2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport problems
The 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport has 128 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns brakes. After that come body & structure (12%) and suspension (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 128 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 70 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 70 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 106,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% 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 2000 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport with enough data (81 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
2000 mitsubishi montero involved in a rollover accident. Consumer states that the ten inch fused loop/energy management loop to the right front passenger seat belt is defective. This accident had a death involved. The lawyer stated the fused loop/energy management loop deployed, the added 10 inches of slack in the seat belt system would eliminate the ability of the seat and restraint system to properly restrain the occupant during a rollover with fatal consequences.
While following another vehicle through an intersection, the front vehicle changed lanes very fast and left me immedietely behind a vechile stopped delivering mail. I hit my brakes but not before the vehice behind me slammed into my back end. I, in turn, hit the mail vehicle in front of me. My vehicle was totaled but neither air bag deployed. The impact was servere enough that the casing covering the passenger side airbag was dislodged but still never deployed.
The 2000 montero sport had the same problem as the 1995-1999 model. The crankshaft has come off the vehicle on four different occasions. Had to pay thousands of dollars ,including $1400.00 on the last visit to mitsubishi dealership. Now it happened again and the dealer tells me the crankshaft itself has to be replace and while they are doing that , they might as well replaced the piston to,which will cause thousands more dollars in repairs. Mitisi needs to own up to there responsibilities, and honor these repairs.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi montero sport. While having the vehicle serviced by an independent mechanic for routine maintenance, the contact was informed that the sub frame was completely rotted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 195,529.