1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO

106 complaints filed with NHTSA.

106
Complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
31
Injuries
3
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS6
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS3
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2

Recent Complaints

20080522SUSPENSION:REAR

I HAVE A 1995 MONTERO SR AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I SMELLED OIL AND WHEN I STOPPED TO CHECK IT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAVED IN AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE GROUND WHAT'S LEFT OF IT ANY WAY , THE WELD ON HOUSING THE AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKE ANY HOW I TOW IT HOME AND CHECK IT TO FIND OUT THAT THE TEETHING ON THE AXLE INSIDE IS GONE THE FACT THERE IS NO OIL AND THE SEAL AND THE BEARING INSIDE THE HOUSING IS GONE , SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT TO

Mileage: 109,000

20050103CrashSTEERING

THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. *BF THE ROAD CONDITION WAS DRY, THE CONSUMER WASN'T BUCKLED UP, AND THE AIR BAG WASN'T INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS KICKED BACK TO THE RIGHT, OVERTURNED AND STOPPED. *SC *JB

20020426CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. REAR WHEELS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED AND CAUSED PASSENGER TO BE TOSSED AROUND IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. POLICE REPORT INCLUDED.*AK

20001024TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRE BLEW OUT AND INSURED'S FRIEND (DRIVER) LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED VEHICLE. 30/40% WEAR ON TIRE(P275 75 R15); VERIFYING WITH SERVICING OFFICE. IF TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR OR FIRESTONE. REP FORWARDED E-MAIL ADVISING TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235 75 R 105S M/S. (CLAIM# 37-1000-064) *MW

20000906CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLOSION AT 40-45MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. MANUFACTURER INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

20000724FatalSTEERING

THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CAR SWIRVED AND FLIPPED OVER EJECTING THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE. NLM

19990908STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT INNER TIE ROD DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CRASHED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING 4 PEOPLE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

19990908SUSPENSION:FRONT

LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT INNER TIE ROD DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CRASHED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING 4 PEOPLE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

19990617CrashFatalAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE DRIVER STARTED TO HEAR DRILLING SOUNDS/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLIP AND SPIN AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SIX (6) INJURIES AND ONE (1) FATALITY. *AK*AK

19990617CrashFatalSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE DRIVER STARTED TO HEAR DRILLING SOUNDS/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLIP AND SPIN AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SIX (6) INJURIES AND ONE (1) FATALITY. *AK*AK

19970325SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CRASHED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING 4 PEOPLE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

19961105CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER (10-20MPH) THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT AND FELL TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL *AK

19960515CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

POWER STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

19950406CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS ACTIVATES DURING OFF ROAD TRAVELING , CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW