Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2002 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › power assist › vacuum. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum1
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Service Brakes1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum01V254002
Filed Sep 4, 2001345 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED WHICH, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE PRESSURIZED NITROGEN GAS FROM INSIDE THE ACCUMULATOR.

Risk. THE LOSS OF THIS GAS PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND POSSIBLY A DELAYED FIRST TIME BRAKE BOOST ASSIST AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED ACCUMULATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed May 21, 2013115,000 milesOR

FAILURE IN BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR CAUSING NOISES WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN AND AFTER STOP. MILES PER HOUR VARIES FROM FULL STOP TO 45 MPH. TWO OTHER 2002 MITSUBISHI MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE MONTERO LIMITED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO REMEDY AND CONTRARY TO THE INVESTIGATION THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Mar 22, 2006TX

CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING MITSUBISHI MONTERO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *TS THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN 2003, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD NOT BE REPLACED AS A RECALL, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. *JB

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2002 — this page2100Routine
20016210Routine
19993120Routine
19983100Routine
19970100Routine
19960100Routine
19952100Routine
19941200Routine
19930200Routine
19920200Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 4, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.