Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
4 wh drive light flashes no apparent reason no issues makes the anti lock light come on and also the abs light worried cause a prob wit the brakes or something
Brake lines completely rusted through and I lost all brakes while heading to work, thankfully I was able to pull the emergency brake to slow down and I coasted through a red light blowing my horn so I was not hit. I bought this vehicle brand new with only 3 miles on it and ever since I initially got it , it began to rust. Clearly it was not rust treated as everything under the body and alot under the hood is rusted. There is even metal inside of the vehicle cabin that is rusted, like the gas cap lever. This vehicle should have been recalled many years ago like the Outlander due to all of the rust the vehicle gets under it causing thing to fail while its being driven. My vehicle just has a little over 100,000 miles on it and it now sits after that brake incident as I am afraid to drive it seeing all of the rust under it. Even the running boards are all rusted underneath. I am sure that everyone with this model vehicle has experienced the same problem but these vehicles are dangerous on the roads due to everything on them rusting .
I HAVE A 01' MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 3.0L AS OF THE LAST WEEK IN MARCH I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY A/C AND CALL AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT. TO MY SURPRISE THE MITSUBISHI/SATURN SHOP, THE PLACE THAT I HAD TAKEN IT TO 6MTHS TO A YEAR BE4, MY OXYGEN SENSOR TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER THINGS, WAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. SO I CALL WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD GOTO A LICENSED MECHANIC SHOP TO GET MY A/C FIXED, OXYGEN SENSOR HAD DEFAULT AGAIN, BUT IT STILL HAD WARRANTY ON IT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY SHOP SO THE RECENT SHOP COULD NOT REPLACE IT AND I ALSO STILL HAD WARRANTY COVERAGE WITH THE CREDIT UNION THAT I PAY MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO. SO I CALLED THE WARRANTY GROUP, AND THE WARRANTY GROUP PAID FOR A/C TO BE FIXED AND I ONLY HAD TO PAY 100 DEDUCTIBLE. I RECEIVED MY SUV BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THEN I NOTICED A KNOCKING WITHIN THE MOTOR SO I WENT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A OIL CHANGE, BUT I JUST RECENTLY HAD A TUNE-UP AND OIL CHANGE. SO I KNEW THAT I DIDN'T NEED A OIL CHANGE. THE SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE KNOCKING NOISE, BUT ON 5- 23-10 MY SUV HAD MALFUNCTION THIS TIME MY CRANKSHAFT,PULLEY,RODS HAD SEPARATED AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOLDING MY ENGINE TOGETHER WAS THE MAIN BOLT. SO I GOT IT TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I HAD TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY GROUP PAID FOR THE PRE-USED ENGINE, AND I RECEIVED MY SUV BACK ON 6-11-10. I DID NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK NO MORE THEN TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY YARD, BUT ON THAT TUESDAY JUNE 15, 10 I WENT INTO A FURNITURE STORE FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. AND LEFT MY A/C ON, CAME BACK AND ONLY THE FAN WAS BLOWING, SO I CUT-OFF MY SUV AND WAITED FOR 5MINS. CUT MY SUV BACK ON AND DROVE BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD A APPT ON WED. 06-16-10, MY SUV OIL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME I CHECKED THE OIL AND NO OIL IN THE MOTOR PUT 2QTS BEGIN HOME SPEED DROP75-45RADIATOR BURSTED NEEDENGINE.THE 96-99 RECALL ONMITSUB. MONT IS THE SAMETHING WRONG WITH THE01'. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2004, THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISES CONTINUOUSLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TAIL SPIN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR, WHICH AFFECTED THE ABS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE VACUUM HOSE BEING DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V027000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MAD A NOISE. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AGREED TO REMOVE THE FAULTY BRAKES AND REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL COST INCURRED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS NEVER RECEIVED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 100,000.*AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION WAS MADE.
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. ON 10-11-05 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A WRECK IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON EARLIER THAT DAY. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK (11/15/05) *SC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY 15000-20000 MILES, CAUSING SHUDDER AND GRABBING.*AK
WHILE BRAKING THE REAR BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *NM
I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT LS 2WD, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED WITH ONLY 7000 MILE'S AT THE TIME, I STARTED HEARING SOME WIRED NOISE EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKE, AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT THE SAME TIME, MAINLY WHEN GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AND I WANT TO REDUCE SPEED FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY SPEED, AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS THE ABS, SO THAT WAS WHY I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO IT, BUT AS I KEPT DRIVING IT, THE NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS GETTING WORSE, SO , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER,ON AUGUST 16 03, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 17283 MILE'S, AND THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT, SO THEY (DEALER) TOLD ME, THAT, NEW PADS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, I JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I LIKE TO MENTION, THAT, WITH EXPERIENCES THAT I HAVE WITH OTHER CARS THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT 18000 MILES, BRAKE PADS ON ALL MY VEHICLES LAST 50000 TO 60000 MILE'S, THEREFORE I THINK THAT THE REASON WHY THESE BRAKE PADS GOT WORN OUT TO FAST, WAS THE NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKE, THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, MAINLY ON THE MOUNTAINS, HILLS ETC. THIS NOISE AND VIBRATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO LOOK AT. *JB
THE ROTORS AND BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2001 MONTERO SPORT ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. AT 4217 MIIES, THE REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED. THEY WARP BADLY, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTOL WHEN BREAKING. NOW AT 37K THEY NEED TURNING AGAIN, IF POSSIBLE, OR REPLACEMENT.
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT 3.5XS JUNE OF 2001. IT NOW HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT AND DURING THOSE 37,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND HAVE THE BRAKES PADS REPLACED THREE TIME SINCE JUNE OF 2001. I AM NOT A HARD DRIVER NOR DO I DRIVE RECKLESSLY. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. I ALSO KNOW SOMEONE WHO OWNS A 2001 MONTERO SPORT ES WHO HAS ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. OR IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR A MITSUBISHI PRODUCT BECAUSE IF IT IS, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *JB
OUR DEALER INFORMED US YESTERDAY THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON OUR VEHICLE ARE WARPED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 22000 MILES ON THE NEW VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING FURTHER, WE'VE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON FOR THE MITSUBISHI MONTERO. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS EVERY TIME WE REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THIS TENDENCY FOR ABNORMAL, ACCELERATED WEAR OF THE ROTORS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. EXCESS WEAR CAN LENGTHEN STOPPING DISTANCES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS TO AVOID OBSTACLES. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING (ABNORMALLY HIGH RATES OF ROTOR WARPAGE), WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS BEST EXPLAINED BY EITHER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, OR, MORE LIKELY, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE/ROTOR SYSTEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND THE PROBLEM DISUCSSED AT LENGTH. NEITHER PARTY IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY. RATHER THEY SIMPLY WISH TO TURN THEM - AN APPROACH WHICH ONLY DELAYS CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ENSURES ADDED CUSTOMER COSTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS WE FEEL IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFEY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.*AK
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STARTING FROM 36 MILE TO THE PRESENT. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THEY GAVE WAA,CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TRIED TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR CONSUMER.*AK
REAR SUSPENSION VIBRATES WHEN TRAVELING 55MPH OR ABOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES. DEALER ALSO DID AN ALIGNMENT, AND BALANCED/ ROTATED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V027000 IN MAIL, AND HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE DEFECT SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (SR-01-004) RELATING TO A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM HOSE, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT REPLACEMENT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEK OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. *JB
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