Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On Tuesday August 31st I pulled up to Alexandra tire shop to get a tire. I got out of the truck to inquire if the tire … |
| 2012-06-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I TURNED MY AC ON AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND MY CAR BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS MY AT LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2011-06-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 632, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, ENTERED AND STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION… |
| 2011-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, I-78, AND OTHER HIGHWAYS, THE MITSUBISHI ALTERNATOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, … |
| 2011-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-17 NEAR PHOENIX, AZ MERGING ONTO I-10 WEST - WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2010-04-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE TURNING TO THE RI… |
| 2010-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE… |
| 2009-07-18 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED TIRE AT BJ TIRE SHOP IN BRYAN, TX ON JULY 16, 2009. THE TIRE PURCHASED (BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAI… |
| 2009-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1998 MITSUBITSHI MONTERO SPORT LS APPROX. 9 MONTHS AGO AND WHILE IT RAN GREAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED NO… |
| 2008-03-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE MORE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE CAR RAN. *TR |
| 2007-12-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WE EXPERIENCED A SMALL SLEET/FREEZING RAIN EVENT. I TURNED ON THE FRONT WIPERS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BECAUSE I REA… |
| 2007-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 MONTERO SPORT AND LOST POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. MY BELTS BROKE WHICH I H… |
| 2006-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE AND THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. … |
| 2005-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER DEFECT...EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WORE A HOLE IN VEHICLE'S GAS TANK. BOTH BRAKE CABLE AND GAS TANK WERE IN T… |
| 2005-05-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEN STARTED UP AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, NO OTHER TROUBLE UNTIL NOW, H… |
| 2005-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V311001/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT BOLTS.*… |
| 2005-01-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMA… |
| 2004-09-08 | STEERING:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK AT ESM MARKETING, I WAS DRIVING ON I95 IN BROWARD COUNTY FLORIDA, AND GOT OFF ON CYPRESS CREEK … |
| 2004-05-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CRANK SHAFT BOLT SNAPPED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2004-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON JULY 2002, AT 65,378 MILES DEALER REPLACED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2 YEAR LATER, DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSU… |
| 2003-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD LOCK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED THA… |
| 2003-04-18 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | MAKE: MITSUBISHI MODEL: MONTERO SPORT XLS YEAR: 1998 SUV WAS TOTAL LOSS DUE TO OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. *N … |
| 2001-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 00 V 311 001/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY: RECALL REPAIRS FAILURE FROM SCHAEFER, STROHMINGER DODGE; FALLSTON, MD; PHONE # 410/893-… |
| 2001-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, BATTERY ACID SCATTERED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THE IMPACT OF THE EXP… |
| 2001-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE ON FREEWAY HEARD A BANG THEN CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, LOSING POWER STEERING, AND ENGINE DIED. MECHANIC SAID T… |
| 2000-01-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY WAS REPLACED 5 TIMES, 2 TIMES ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED & THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER HAD BEEN… |
| 1901-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THEIR … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DOOR MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AS IF THE DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY OPEN. *JB |
| — | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | SINCE THE STEREO IS LOCATED BELOW THE CUP HOLDER INSERT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ADJUST SAFELY. THE 2000 MODEL TAKES … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL 00V311001- CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAD NO TOOLS… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THERE HAS NOT YET ACTUALLY BEEN A FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED TWO YEARS AGO (5 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT) FOR… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE WARNING CONCERNING THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY IS INCORRECT. THE BOLT ON MY VEHICLE WAS TIGHTENED TO S… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HARMONIC BALANCE ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE … |