Total Complaints
17 filings
MITSUBISHI MONTERO · model year
1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO
17 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993MITSUBISHIMONTERO carries 17 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 MONTERO is engine and engine cooling:engine with 6 filings, followed by steering: steering wheel/handle bar (3) and fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 14 investigation files overlapping the 1993 MONTERO. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
17
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20061121ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PULLEY FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE. AS THE CONTACT ALREADY HAD THE RECALL # 00V311001, REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE REPAIRS PERFORMED ONCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD TO BE TIGHTEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE BOLT WAS REPLACED AND TIGHTENED BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL.
Mileage: 275,000
20061121STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PULLEY FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE. AS THE CONTACT ALREADY HAD THE RECALL # 00V311001, REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE REPAIRS PERFORMED ONCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD TO BE TIGHTEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE BOLT WAS REPLACED AND TIGHTENED BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL.
Mileage: 275,000
20050412STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED FORWARD WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL DID NOT STEER. DROVE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIE-ROD PULLED OUT OF THE TREADED TUBE. ORDERED PARTS TO REPLACE BOTH INNER AND OUTER TIE-RODS WITH CONNECTING THREADED TUBE. IT'S A GOOD THING IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED! *AK
Mileage: 150,000
20040825ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ADDITION TO COMPLAINT 10088338. FTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY MY MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BOLT (THE ONE LISTED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL) BACKED OUT OF THE CRANK SHAFT CAUSING THE PULLY TO WOBBLE (DISTROYING THE PULLEY IN THE PROCESS). ONCE THE BOLT WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT, IT SNAPPED IN TWO.*AK
Mileage: 169,000
20040822ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 03/16/01 RECALL WORK WAS DONE AT SERVICE DEALER. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, CRANK BOLT SHEERED OFF OR CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 45M MPH. *JB
Mileage: 45
20031202ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BROKE. AS A RESULT, ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Mileage: 79,000
20020808ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH CRANKSHAFT BOLT SNAPPED, CAUSING MOTOR TO SHUTOFF WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
20020208ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE CRANKSHAFT TO STRIP OUT THE GEARING. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER & WAS LESS RESPONSIVE ... & THE HIDEOUS SCREECHING SOUND SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ALL THE DRIVERS & PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE NEARBY AT THE INTERSECTION. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $2,500.00 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. *AK
20010515ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT BOLTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-311, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
20010104STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING COLUMN DROPPED DOWN. IT WAS AN ADJUSTED STEERING COLUMN. TRIED TO READJUST IT, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. CHECKED UNDER DASH NEAR COLUMN AND NOTICED A BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BRACKET WAS STILL ATTACHED, AND RIGHT BOLT WAS STILL HOLDING IT. *AK
20000822TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON MITSUBISHI, MONTERO 1993, WITH B.F.GOODRICH TA 30 X 9.5 TIRES, CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. CONSUMER FELT TREAD MAY HAVE BEEN SEPARATING.*AK
20000309STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED A 2 TO 3 INCH FRONT TO BACK MOTION. TRUCK WILL NOT PASS PA INSPECTION. A MITSU MASTER MECHANIC SAYS WHOLE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED AS BAD BEARING IN COLUMN CAN NOT BE. AS FOR BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLT ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE IT ALLOWS A HIGH PRESSURE EXHAUST LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTO VEHICLE. THIS WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION AND I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL BOLTS MUST BE REPLACED ! CAN NOT BE
20000309ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED A 2 TO 3 INCH FRONT TO BACK MOTION. TRUCK WILL NOT PASS PA INSPECTION. A MITSU MASTER MECHANIC SAYS WHOLE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED AS BAD BEARING IN COLUMN CAN NOT BE. AS FOR BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLT ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE IT ALLOWS A HIGH PRESSURE EXHAUST LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTO VEHICLE. THIS WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION AND I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL BOLTS MUST BE REPLACED ! CAN NOT BE
19990916STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CORROSION WERE RECENTLY DISCOVERED. JUST BELOW THE RIGHTSIDE OF THE MAIN FRAME BY THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR. THE PAINT BLOATED OUT BULGING, BUT INTACT. AS THE RESULT OF THE RUST CRIPPLING UNDERNEATH. WHEREIN THERE IS NO USUAL DINGS NOR SCRATCHES TO THE SURFACE. SUGGESTING A FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER WHILE THE ANTI-RUST PROTECTION APPLIED DURING THE PAINTING OF THE SAID BODY FRAME. AS WARRANTED BY THE( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: 235X75RX15 )
19960812FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUISNG THE WIRING TO TO MELT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF.*AK
19960812ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUISNG THE WIRING TO TO MELT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF.*AK
19950905FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WIRES SHORTED OUT MELTING POST DOWN IN GAS TANK. TT
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO have?▼
The 1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO has 17 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO?▼
The most-complained component for the 1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE with 6 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR and FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY.
Is the 1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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