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1998 Mitsubishi Montero suspension problems

18 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1998 Mitsubishi Montero, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 20% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Due to non -tightening/missing of the lower ball joint nut by the manufacturer. While driving the vehicle the right wheel almost came off, causing loss of vehicle control, resulting in the consumer hitting a guardrail. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.

December 1997 Crash

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Suspension problems across all Mitsubishi models