2002 Mitsubishi Montero problems, complaints & recalls

2024-04-16 · Air Bags

“my horn goes off when i turn the steering wheel or hit bumps when driving and when parked and turned off, if its close to freezing it will go off constantly early in the morning before dawn and i have to disconnect the battery or pull the fuse for the horn under the hood fuse panel to stop it. i can't drive it with a horn fuse in and have tried rep…”

2022-03-06 · Service Brakes

“i was driving down the highway, without any prior indication the brake light, and break alarm came on and my breaks went out. all at the same. …”

2021-11-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“my car has 2 recalls and my local mitsubishi dealer refused to fix the recalls.…”

2019-07-24 · Exterior Lighting

“we have the car for the past 17 years and we alwasy have a electrical, engine and head lights problems. the dealership said the they can fix it . we paid good money for them to fix it…”

2018-06-29 · Service Brakes · 135,000 mi

“a/l brake light goes off everytime brake pedals is applied accompanied with an abnormal noise from the dash. there is a nhtsa campaign #01v254002 about a brake booster accumulator defect. i took it to the dealer for possible recall fix but got denied since its not part of their recall campaign. shouldnt this be part of a recall campaign since i…”

2018-01-18 · Unknown Or Other

“takata recall i have problem with my security alarm system it goes off for no reason and also the horn when the weather drops cold the horn going off continuously my mechanic change the horn relay more than 3 times but the issue still the same. i don't understand these two issues are connected or not but i need help.…”

2017-05-01 · Service Brakes · 140,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 mitsubishi montero. while driving 50 mph, the vehicle made a chirping sound. the brakes failed to respond and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. the vehicle was towed to the contact's home. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were both made aware of the failure and stated that …”

2017-01-03 · Power Train · 170,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 mitsubishi montero. while driving various speeds, the transfer case warning indicator illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front transfer case sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was noti…”

2016-11-29 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 79,654 mi

“the cluster was repaired in the montero but it only works once in awhile. the panel will tell me every now and then if i have fuel or not. also, we had to pay to have an issue resolved that shouldn't have cost us anything because it was shown here as a defect for our make and model. our car was leaking gas, and mitsubishi refused to fix it, at t…”

2016-10-24 · Service Brakes · 120,000 mi

“while driving on central street in hoffman estates, il the brake light & abs light came on. also an alarm sounded. loss all brakes. we were just going to go on the highway 90. this could of ended up deadly. upon inspection by pep boys, it was the hydraulic brake booster has failed. the suv can not be driven until this part is replaced. i hav…”