1996 Mitsubishi Montero problems
Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Mitsubishi Montero. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. After that come brakes (15%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- 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: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% 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 1996 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero with enough data (20 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.
Vehicle began to drift, no response from steering wheel. Vehicle rolled down embankment, rolling over. Driver heard loud noise at time of steering failure.
When driving at highway speed traveling about 55 MPH, and upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle loses power without warning. Also the check engine light comes on the dashboard. Consumer has contacted the dealer, parts have been replaced.
While driving between 40-45 MPH metal that kept the driver side seat back up right broke on the right side. When this occurred driver's side seat back declined backwards on the right side. This reduced the driver's visibility. Driver had to pull off the road. The entire seat needed to be replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mitsubishi montero. The contact stated that the bolts of the crank shaft pulley have fallen. She heard a strange noise while driving and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated. She also stated that the steering wheel locked up. The manufacturer advised her to call an authorized dealer. The dealer stated that no recalls for these failures were available for her vehicle. The contact researched the NHTSA website and found a recall that relates to these failures.