IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH PITMAN ARM BROKE, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *JG *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
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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.
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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 reportsRR TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - WALL OF TIRE RIPPED OPEN NEAR TREADS, NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO TREAD SEPARATION.-*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75)
ENGINE PULLEY CAME APART, DAMAGING ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL 00V-311 WHILE DRIVING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND ROUNDING A CORNER THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NLM
BROKEN FACTORY WELD, DUE TO POOR PENETRATION ON AXLE HOUSING.
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, THE NOISE CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A VERY LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ENSUED, THIS WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT SHAKING AND STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OV…
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WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, THE NOISE CONTINUED FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A VERY LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ENSUED, THIS WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT SHAKING AND STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO BE INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND IT PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE BLOCK, NO ONE COULD REALLY EXPLAIN TO THE CONSUMER WHAT CAUSED THIS BUT WAS TOLD MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF OIL IN WHICH CONSUMER TOTALLY DISAGREED, CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE PANELS LIGHTS CAME ON TO ALERT HER OF ANY POSSIBILE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS BUT WONDERS IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN A VEHICLE THAT IS BARELY FIVE YEARS OLD. *JB
PULLEY FELL OFF CRANKSHAFT AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS VEHICLCE BECAUSE BOTH 3.0 AND 3.5 ENGINE BLOCK WERE THE SAME. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED…
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WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS VEHICLCE BECAUSE BOTH 3.0 AND 3.5 ENGINE BLOCK WERE THE SAME. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED. *YH
RECALL 00V311001 NOTICE RECEIVED. IT WAS A FOREIGN PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMING HIM THEY HAD NO WAY TO BILL CARRBEAN MITSUBISHI. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONL.*AK
BACK SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE ROW BROKE WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES WITH CONSUMER'S 40 LBS DAUGHTER IN SEAT.*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.