2001 Mitsubishi Montero brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 79 complaints for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero, 37% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 122,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 66 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Defective hydraulic brake booster accumulator (NHTSA id#01v254001) on my 2001 montero caused my brakes to fail while stopping at an intersection which resulted with me rear ending another vehicle! This happened over 1 year ago and the defective part has been making a terrible sound while braking for over 2 years. Everytime I performed maintenance on my vehicle. No one could confirm what was causing this noise.
I was driving my vehicle, suddenly my brakes fail. I almost struck a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. My brake pedal was very hard. I had my mechanic check the vehicle. My brakes pads were fine. I later learn from the mitsubishi dealer that I need a ABS hydraulic unit. The repair is very expensive. My car is in good condition only 58,000 miles. Mitsubishi refused to cover the parts. At this moment the car is park. Can't seems to understanding how an ABS unit fail suddenly leaving the car with no brakes.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
- Electrical system 27 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints