1995 Mitsubishi Montero problems
Owners have filed 106 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Mitsubishi Montero. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. After that come steering (11%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 143,000 miles 23 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 | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 23 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 143,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 146,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 31 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% 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 1995 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
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.
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
The crankshaft pulley bolt has broken 3 times in 2003 while driving. Powersteering is lost and the last time car died while driving.the previos owner fixed it on feb.7, 2003. It broke while my husband was on the freeway may 15th, 2003 and then it broke again sept.4,2003. There is a recall on this bolt for the montero 3.0 l engine and the galant same year. Why no recall on the montero 3.5 l? No fatalities this time.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 40 MPH on dry road conditions, a clunking noise was heard from the engine bay, and power steering was lost. Also, the accelerator pedal was inoperable. The contact managed to pull the vehicle over, and was towed to the dealership. Upon inspection, the dealer determined that the crankshaft pulley bolt had fractured, and the bolt needed to be replaced. The bolt was replaced.