Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Structure15
- Service brakes, hydraulic15
- Power train14
- Suspension14
- Steering10
- Air bags10
- Engine and engine cooling8
- Seat belts6
- Vehicle speed control6
- Electrical system6
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 12 injuries and 1 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 15 2000 Montero Sport vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 10 people died inside them, and 9 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport failed the safety check 1.20% of the time — 35% less often than the average 2000 passenger car (1.86%). Median odometer at inspection: 138,035 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES." THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH NONCOMPLIANT BRAKE VACUUM HOSES.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Mitsubishi told its dealers about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 637074 | INFORMATION ON A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0174 SET *TT |
| 636851 | SERVICE REVIEW REGARDING TSB-02-13-014 - FUEL TANK DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR - SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *TT |
| 636825 | ON SOME VEHICLES, CUSTOMERS MAY FIND THAT WHEN PROGRAMMING THE RKE ANSWERBACK FUNCTION THE DESIRED FUNCTION CHANGE MAY NOT TAKE PLACE. *TT |
| 635092 | SUBJECT REGARDING FUEL TANK DIFFERENTIALPRESSURE SENSOR - SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *TT |
| 631890 | SUBJECT REGARDING BALL JOINT DUST COVER GREASE APPLICATION, SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *SLC |
| 631467 | SUBJECT REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND P0174 FOR V6 MODELS. *LC |
| 629937 | CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT AFTER PUSHING THE HORN BUTTON WHEN THE ACCESSORY SOCKET IS IN USE,THE HORN CONTINUES TO BLOW WHEN THE BUTTON IS RELEASED. *TT |
| 627231 | INFORMATION REGARDING PROPELLER SHAFT. *JB |
| 627229 | INFORMATION ON 2-3 SHIFT FLARE, REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JB |
| 627178 | SUBJECT REGARDING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING FOR 2-3 SHIFT FLARE. *JB |
| 627138 | SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION.*JB |
| 627134 | INFORMATION ON SHUDDER AT ACCELERATION, SUSPENSION BOTTOMING OUT. *JB |
| 627082 | SUBJECT REGARDING INCORRECT PROPELLER SHAFT INSTALLATION.*JB |
| 625555 | INFORMATION ON BODY VIBRATION. *TT |
| 625553 | SUBJECT REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROP SHAFT CENTER BEARING. *TT |
| 625546 | THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELIMINATING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR HATCH AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 622486 | BRIEF INFORMATION ON BODY VIBRATION. *TT |
| 622482 | SUBJECT REGARDING PROPELLER SHAFT CENTER BEARING IMPROVEMENT. *TT |
| 622480 | FUEL CUT ACTIVATION IN 2WD. *TT |
| 622469 | BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING A/C RATTLE /BUZZ. *TT |
| 622466 | BRIEF INFORMATION FOR DIAGNOSING HORN THAT OPERATES BY ITSELF. *TT |
| 622463 | BRIEF INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A HORN THAT OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY (WON'T GO OFF). *TT |
| 622444 | SUBJECT REGARDING REAR SUSPENSION HELPER KIT FOR REAR COIL SPRING SUSPENSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TT |
| 622440 | SUBJECT REGARDING PROPELLER SHAFT SHUUDER ON ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 622427 | THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES CORRECTED INSTRUCTIONS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM TROUBLE CODE DTC 12, VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR SYSTEM WHICH WAS INCORRECT IN THE SERVICE MANUALS. *TT |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)