Mitsubishi Montero
Registered from 1996 to 2006.
About this model
In late 2015, incidents of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) involving the Mitsubishi Montero Sport have been reported in the Philippines. Concerns regarding the safety of the car model were raised and several class action lawsuits against Mitsubishi Motors Philippines were filed.
From the Wikipedia article Mitsubishi Montero Sport crash incidents, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2140 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2005 | 2140 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2004 | 2140 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2003 | 1915 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2002 | 1805 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2001 | 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway |
| 2000 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 1999 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 1998 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 1997 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 1996 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Brake booster accumulator failure
Recall query, opened May 2006, closed October 2006.
Rear folding seat disengagement
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 1998, closed September 1998.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mitsubishi filed 26 bulletins about the 2006 Montero.
- Equipment: 9
- Engine and engine cooling: 4
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Power train: 2
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 2
- Structure: 2
- Electrical system: 1
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 1
- Exterior lighting: 1
- Forward collision avoidance: 1
- Other: 1
- This is a Dealer Letter sent to dealers informing that Mitsubishi Technical Training has launched the 3rd quarterly technician quiz for 2023. · August 2023
- This Technical Service Bulletin provides instructions and material safety data sheets for removal of rap-film adhesive residue. · May 2023
- This Technical Service Bulletin reviews the regulations that require a label showing the reduction in load carrying capacity be affixed to vehicles when the total net weight of accessories is more… · May 2023
- This is a Dealer Letter sent to dealers informing that Mitsubishi Technical Training has launched the 2nd quarterly technician quiz for 2023. · May 2023
- This Technical Service Bulletin was sent to dealers to explain the difference between normal dew condensation, which is a natural phenomenon, and water penetration caused by improper sealing or a… · May 2022
- This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals. · February 2020
- This TSB contains troubleshooting steps for diagnosis of various customer complaints relating to the audio system speakers in Mitsubishi vehicles equipped with original equipment audio components. · January 2020
- This is an index of Tech Talk newsletter articles released in 2012. · January 2020
18 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.