Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mitsubishi Montero.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My horn goes off when I turn the steering wheel or hit bumps when driving and when parked and turned off, if its close … |
| 2022-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving down the highway, without any prior indication the brake light, and break alarm came on and my breaks wen… |
| 2021-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | My car has 2 recalls and my local Mitsubishi dealer refused to fix the recalls. |
| 2018-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A/L BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF EVERYTIME BRAKE PEDALS IS APPLIED ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE DASH. THERE IS… |
| 2017-11-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM IT GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AND ALSO THE HORN WHEN THE WEATH… |
| 2016-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON CENTRAL STREET IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL THE BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO AN ALARM SOUNDED. LO… |
| 2016-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CHIRPING SOUND. THE BRAKES FAI… |
| 2016-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BR… |
| 2016-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-03-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSFER CASE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUM… |
| 2016-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED FOR THE NIGHT ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. AT APPROXIMA… |
| 2015-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR A FRAME INSPECTION, FRAME WAS REND ENDEARED UNSAFE AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. BODY & ENGINE AR… |
| 2015-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FR… |
| 2015-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PED… |
| 2015-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED T… |
| 2015-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT, MY 2002 LIMITED MITSUBISHI MONTERO'S CAR ALARM WILL GO OFF AT EXACTLY 4:30 AM EAC… |
| 2015-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY MONTERO HAVE THE TAKATA AIR BAG. THE HORN INSIDE AIR BAG NOT WORKING I ORDER A AIR BAG THE AIR BAG SPECIALIST TOLD M… |
| 2015-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS DEL… |
| 2014-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER … |
| 2014-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS YELLOW LIGHT FLASHING AND NOT POWER BRAKE. *TR |
| 2014-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE POWER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER POWER BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE AS OUTLINED ION YOUR RECALL 01-V254-001. I MADE… |
| 2013-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING TRUCK WHEN I FIRST HEAR NOISE WHEN I WAS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER. I TOOK TO REP… |
| 2013-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN APRIL THEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO START SLOWING DOWN … |
| 2013-07-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS GOING TO START DRIVING A VERY INCLINED HILL APROX. 45 DEGREES, I STOPPED THE CAR, CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISS… |
| 2013-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A CLICKING SOUND WAS… |
| 2013-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR 2013, 2 MONTHS LATER I STARTED TO HEAR A CHIRPING NOI… |
| 2013-04-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICE MY TRUCK HAD DIED WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LIGHT..NOTICED THE BR… |
| 2013-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUM… |
| 2013-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE P… |
| 2013-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT … |
| 2013-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AGING OF THE COSMETIC VINYL COVERING ON STEERING WHEEL THAT COVERS AIR BAG MODULE WILL CONTRACT TOO MUCH IN COLD WEATHE… |
| 2012-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | LOUD NOISE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD CHIRPING AND VIBRATING . WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES IT WAS LIKE U HAD NO BRAKES I APP… |
| 2011-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY MONTERO WAS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND TWO DEALERDS AT SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO FIND OUT MORE ABO… |
| 2011-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY MADE A SQUEAKING… |
| 2011-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT… |
| 2011-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR WAS REPAIRED DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE PART. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACCUMU… |
| 2011-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED IN THE MONTERO BUT IT ONLY WORKS ONCE IN AWHILE. THE PANEL WILL TELL ME EVERY NOW AND THEN IF… |
| 2011-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING… |
| 2010-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OUT OF MY DASHBOARD. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY… |
| 2010-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL PRESSURE ABNORMALLY… |
| 2009-05-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRUCK WAS GOING SLOWLY. DESPITE ONLY 90,000 MILES AND WELL MA… |
| 2009-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I ALSO OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 6 TIMES. I DRI… |
| 2009-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQU… |
| 2009-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO HAS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR ISSUE. IT RESULTS IN A CHIRPING NOISE IN THE DAS… |
| 2009-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD. THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A REGULAR BASIS DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM. THE ROTO… |
| 2008-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHEN NEAR THE MONTERO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A VALVE SEALING BUT IT GOT … |
| 2008-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM… |
| 2008-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 13TH I NOTICED A CHIRPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT DASH AREA AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH FOR… |
| 2008-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR # SR-01-008REVII. MITSUBUSHI DEALER DON'T OPEN RECALL FOR MY 2002 MONTER… |
| 2008-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD CHIRPING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS … |