Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I checked and there's several recalls on the vehicle and I purchase it last year from the dealership and I never receiv… |
| 2021-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2002 Mitsibishi Montero Sport.I was driving home from work, and all the sudden i couldn't steer. I had no stee… |
| 2018-06-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVE MODE SELECTOR WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE AWD POSITION. |
| 2017-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY WHICH RESULTED IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRE… |
| 2017-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE HOOD FLEW UP WHEN SAFETY LATCH FAILED TO HOLD IT,, PLUS BRAKE LINE TROUBLES AS WELL AS GAS TANK FILL PIPE ALL RUSTE… |
| 2017-03-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BOTH HEAD LIGHT BEAMS SOMETIMES DISAPPEAR WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM WHILE DRIVING LEAVING YOU DRIVING IN THE DARK WIT… |
| 2016-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE FROM UNDER THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING W… |
| 2015-09-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT AT A CERTAIN ANG… |
| 2014-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROT/RUST. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP ABOUT IN 2013 THAT I HAD ALOT OF RUST ON THE FRAME WHEN THEY REP… |
| 2013-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BROUGHT 2002 MONTERO SPORT FOR INSPECTION INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE REAR FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE WAS ROTTEN VEHICLE WAS NOT… |
| 2013-07-05 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | Yes | 0 | THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CHANGES AUTOMATICALLY TO NIGHT VISION YOU CAN NOT CHANGE IT BACK. IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CARS BE… |
| 2013-05-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT … |
| 2012-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT; THE CAR HORN/ALARM GOES OFF USUALLY WHEN A DROP OF TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF T… |
| 2011-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE HORN SOUNDS FOR NO REASON, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 55DEGREES. I MUST REMO… |
| 2010-11-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AND P… |
| 2010-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK WHILE SHE WAS ADDING FUEL TO THE V… |
| 2010-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES TO TAKE MY CAR TO A SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED AND/OR REPLACED. I HAVE A 2002 M… |
| 2010-02-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE WI… |
| 2009-11-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND HIT A CAR IN IT'S SIDE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED ON IT… |
| 2008-03-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON DOING 40+ ON THE HIGHWAY. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG D… |
| 2007-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN BUTTON WHEN THE ACCESSORY SOCKET IS IN USE OR NOT IN USE,THE HORN CONTINUES TO BLOW WHEN THE BUTTON IS RELEASED. T… |
| 2007-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, FIRESTONE FOUND A LEAK IN THE GASKET AND VA… |
| 2007-09-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHIC… |
| 2007-02-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A FOUR-CAR PILE UP. WE REAR-ENDED A 4RUNNER AT 45 MPH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER DEP… |
| 2007-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES C AND BELOW) THE HORN STARTS BLOWING AND WON'T TURN OFF UNLESS THE BATTER… |
| 2006-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | RETAINING BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FELL OUT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CALI… |
| 2006-10-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT… |
| 2006-10-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITT… |
| 2006-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD A BAD 02 SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT IN JUNE 2006. A MONTH LATER ANOTHER 02 SENSOR NEEDE… |
| 2006-05-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMAT… |
| 2005-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HARD KNOCKING NOISE AND OIL LAMP ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED. CHECKED OIL, DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL IN EN… |
| 2005-05-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WOULD STICK ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK. THIS HAPPEN… |
| 2005-01-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | ONE DAY SEAT BELT LIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHEN SEAT BELT NOT SECURED. WORKS WHEN CAR IS STARTED, FLASHES AS NORMAL, B… |
| 2004-05-25 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | AT ALL TIMES EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT IS ON EMERGENCY BRAKES… |
| 2004-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | +BRAKE PADS MUST BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. MILEAGE: 17,000.IF THE TRUCK IS STOPPED, AND YOU PRESS THE ACCEL… |
| 2004-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW. I BLAMED MY MECHANIC AND NEARLY SUED HIM FOR FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINT… |
| 2004-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS SLUDGE IN ENGINE DUE TO "LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE". WE'VE HAD THE OIL CHANGED ACCORDING TO … |
| 2003-12-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IS AT FULL CAPACITY IT SHUTTERS. TRANSMISSION VIBRATES, AND THEN TAKE OFF, IS VERY SLUGGIS… |
| 2003-09-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 2003-05-19 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | AT ONLY 15 MILES PER HOUR, OUR MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT ROLLED OVER AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.*AK |
| 2003-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 1 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. *NLM |
| 2003-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 2 | THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED UPON FRONTAL IMPACT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER/ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR AND I INVESTIGATED AN ACC… |
| 2002-12-18 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | A MONTH AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS CRACKED, LEAKING WINDSHIE… |
| 2002-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 25 MPH SOMETHING BROKE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 C… |
| 2002-10-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, IT HAS BEEN IN 2 SEVERE HEAD ON IMPACTS, ONE AT OVER 35MPH.....NEITHER TIME HAS THE AI… |
| 2002-05-21 | TIRES | No | 1 | ON MAY 21, 2002 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR MY TWO RIGHT BRIDGESTONE BUELER H/T D689 … |
| 2002-05-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | I SENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT THE ODI NUMBER IS 769218. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET IT I'LL GO OVER THE DETAILS… |
| 2002-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION… |
| 2002-05-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES BOLT SHEARED OFF OF THE CALIPER HOUSING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE, CONSUMER WAS ASKED BY TH… |
| 2002-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, APPLIED BRAKES; HOWEVER, BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CO… |