1990 Mitsubishi Montero problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Mitsubishi Montero. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. After that come seat belts (24%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero with enough data (7 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.
Vehicle was parked on driveway for about 5 minutes when an underhood fire started in engine. Prior to incident, consumer had a broken thermostat replaced. *slc
The bolt on the front of the crankshaft broke off, causing the pulley and belt to fly off, resulting in loss of power steering and loss of vehicle control.
1990 mitusbishi montero started to smoke. Consumer pulled over to shoulder and vehicle became engulfed in flames. *njohio traffic crash report # 10-0206-89.
Consumer called complaining about having problem with the engine bolt that broke while driving the vehicle at 25 MPH. Ts there was a failure in the vibration damper bolt which caused the pulley to fall off.