1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport problems
The 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport has 48 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns engine. After that come brakes (10%) and suspension (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 100,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle started to slide while merging and rolled over hitting the center wall of the road and stopped in the other direction. The consumer experienced a roll over. The road conditions were dry, the consumer was not in a seat belt, the air bags did in fact deploy, but the consumer was shifted to the passenger's seat due to the impact and the engine started to smoke. The consumer stated that he/she did not go over the speed limit and was driving properly. The consumer didn't understand what caused the accident.
Consumer drove at approximately 40 MPH and suddenly slid on ice hitting a vehicle with front end,and causing about $4100 worth of damage. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, causing minor injuries.
The driver noticed fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. Suddenly, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and the vehicle was towed to a body shop for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mitsubish montero sport. The automatic transmission light came on intermittently and overheated on long trips. The contact believed there was a design flaw in the vehicle. The failure mileage was 40,473. The current mileage was 88,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mitsubishi montero sport. When the contact started the vehicle, she heard a tapping sound. She drove the vehicle, approached a stop light, and heard three thumps from the engine. The vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to the mechanic. He discovered that the A/C belt was missing. When the mechanic attempted to repair the belt, he noticed that the crankshaft pulley bolt was loose and was unable to be tightened.