Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Mitsubishi Montero

The contact owns a 1995 Mitsubishi Montero. The contact stated that while traveling at unknown speeds, the contact heard a strange noise as the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. The contact also mentioned that a series of warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder and later towed to a private mechanic where it was found that the crankshaft pulley bolt had fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000.

I was driving home from work and notice my truck had died while slowing to make a right turn at a light. . Noticed the brake and battery light came on. . . I restarted the car then tried to make a quick left on my street and couldn't steer my car. . . I had to use all my strength to turn the steering wheel. . . Had to make a hard turn because on coming traffic was coming and I couldn't speed up or really brake. . . Luckily I made the turn coasted a bit heard a loud clacking under my hood coasted to side of road where I wouldn't be in middle of road. . . I lost all power steering. . . Tried to crank it wouldn't start. . . Looked up under hood didn't see anything. . . Called my stepdad and mom we tried to give it a boost with cables didn't work. . . So looked under the car where the trap is noticed a fairly large bolt sheared in half and what I found out later to be the harmonic balancer and belt to it. . . Pulled all this out from atop hood. . . Had it towed to a mechanic and they said the crankshaft pulley bolt had broke and part of it was still in the crankshaft said pray I can get this bolt out if not you have to replace the whole motor. . .

See all problems of the 2002 Mitsubishi Montero 🔎.

Crankshaft pulley pin/bolt gets sheared off. Dash lights come on and vehicle power steering stops working as the pump is not turning because the problem affect the entire pulley system. It also affects the timing gear/belt/harmonic balancer. This is the 3rd time in as many years this has happened. This is the 2nd mechanic who has told me that it's an engine defect because the pin/bolt is too short. There is no warning before it happens. It occurs under normal city driving conditions at low or no speed.

See all problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero 🔎.

The contact owns a 1997 Mitsubishi Montero. When the vehicle was started, the crankshaft pulley detached from the vehicle. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair. The vehicle has not been driven since. The failure mileage was 190,000.

1997 Mitsubishi Montero crankshaft pulley came loose three times which created no power steering and no charging of the battery purchased new crankshaft pulley but did not help the third time installed a lock washer on the bolt and re torqued to spec last week.

The contact owns a 1996 Mitsubishi Montero. The contact stated that the bolts of the crank shaft pulley have fallen. She heard a strange noise while driving and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated. She also stated that the steering wheel locked up. The manufacturer advised her to call an authorized dealer. The dealer stated that no recalls for these failures were available for her vehicle. The contact researched the NHTSA website and found a recall that relates to these failures. The failure and current mileages were 146,000. Updated 01/02/08. Recall#00v311001. Updated 12/12/07 , remailed complaint evoq 2/07/08.

See all problems of the 1996 Mitsubishi Montero 🔎.

Started car, noticed 3 random lights illuminated on instrument cluster. Then power steering was intermittent. Then a/c went out and would not cool down. Then power steering failed completely. Car was driven to repair shop nearby, since no local Mitsubishi dealer. Mechanic found crankshaft bolt broken that led to power steering and a/c pulley not working. Incident led to near loss of control during turning , as power steering would "kick" in at times during cornering and lead to oversteer. Had to change crankshaft bolt, harmonic balancer, timing belt gear, and something else.

The contact owns a 1996 Mitsubishi Montero. While driving 40 mph,the power steering failed. The mechanic stated that the front crank shaft pulley bolt detached and caused the pulley to wobble. This failure was encompassed in recall # 00v311000. The dealer stated that this vehicle was excluded from the recall. However, the contact strongly believed otherwise. The current and failure mileage were 94,000.

See all problems of the 1998 Mitsubishi Montero 🔎.

Crankshaft pulley broke off. Lost belts, lost power steering and alternator power . Repair shop says engine must be replaced.

2000 Montero check engine soon light on continously steps taken, replaced plugs,wires, coils, timming belt, idler pully, thermostat, engine heat indicator rises to hot than back to normal, engine run's sluggish, no power, shifting is delayed when on an incline and hear a muffled back fire on occasion no power. This SUV has had problems since we bought it. Not a good buy for sure.

: the contact stated the crankshaft pulley and bolt became disconnected. This occurred twice.

While driving steering failed. The crankshaft bolt that held it disengaged. Recall 00v311001 was issued.

While driving a loud clanking noise was heard from the front. All electrical lights flashed on the dashboard. Steering column failed to move. Consumer was able to maintain the control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the main bolt to the pulley belt sheared off.

Nhtsa recall 00-v-311-001:montero models equipped with 3. 0l engines. Bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle. Dealer won't honor this recall in puerto rico.

Nhtsa recall 00-v-311-001 concerning 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. Recall repairs failed in this vehicle.

After vehicle crank shaft pulley was impacted and dealership indicated that it was okay. While driving the crank shaft pulley broke. The dealership is refusing to fix the vehicle. Please provide more details ts.

While driving the engine and battery lights had come on, the consumer was unable to steer the vehicle (loss of power). The engine was still running, but vehicle would not move. Contacted dealer. The crankshaft pulley bolt had broken. There is a recall, 00v311001, but this vehicle is not included due to VIN. Consumer states that she has always had trouble with the engine light illuminating.

Consumer heard chattering noises, dealer found timing belt and idler, and tensioner pulley were cause of noise, dealer replaced all three components. (attorney for client).

See all problems of the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero 🔎.

Crankshaft bolt broke, causing timing belt pulley/sprocket to fall off. This is an interference engine and could had caused serious damage. There has been a recall for the Montero 3. 0 engine for same problem. . Why not the 3. 5? intend to contact the corporation commission. Very poor design.

Was pulling out off parking lot and crankshaft pulley bolt broke or sheared off. Had no steering control at 10mph. Just managed to drive vehicle to dealership. Mechanic indicated that bolt could not be removed from crankshaft. Entire crankshaft was to be replaced.