Overview & Reviews

The Montero is redesigned for 2001 and features a sculpted body, stiffer frame, improved suspension and more interior room.

• Attractive outer shell, solid off-road ability, easy to stow third seat

• Lack of power from standard V6, no optional V8, mediocre interior materials.

User Reviews:

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  Never Again - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By majic - July 14 - 2:00 am

  I will never own a SUV like this one again. The gas mileage is terrible. When cursing on the Expressway at 85 mph the engine is reving at almost 4,00 rpm. that third row seat is useless, even to small children... The Depreciation is terrible.

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  REPLACE SENSOR AND REAR HEATING PIPE - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By CYRIL - July 12 - 10:00 am

  STARTED HAVING MINOR PROBLEMS FROM 25K MILES.AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE SUV BROKE DOWN. THE DEALER INFORMED ME HAT MY REAR HEATING HOSE BROKE CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO WASTE CAUSING OVERHEATING AND ENGINE DAMAGE. SHORTLY BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTT OFF, I INSPECTED MY THERMOSTAT DISPALY FOR ANY OF TROULBLE WITH OVERHEATING- EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE THERMOSTAT HAD FAILED! MITSI DENIED MY CLAIM ON THE GROUND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE POWERTRAIN WAS COVERED, THE REAR HOSE PIPE THAT BROKE WAS NOT COVERED. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT MITSHI.USED A PLASTIC PIPE TO CONNECT THE REAR HEATING PIPE TO THE EVER-HOT RADIATOR. THUS ANY EXTENDED USAGE OF THE REAR HEATING WOULD NATURALLY CAUSE A DAMAGE. I AM SUEING

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  Are These Guys Kidding...? - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By Truth or Consequence - October 29 - 10:00 am

  Like many others, I fell in love with this vehicle at first sight; well, the exterior looks anyway. I have to say that after the exterior appearance, things appear to go down-hill in a hurry. I read several reviews & have to ask all those people, how can you provide a "performance" value of greater than "5", & then state that the vehicle is wholly underpowered? Yep, the gas mileage sucks a bit also, but to be expected in a 6,000 pound vehicle sporting a whopping 200 HP engine! Breaks are substantially under- achievers if you consider all of the break replacements youll need. Paint is also a problem. But the interior, thats another story & mostly good.

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  Ill think Ill keep it - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By keeper - July 2 - 2:00 am

  Researched for over 6 months before buying, liked design and 4WD. Had minor paint problems (chipping) and have replaced brakes(30k). Some road noise but drives better than any comparable SUV I tested.

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  never again - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By fool me once - May 9 - 2:00 am

  The car has a noisey bumpy ride.It over heated at 33000 miles without any warning.At this time I am batteling with misubishi they wont cover the claim because it was a defective thermostate,not covered under their warranty,and the extended warranty wont cover because they say it should be covered under mitsubishis 5 year power train warranty I just had the hub bearings replaced at 40000,miles. my mechanic told me the car is under engineered with light wieght parts on a heavy vehicle I also found out that the dealership makes more money selling questionable extended warrantys over better ones. Ive spent 4,300 on this car this year at 40,000 miles

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  OK SUV, 12 mpg, Poor Mitsubishi Warranty Work - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By Tundrapie - August 25 - 11:50 pm

  Major gripe first. My Montero had its paint applied very poorly from the factory around the rear window. The dealer acknowledge the problem. Mitsubishi corporate though said since it was after the normal warranty period they would not be able to pay for a fix even though it was faulty workmanship from the factory. That cost me several hunder dollars to fix on my own. Frankly I wouldnt buy another Mitsubishi because of this. Moving on, this is a very fun SUV to drive offroad, but it is as slow as molasis on road. 5 speed auto helps up to 50 then it just crawls. Abysmal gas mileage. Im a stickler for these things and mine gets 8 mpg city and 16 highway (22 mpg if I drive 55 mph!). Overall 12.

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  Good and Bad - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By RickAS - May 21 - 10:00 am

  Plush, loaded with features, good looking, but gutless, prone to premature tire wear, bad gas mileage.

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  Poor build quality - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By Dan McKane - June 11 - 2:00 am

  This is a nice looking & riding SUV. Its heavy and under powered with the 200 hp V6. It is well equiped and well thought out. The build quality and manufacturer warranty are not acceptable. I have had a few problems: the paint on the lower part of the SUV was peeling/falling off, a part for the anti-lock brake system - it is on its 3rd one, the aluminum wheels were badly pitted after just on winter. I had to wait more than 3 mo. to get the district service manager to look at the wheels and they were finally replaced. (they are pitting again) Not what I would expect from a $36,000 vehicle.

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  4 YRS LATER AND SORRY - 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
  By SorryIboughtIT - February 14 - 2:46 am

  After researching for a second hand SUV, the Montero Limited came in 1st as having the "most bang for yer buck". I thought, "Mitsubishi, how could I go wrong?". Well, I have. Even though I purchased this car with an extended warranty (which has saved me thousands of dollars), this car has been to the dealer for just about everything that can go wrong on an automobile. At 80K miles, the engine blew. Some rare event where a part of the heater pipe breaks off while driving and all fluid is lost so fast that it doesnt show up on the thermostat. I replaced the engine at the dealer in 5/2009 and its since been back 8 times and broken down 3 times. Im not the only one, look online and you will see