-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL SOUND LIKE IT'S LOCKING INTO PLACE, BUT WITH A SMALL TUG, SEAT BELTS CAN COME UNDONE. … |
| 2001-09-02 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH PITMAN ARM BROKE, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *JG *AK |
| 2001-08-31 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | RR TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - WALL OF TIRE RIPPED OPEN NEAR TREADS, NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO … |
| 2001-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND COLLATERAL DAMAGES HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED 3 TIMES WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS, LOSS OF POWER … |
| 2001-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PULLEY CAME APART, DAMAGING ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK |
| 2001-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PULLEY FELL OFF CRANKSHAFT AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBL… |
| 2001-05-01 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | BROKEN FACTORY WELD, DUE TO POOR PENETRATION ON AXLE HOUSING. |
| 2001-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2001-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL 00V311001 NOTICE RECEIVED. IT WAS A FOREIGN PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMING HIM THEY HAD NO W… |
| 2001-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT 50-60 MPH, THEN LOST ALL POWER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON, VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIRSHOP. … |
| 2000-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, THE NOISE CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THEN… |
| 2000-09-01 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | USED ONE CASE OF OIL IN 3000 MILES DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE VALVE STEM SEALS I HAVE TO BUY EVEN THOUGH MANUFACTURE … |
| 2000-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHST ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF CRANKSHAFT… |
| 2000-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | BACK SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE ROW BROKE WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES WITH CONSUMER'S 40 LBS DAUGHTER IN SEAT.*AK |
| 2000-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | GAS TANK LEAKS AT SEAM (1/2 WAY UP TANK) POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK |
| 2000-05-25 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LUGS BROKE OFF WHEN CHANGING/ROTATING TIRES.. VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS. *AK |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL 00V-311 WHILE DRIVING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND ROUNDING A CORNE… |
| 2000-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO MITSUBISHI USA THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SEAT B… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOLT OF CRANKSHAFT HAS FALLEN OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO CRANKSHAFT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURE… |