One problem related to power assist hydraulic brake has been reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero based on all problems reported for the 2001 Montero.
Defective hydraulic brake booster accumulator (NHTSA id#01v254001) on my 2001 Montero caused my brakes to fail while stopping at an intersection which resulted with me rear ending another vehicle! this happened over 1 year ago and the defective part has been making a terrible sound while braking for over 2 years. Everytime I performed maintenance on my vehicle. No one could confirm what was causing this noise. I just found out today (06/08/2004) what the part is and that it's known to fail, causing crashes what happened on 03/10/2003. I was cited for "failure to yield, but contested that my brakes failed at the point of avoiding the car in front of me. I had the vehicle checked several times and no one knew what was wrong with the vehicle? the brakes would continue to fail if I came to a fast stop and I have been driving the vehicle very carefully since this accident. Luckily I came accross the NHTSA website and discovered that I had a defective part!!! accident caused my vehicle $1,700. 00 in damages and the other vehicle damage. Also (not sure $ / covered by insurance) how do I go about filing a claim for my vehicles damage of $1,700. 00 and getting this part exchanged??? the Mitsubishi dealer I purchased my 2001 Montero from went out of business years ago.