Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Montero XLS - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By Jarule - January 19 - 10:00 am

  As soon as I left the dealership, Ive noticed some issues with my SUV. Terrible wind noise. After several complaints and trips to the dealership, Mitsubishi sent out a rep to inspect my ride. He adjusted the racks but no major improvement. Final verdict - poor vehicle design. Oh, something else, the transmission is sort of whack. It jumps before reaching 75 MPH

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  Just Okay - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By Taxi driver - August 24 - 12:53 am

  I find this Montero Sport to be just okay. It rides rough, even with new tires and alignment. It is very noisy with the back windows down at speeds greater than 35 mph. The V6 engine is ok, but it does not have much power. Also, the back seat doesnt have much room. I bought it for traveling with the kids, but am very disappointed.

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  Long Term Montero Sport Report - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By audioguy - May 5 - 9:13 pm

  I got burned on a used minivan and had to quickly trade for something else. Mitsubishi had a large financial incentive on the 02 Montero Sport (which hurt them later on) so I bought one. While my wife can have the luxury and creature comforts in her ride, I use my car to get me where I want to go. And based on that alone, the Montero Sport does that reasonably well. Its basic transportation, nothing more or less. Its ride is OK, nothing spectacular. The interior comfort is OK, nothing spectacular. The engine and tranny are OK, nothing spectacular. Its a gas hog. I wrecked it in 2004 and it was expensive to fix the front end. I hope to get 125,000 miles out of it.

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  Mitsubishi-Take a hint from Toyota - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By Mitsu_Trekker - May 20 - 10:00 am

  Mitsubishi needs to get with the game. The horsepower is pretty sad. And there is no gas mileage advantage having the V6 3.0. A V8 Toyota Tundra gets the same gas mileage as I do. Also, the brakes squeel and the Mitsubish dealership says its normal. I like the car overal but they definately need some improvements.

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  OverPriced - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By Marc Staval;e - March 31 - 10:00 am

  This car is a bit overpriced for what you get. I owned a previous Jeep GC and it had a lot more options for the price. The 0 down, 0 interest 0 payments for 1 yrs got me in but that was it. The car needs the XLS package at the LS price. This is what the other SUVs offer. Not as wide as the others.

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  Bad News - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By al acosta - June 17 - 2:00 am

  The day after i bought the vehicle, it started to make a screatching noise and the front passenger seat began to rattle. i took the vehicle to the service dept and they did not know what was wrong with it. Two engineers from Mits had to respond to the dealership to investigate. The dealer/service dept recently called me and said they need to replace my transmission but the service rep did not sound convincing that was indeed the problem. as far as the seat goes, they replaced the seat rail with a new one and it still is making the noise. I will never buy a Mitsubishi again...

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  Good Truck, Need Improvements - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By anthonyorlando - January 29 - 10:00 am

  The Dealer can no fix the alignment, everytime i bring it in, it will pull to the right or left when they are done, still need alignment to get fixed. Fuel economy is expected to be poor, try to squeeze a lot of horse power out of a small V6, but its ok, peppy. I would have thought after spending 32K on this, I would have auto headlights, and heated side mirros, but these can be improved on. Truck looks cool, great color combo. Seats are really stiff, there are other SUVs around the same price that are more comfortable.

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  Depreciation, buyer beware! - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By AbnRanger - January 11 - 2:00 am

  Ill never buy another Mitsubishi! I traded into the Montero Sport with around 2K negative equity thinking I could absorb the 2K over time. Boy was I wrong! Ive watched the Montero decline in value below HALF of what I owe. These Montero Sports have little trade-in value...they got me hook-line- and-sinker! I have no out for a trade, I owe over 10K more than the retail value. Ill drive the damn thing till its paid for, then Ill donate it to a military target range!

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  underpowered - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By elewsader - January 8 - 3:33 pm

  This car has been overly reliable but utterly boring, weve had this car since new and its rarely had any issues which has been great, but I regret not getting the 3.5 liter as this has no power when you put people in the car, its designed for people under 510 since proper posture for anyone taller requires you to hunch over to see out the windows, you also need to squeeze into the doors, theres not enough cup holders, no ample storage. I know these are popular for off-road use and thats the only thing theyd be good for, its uncomfortable and shouldnt be allowed to transport more than three small adults.

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  Junk. Junk. Junk. - 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
  By cjones89 - November 3 - 5:23 am

  84k miles and already having tons of problems. Power steering pump leaking, Valve cover gaskets leaking, Lifters are ticking, Transmission acts strange, and Ive already had to replace pretty much every suspension part and now the AC is going. What next?? and I have always maintained it!! I bought it because the price was right and I love the style of the Montero. I should have bought an xterra or 4runner. I will never buy another Mitsubishi again!!!