2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 6%of 97 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 137,363miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, 6% of the 97 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 137,363 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was pulling into my sisters drive which has a big trash dispenser in it & I already had my foot on the brake going about 1mph the SUV lunged forward like I was hit from behind & my vehicle crashed into the trash dispenser & that then hit their fence which bent. There is damage to my front end & now turning the wheels causing scraping of the front tire. This is not the first time I have had it lunge like this. Several times before so took to mechanic he put on machine to see if transmission was going but it was not. …”
NHTSA complaint #10607144, filed 2014-06, 123,447 miles“My wife was driving are 00 mits Montero Sport, on the fwy she try to slow down to get out of the fwy. She was pressing on the brake but the car was not slowing down so she put the transmission to lower gears to make the SUV to slow down it help but not to get the SUV to stop. So she hit the car in-front. So after the car came to a stop after hitting the car the RPM were rubbing high so she put the car in park and turn the car off. So police came over because car was on the blocking the off-ram. …”
NHTSA complaint #10551356, filed 2013-11, 173,884 miles“The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 137,363.”
NHTSA complaint #10915637, filed 2016-10, 137,363 miles“(1) the car's cruise control was set at 65 MPH on the freeway. The traffic ahead began to slow, and the driver applied the brakes. The cruise control would not disengage; instead, the engine proceeded to accelerate to compensate for the application of the brakes. (2) the driver quickly turned off the cruise control. Had this not been done, it would have resulted in a collision. (3) this is not an intermittent problem. This happens everytime the cruise control is applied. The car will be taken in for repair.”
NHTSA complaint #10088531, filed 2004-08“While stopping at a red light light turn green and vehicle accelerated, but vehicle in front did not. Consumer stepped on brake pedal, but brakes did not stop vehicle that jumped into other vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #882948, filed 2001-03Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
16 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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