Mitsubishi Montero Sport loss of power problems

Filed Aug 3, 2021 · Engine · NV

I have a 2002 Mitsibishi Montero Sport.I was driving home from work, and all the sudden i couldn't steer. I had no steering, Lost power to vehicle and battery light came on. Wasnt sure what happened, looked under the hood and noticed belts were off. Went and got new ones and noticed when trying to put the mew belts on the bolt on the crankshaft pulley was loose and the pin was broken making that pulley loose.I was lucky that I decided to take a street with less traffic otherwise I could of gotten into an accident.This should definitely be a RECALL.

Filed Apr 15, 2015 · Engine · 250,639 miles · NY

Vehicle lost power steering and stalled. Crankshaft pulley bolt fell out and harmonic balancer fell off.causing loss of control and life threatening situation.

Filed Oct 22, 2013 · Engine, Steering · 140,790 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi montero sport. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly started losing power and would not accelerate beyond 60 MPH. The contact also mentioned that the steering wheel seized and had to be turned with abrupt force. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician stated that the crank shaft bolt had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000. The current mileage was 140,790. Updated 03/05/14*lj the water pump, timing belt and crank shaft were replaced.

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Electrical · 307,000 miles · NJ

While traveling on the new jersey turnpike, I-78, and other highways, the mitsubishi alternator intermittently failed, causing loss of power steering and other electrically control functions. What makes this notably is that it was the 5th alternator that failed and had to be replaced within 1-1/2 years. Each time while driving on highways between 55 and 65 MPH the alternator failed and sudden loss of vehicle steering control and operation, occurred with narrow escapes from serious accidents while navigating to safety.

Filed Jun 7, 2010 · Steering · 68,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi montaro sport. While the contact was driving 55 MPH, there was a loud rattling noise coming from underneath the hood area with a sudden loss of power steering. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road; and the engine was turned off. The vehicle was inspected. The contact stated the crankshaft bolt was loose which was tightened. The vehicle resumed operation with caution. The vehicle was in the process of being taken to an authorize dealer. Also, there was a recall defect for the 1999 mitsubishi montaro sport that mentioned the identical failures as the 2000 model. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Filed May 2, 2008 · Engine · 130,000 miles · CO

I own a 1997 mitsubishi montero sport ls. There was a recall for a crankshaft pulley bolt, the federal safety agency recall id: 00v311001. I took my vehicle to the mitsubishi dealer and they replaced the bolt. This was back in 2000. In february of 2008 I was driving, getting ready to get on the highway when I heard a grinding and then a loud noise from the engine, I lost power steering and quickly pulled over. Popped the hood of my vehicle and noticed that the crankshaft pulley had broken off. I towed it to my mechanic who stated that the crankshaft pulley bolt had broken. He gave me an estimate of $2400 to have the crankshaft replaced, or $3100 to put in a rebuilt engine. I called mitsubihsi and talked to s lady who was very rude, she would hardly let me say anything. She stated that there was nothing that they could do and to contact the dealership that had replaced the bolt. That dealership is no longer there, went out of business. Looking online I have found numerous complaints about this happening to people who own both the 97 and 98 models of montero sports, even after bringing their vehicles in for the recall. If this had occurred while I was traveling on the highway I could have been seriously injured as I lost all power steering. I feel that this is a serious safety issue, I know that mitsubishi issued a recall to fix this but their fix did not resolve the problem. I also feel that mitsubishi should pay for fixing my vehicle as it is related to the bolt breaking.

Filed Apr 4, 2007 · Engine · 100,110 miles · LA

I was driving my 1998 montero sport and lost power steering in the middle of a major highway. My belts broke which I had to get a wrecker to tow my vehicle get it to a mechanic and he calls back with you have major problems. The reason the belts jumped off was the crank shaft pulley came loose and screwed the harmonic balance and other things up. I could have been killed or injured and I know this was a recall on the 1998's but I bought this vehicle used so I do not know if it was taken in for the recall and now my mechanic says sometimes repairing this does not always hold so he would not warranty my 800.00 of damage. He did say this was a problem with mitsubishi vehicles in the design and I was lucky it did not screw the motor up. Vehicles with this problem should not be allowed to be on the roads.

Filed Sep 7, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · GA

Dt: the contact stated that the crank shaft bolt came loose on the 2000 mitsubishi montero sport on 9-6-05. The crank shaft bolt broke the air conditioner belt. The contact lost power steering ability, the alternator belt broke and the harmonic balancer failed. In 1999 there was a recall on the crank bolt but this vehicle was not included in the recall. *ak

Filed Feb 22, 2005 · Engine · 120,000 miles · CA

Recall campaign 00v311001 concerning crankshaft pulley bolt. While driving 65 MPH the vehicle lost power and control. Consumer was able to pull the vehicle off the main road. Then, tow truck was called, and the vehicle was towed to consumer's home. The tow truck driver informed the consumer that the crankshaft pulley bolt broke. Consumer stated this was the second time that crankshaft pulley bolt needed to be replaced within a year after recall repairs were done.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Engine, Steering · 98,648 miles · AK

Vehicle lost power steering assist, and the engine overheated while driving at any speed. This was caused by the crankshaft pulley bolt shearing off. Dealer was notified.