IllustrationWHILE DRIVING REAR WHEEL CAVED IN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT A WELD BROKE LOOSE ON T LEFT REAR AXLE HOUSING, CAUSING AXLE TO BREAK DOWN.*AK
1995 Mitsubishi Montero
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Mitsubishi Montero do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 21 of 86 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
What owners actually said
86 reportsWHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHST ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DISCONNECTING FROM MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL RELATED DIRECTLY TO PLAY IN STEERING BOX. *AK
CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY BOLT SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. RECALL 00V311001 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. 3.5 LITER ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BOLT THAT HOLDS PULLEY INTO THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. REAR WHEELS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED AND CAUSED PASSENGER TO BE TOSSED AROUND IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. POLICE REPORT INCLUDED.*AK
SUSPENSION POINTS TO LIFT UP VEHICLE WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND VEHICLE HAS FALLEN DOWN OFF OF THE JACK WHICH WOULD NOT STAY UP. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON HOW TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE. *JG
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT 50-60 MPH, THEN LOST ALL POWER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON, VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIRSHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKEN. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL SOUND LIKE IT'S LOCKING INTO PLACE, BUT WITH A SMALL TUG, SEAT BELTS CAN COME UNDONE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ANY LONGER.*AK
Official recalls
200V311001 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine
Oct 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: ON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NEW ENGINES WHICH ALREADY HAVE THE IMPROVED BOLT, THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. ON THE MONTERO MODELS, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE BOLT IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED.
98V205000 · Unknown Or Other
Sep 2, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSORY CARGO MATS IN THE THIRD-SEAT AND CARGO AREA. THIS CARGO MAT INTERFERES WITH THE LATCHING INTEGRITY OF THE FOLDING THIRD SEATS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT OF THE THIRD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THIRD-SEAT LATCH AND STRIKER. A RECTANGLE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CARGO MAT AROUND EACH STRIKER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STRIKER CLEARANCE AND PROPER LATCHING.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.