Mitsubishi Montero Sport problems reported in California
55 of the 452 complaints filed about the Mitsubishi Montero Sport came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
55
Complaints from California
15
Crashes
4
Fires
2000
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
11
20.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
11
20.0%
Suspension
5
9.1%
Airbags
5
9.1%
Seat Belts
4
7.3%
Engine & Cooling
4
7.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
2
3.6%
Steering
2
3.6%
Other & Unspecified
1
1.8%
Equipment & Accessories
1
1.8%
Stability & Traction Control
1
1.8%
By model year
1997 Montero Sport
1
1.8%
1998 Montero Sport
4
7.3%
1999 Montero Sport
8
14.5%
2000 Montero Sport
30
54.5%
2001 Montero Sport
7
12.7%
2002 Montero Sport
1
1.8%
2003 Montero Sport
1
1.8%
2004 Montero Sport
3
5.5%
Cities reporting most
SO. Lake Tahoe
6
18.2%
SAN Bernardino
4
12.1%
SAN Diego
4
12.1%
SAN Jose
3
9.1%
SAN Francisco
2
6.1%
Lake Forest
2
6.1%
Oakland
2
6.1%
Menlo Park
2
6.1%
Concord
2
6.1%
Palmdale
2
6.1%
Encino
2
6.1%
Riverside
2
6.1%