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1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 23, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jun 19, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Airbags
Filed Feb 23, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE CONSUMER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR AT 40 MPH , AND THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID
10112978
Incident
Jan 25, 2005
Mileage
84,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 1, 2002

THE ANCHOR POINT TO THE CHILDSEAT SEATBELT ISN'T PROPER ALIGN CAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO CLIP IN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA ID
8019995
Incident
Oct 1, 2002
Engine
Filed Jun 19, 2002

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLY BOLT PULLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8012192
Incident
May 31, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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