Vehicle lost power steering and stalled. Crankshaft pulley bolt fell out and harmonic balancer fell off.causing loss of control and life threatening situation.
Mitsubishi Montero Sport stalling problems
12 of the 348 owner complaints about the Mitsubishi Montero Sport describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2001 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 2001
- typical mileage
- 115,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20023
- 20014
- 20001
- 19992
- 19981
- 19971
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mitsubishi montero sport. The contact stated that while driving, he attempted to sound the horn but it would not function. The vehicle also stalled. The brake warning light, SRS air bag warning light, and check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had to jumpstart the vehicle in order to begin driving. As the contact began driving, the horn began to sound nonstop until the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was inspected by a mechanic, who diagnosed an electrical failure. The contact did not know exact failure. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileages were 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi montero sport. When retrieving his vehicle from a local repair shop; he proceeded to accelerate and the vehicle stalled. The dealer stated that when removing the battery from the vehicle and replacing it the vehicle computer system reset which caused improper idle. He then added that the failure would have to be duplicated within the next two days in order to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer informed her that since they were unable to view the technical service bulletins on the vehicle, no assistance could be offered . The failure mileage was 61,000.the current mileage is 84,273.
On my way to a funeral, my trucks transmission stalled on the road. When this started my vehicle started to overheat. When I finally was able to get on the shoulder of the highway my truck was on fire under the hood. I had my car towed to the dealer in richmond, va. Right now my truck is still at the dealer awaiting my approval for more repairs to be done. Right now my repair bill is at a cost of 2,013.29 and they are now telling me that I need to have my transmission rebuilt.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mitsubishi montero sport. When the contact started the vehicle, she heard a tapping sound. She drove the vehicle, approached a stop light, and heard three thumps from the engine. The vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to the mechanic. He discovered that the A/C belt was missing. When the mechanic attempted to repair the belt, he noticed that the crankshaft pulley bolt was loose and was unable to be tightened. He also informed the contact that the noise she heard was the A/C belt detaching and striking the engine. Due to the crankshaft pulley's failure, the A/C belt detached. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v311001 (engine and engine cooling:engine). The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and found that the A/C belt detached once again. The current mileage was 123,000 and failure mileage was 115,000.
+brake pads must be changed because of premature wear. Mileage: 17,000.if the truck is stopped, and you press the accelerator, you feel like it would stall, but it keeps going.
Problems with vehicle losing power and cutting off.*mr vehicle runs rough when driving uphill. Vehicle stalled.
When coming to a stop the vehicle stalled without warning. This problem occured intermittently. The vehicle shut down without prior warning. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
On two separate occasions vehicle stalls while driving. Vehicle taken to dealer and unable to duplicate the problem.ak consumer states the 2nd occasion happened during the month of april approx 56 MPH.
When driving gears will change and make vehicle end up going slower. At other times, vehicle will stall. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 00V311001 · Recall details
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Which Mitsubishi Montero Sport years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2001 (4 complaints), 2002 (3 complaints) and 1999 (2 complaints).
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