Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-11 | 04V067000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 134,000 | — | Details |
| 2001-08-03 | 01V254001 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 39,020 | — | Details |
| 2000-05-01 | 00V123002 |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 4,275 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake… |
| 2022-06-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Reporting - safety recall as stated on NY state fail inspection. Emissions issues Émission results- MIL commanded “f… |
| 2021-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | After googling and doing a little reaching I found out it is a very common problem amongst these vehicles that the horn… |
| 2020-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING SO IT MAKES A 'CHIRPING' SOUND FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A RE… |
| 2020-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE … |
| 2019-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CHIRPING SOU… |
| 2018-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN … |
| 2017-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | ON 9/4/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 615AM THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. 10 MINUTES LATER OUR PUPPY WAS BARKING AT THE… |
| 2016-12-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HORN ON CAR STARTS BLOWING FOR UNKNOWN REASON, CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND WAS VERY COLD. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE … |
| 2016-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ACCUMULATOR FAILURE AND NOISE |
| 2016-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STA… |
| 2016-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | STABILITY FAILURE AND LIGHTS DEFECT |
| 2016-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS LEAK FROM THE FRONT MOUNT AREA OF THE SENDING UNIT ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. SIGNIFICANT LEAK, ODOR OF GAS OVERWHELM… |
| 2015-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HORN SOUNDED LOUDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHI… |
| 2015-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE HOOD OF THE… |
| 2015-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMA… |
| 2015-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER, MANUFACTURED BY AISIN, FAILED DUE TO A WORN OUT PUMP MOTOR. THIS IS A BRUSHED MOTOR WITH N… |
| 2014-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN … |
| 2014-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DE… |
| 2014-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STRING PUMP FAILED. REAR BRAKES LOCKED. *TR |
| 2014-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED… |
| 2014-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON JULY 8, 2014 I NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, I WOULD HEAR A NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK. I … |
| 2014-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN I COULDN'T PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IT WAS TOO STIFF! THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURN AND W… |
| 2014-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CAR/SUV STILL RUNS LIKE NEW, IT PASSES INSPECTION ,EVERY TIME ! IT NEVER FAILED INSPECTION. THE BODY ROT AND RUSTE… |
| 2014-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RANDOMLY THE FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE HORN BLARING. AFTER A WHILE, THE ALARM DRAINS THE BAT… |
| 2014-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE HORN STAYS ON. HAD TO UNPLUG IT. IT IS PART OF THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR |
| 2013-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RECALL ON ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PERFORMED YEARS AGO. BRAKES ONCE AGAIN FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY WITH WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN… |
| 2013-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAK PEDAL I HEAR A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BREAK IS NO… |
| 2013-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, HORN STARTED BLARING, LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE… |
| 2013-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF DURING THE NIGHT. I'VE DISCOVERED ITS A TEMPERATURE THING. WHEN ITS COLD OR THE INTERIOR C… |
| 2013-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALARM OR HORN SYSTEM KEEP GOING OFF RANDOMLY. *TR |
| 2012-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | 1TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IN PARK, SHE WOULD H… |
| 2012-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRA… |
| 2012-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IL… |
| 2012-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I'M DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN MY BRAKES START ACTING UP. IT WAS SO HARD AND NO POWER BRAKES , I NEEDED TO USE THE HAND BRA… |
| 2012-02-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HORN RANDOMLY STARTS BLARING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IF YOU DO NOT REMOVE THE FUSE. IF YOU REMOVE THE FUSE IT LE… |
| 2012-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF W/OUT ANY OPERATOR IN THE… |
| 2011-12-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LAM… |
| 2011-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA… |
| 2011-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE HEADING HOME FROM WORK, I GOT THE SURPRISE OF MY LIFE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT. LUCKILY, I WAS HEADI… |
| 2011-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CYCLING NOISE EMITTED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RE… |
| 2011-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO AND IT HAS ABOUT 135K MILES, TODAY IT HAD ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUO… |
| 2011-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SAME HAPPENED TO MY CAR. *TR |
| 2011-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2011-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES HE HEARD … |
| 2011-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND A… |
| 2011-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1) EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. 2) THE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT. F… |
| 2011-01-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES WHEN TOWING, ON STEEP GRADES, OR EVEN CONTINUOUSLY. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CO… |
| 2011-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WOKE UP TO A LOUD ALARM. NEIGHBORS POUNDING ON OUR DOOR TO ALERT US SOMETHING WAS ALARMING. COPS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE N… |