1989 Mitsubishi Caribbean MONTERO: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
0 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1989 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
No owner complaints are recorded for this selection. A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
No usable records for this chart.
| Category | Count |
|---|
No records.
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
No usable records for this chart.
| Category | Count |
|---|
No records.
Pattern summary
There is not enough complaint evidence to summarize patterns.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
98V311000 · Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
Reported: 1998-12-10 (December 10, 1998)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA BELT BUCKLES, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS, WHICH ARE MADE OF ABS PLASTIC MATERIAL AND MARKED "PRESS," CAN BREAK, ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.
Consequence: IF PIECES FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, THE BUCKLE MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, FAILING TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
0 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 2100.0%ODI 10168306 · 13,600 mi1. CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AC WENT OUT,WATER PUMP COULD NOT FUNCTION. 2.WE COULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME AND WIFE, IT WAS SCARY. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A WELL KNOWN FOREIGN CAR TECH. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A OPEN RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND I NEED TO CALL BAKERSFIELD CA. MITSUBISHI DEALER TO GET THE REPAIR DONE. THEY WERE RUDE AND COULD CARE LESS AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT DID KNOW OF THE RECALL INITIALLY WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM… | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 8012192ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLY BOLT PULLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 10112978 · 84,000 miTHE CONSUMER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR AT 40 MPH , AND THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10140193 · 70,000 miDT: THE CONTACT STATES SHE OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WSTOPPED IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist:Vacuum | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 104711242001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE INDICATORS AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR LEAKAGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, ALONG WITH A SOUND ALERT FROM THE HORN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER. THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE I… | 150.0%ODI 10154106CONSUMER 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 |
| Structure | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 8019995THE ANCHOR POINT TO THE CHILDSEAT SEATBELT ISN'T PROPER ALIGN CAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO CLIP IN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM | 133.3%ODI 890962WHEN CONSUMER TURNS OR CHANGES LANES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE COULD TURN OVER ON THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 896353AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, AND LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKTHE KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS FAILED AGAIN, DEALER STATES SIGNAL RECIEVER UNIT IN VEHICLE HEADLINER IS NOW DEFECTIVE. NLM | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 10140309DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED ON THE GROUND. SHE SAID THAT IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE FIRE CAME FROM WHERE THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 898166CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY IN 0CTOBER 2001, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS OIL/ TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND COOLANT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TO DEALERSHIP. RADIATOR WAS BROKE, AND ENGINE HAD LEAKS. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 8021356CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARK IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND IS NOT BEEN RESPONSABLE FOR DAMAGES. MR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2001: 1 complaints · 2002: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component |
|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.