2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 54 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 108,069miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the visibility of the 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, 6% of the 54 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 108,069 miles. 1 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.
“The rear view mirror changes automatically to night vision you can not change it back. It very difficult to see cars behind you with the way it changes and how close they are to you. My daughter backed into someone because she could not tell they were behind her. I have had problems with this also. I think it is a safety hazard. You should be able to adjust the mirror yourself. And you can't.”
NHTSA complaint #10537323, filed 2013-08“The contact owns a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. He stated that while driving 60 MPH when it was raining and the wipers were on, the left side windshield wiper extended off of the windshield but it was still attached to the wiper motor. He noticed that the wiper was also slightly detached from the metal mounting. The dealer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls. No repairs have been made at this time. The failure mileage was 10,8069 and the current mileage was 10,8085.”
NHTSA complaint #10314375, filed 2010-02, 108,069 miles“Dt: the windshield wiper arm would stick on driver's side of the windshield, and then it would come back. This happened 5 or 6 times, then the windshield wiper arm got stuck over the windshield molding. When the consumer got out of vehicle to adjust the problem he noticed it was loose from the bolt mount. Consumer then drove vehicle to a repair shop, and they took the wiper off, and found that the wiper had torn loose of the sheet metal mounting. This failure occured while driving in the rain and caused complete loss of visibility.”
NHTSA complaint #10125393, filed 2005-06Related service bulletins
- 10170074Aug 28, 2015This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
- 10170087Dec 7, 2012This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
11 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 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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