Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Awhile back my horn stopped working as if it was stuck down. I found out this was because of a problem with this cars a… |
| 2017-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT BRAKES CHANGED ON MY MONTERO TWICE IN 3 YEARS HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING BRAKE FAIL PADS CAME OUT OF CALIPER BRAK… |
| 2014-10-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN… |
| 2013-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAK… |
| 2012-11-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED … |
| 2010-05-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A… |
| 2009-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUTTON CAUGHT FIRE. *TR |
| 2004-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT T… |
| 2003-12-01 | Yes | 3 | THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON A SUV CLASH TO THE CONCRETE WALL. | |
| 2003-06-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK |
| 2003-06-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND THE LATCHES WILL GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK. |
| 2003-04-16 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL NUT AND SCREW BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *JB TIE ROD ADJUSTMENT NUT AND TIE ROD WERE NO GOO… |
| 2003-04-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, M… |
| 2002-12-05 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT SNOWS. TS |
| 2002-10-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. TS |
| 2002-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. … |
| 2001-09-14 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | STEERING-FRONT END VIBRTATION. *AK |
| 2001-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER ~ 2HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE "N" (NEUTRAL) LIGHT FLASHES WHICH INDICATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED.… |
| 2001-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING CAR, THE BATTERY EXPLODED SPEWING ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND HOOD AND CAUSING SEVERAL DENTS ON BOTH THE… |
| 2001-06-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-06-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HIT A DEER AT 60 MPH. FULL FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 2001-04-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END BETWEEN THE TWO TIRES, STEERING, BRAKES, KNOCKING AND OTHER NOISE, PULLING TO THE LEFT, TIRES… |
| 2001-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RIDING SLUGGISH, BUT BRAKING DISTANCE WAS FINE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS THAT WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER BE… |
| 2001-02-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2/22/01 FOR ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON. THEY REPLACED A LEAKY FUEL CAP AND ENGINE L… |
| 2001-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TWICE BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP MECHANICS. FIRST TIME BY "COURTESY MITSUBISH… |
| 2000-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, IT FEELS LIKE A DELAY RESPONSE… |
| 2000-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | IN FEBRUARY, 2000, I HAD PULLED UP UNDERNEATH MY HOME. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN THE MOTOR EXCELLED. I THOUGHT SOMETHI… |
| 2000-08-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | RENTED VEHICLE. SPEED CONTROL LOCKED UP AT 60MPH. DRIVER SWERVED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN INJURIES. … |
| 2000-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ON 7/13/00, WHILE TRAVELLING ON CITY STREET @ 25-30 MPH & MAINTAINING ADEQUATE DISTANCE ( AT LEAST 2 CAR LENGTHS )FROM … |
| 2000-07-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VIBRATION OCCURS AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. … |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FOUND ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. ALSO,… |
| 2000-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED/INSPECTED… |
| 2000-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | EVERY TIME WE REFUEL A GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK AND WE ARE CAREFUL TO AV… |
| 2000-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP. |
| 2000-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH INADEQUATE REAR COIL SUSPENSION RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE "BOTTOMING OUT" WITH REAR PASSENGER… |
| 1999-12-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | THERE IS A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT. THESE 2 PIECES OF METAL ARE USED TO HOLD FRAME T… |
| 1999-11-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DESIGN OF THE ROOF CAUSES A BLIND SPOT, AND DRIVER IS UNABLETO SEE OVERHEAD TRAFFIC LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY INDICATION HORN WOULD SOUND OFF. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TOO PULL HORN FUSE TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FROM 35 MPH AND UP THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED CREAKING AFTER THE SECOND MONTH , WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT IT WAS NEW AND THAT IT WAS THE INTER… |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES AROUND 60MPH. THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCED TWICE NOW, AND AN ALIGNMENT PERORMED. I AM WO… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A CATATROPHIC FAILURE AS OF YET. HOWEVER THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. ALSO, SAME THING HAPPENS WIT… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPACT TO THE REAR BUMPER AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, AND THE REAR BUMPER BROKE LIKE IT WA… |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT. ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ROTORS WILL SQUEAK /SCRATCH AND WILL FEEL A PULSATION. DEALER WILL ONLY RESURFACE ROTORS. *AK |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS TOO HIGH, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT F… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | ADVISED BY DEALER TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID FAILURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 ) |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES REQUIRE ROTATIONS EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID IRREGULAR WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: EL3FJNM379 TIRE SIZE: P255-70R16 ) |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK |