Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10351906August 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACTS PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V333001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE VEHICLES THAT FELL WITHIN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349710August 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS CONSTANTLY WET IN MY 2001 GALANT. IT STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I CHECKED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND DO NOT SEE ANY HOLES; THE UNDERCARRIAGE COATING LOOKS FINE. THERE IS A LITTLE SUPPORT BEAM UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE CAR THAT I CAN NOT PEER INTO. THE FLUID DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COOLANT. IT DOES NOT LOOK OR SMELL LIKE COOLANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348893August 11, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE
MY 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS BEEN LEAKING VERY BAD ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE EVER SINCE I GOT IT. I NOT ONLY HAVE TO FOLD MY PANT LEGS WHEN I RIDE IN MY CAR BUT IT IS ALSO GROWING MOLD, WHICH CAN'T BE HEALTHY. IT ALSO HAS NEVER HAD GOOD EXTERIOR LIGHTING. MY HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS SEEM DIM AND THEY POINT UPWARD RATHER THAN AT THE ROAD WHERE THEY BELONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348274August 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT, 109,777 MILES: DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AT 11:30PM MY GALANT ELECTRICALLY DIED. MY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION MODULE, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, HEAD LIGHTS, RADIO ALL WENT DEAD. DEALER FOUND THREE POWER CABLES TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT RUN UNDER THE CARPET ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HUMP HAD SHORTED OUT BECAUSE THREE PROTRUSIONS ON A BODY WELD WORKED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND SHORTED ALL POWER TO GROUND. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE CENTER LANE ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED POSSIBLY ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345582July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
MATCHING RECALL MITSUBISHI NOTICE SR-99-003 AND NHTSA 99V305001, OUR GALANT HAS THE BUSTED TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS OUR VIN IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF DEFECTIVE UNITS. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE, BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345382July 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALLANT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AUTOMATIC FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM IN AN UPWARD MOTION WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF TWENTY TO THIRTY MINUTES THE WINDOW BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343366July 14, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RIGHT REAR TIRE HIT HOLE OR BUMP IN PARKING. ACTIVATED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FOR FIRST TIME SINCE BUYING CAR IN 2001. LOST STEERING CONTROL AT SAME TIME. COULDN'T TURN IT. STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING HIGHWAY. PUT CAR IN PARK; THEN DRIVE AND SLOWLY TOOK OFF. STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC OR MEETING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT PARKING LOCK. FAINT ODOR OF FUEL. NO OBVIOUS LEAK ON GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342181July 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 BLACK MITUSBISHI GALANT ES. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THE PAINT...THE TOP OF MY HOOD IS DISGUSTINGLY WHITE AND FADED, ALSO THE ROOF OF THE CAR, AND THE TOP OF THE TRUNK. THE FADE IS SPREADING AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE..I SEARCHED FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT MITSUBISHI PAINT. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT'S EMBARRASSING DRIVING AROUND WITH THE PAINT THAT HIDEOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341082July 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 25, 2010, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A FUEL PUMP AT A GASOLINE STATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,906. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340975July 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOTH REAR WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO CONTROLS BOTH AT THE DRIVER SEAT AND THE CONTROLS ON THE DOORS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (4 YRS, 8 MOS) TO GET WINDOWS REPAIRED, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERRORS AND DID NOT DO ANY SERVICE ON THE CAR. SIX MONTHS LATER (AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WENT COMPLETELY DOWN ON ITS OWN (I HAD NOT TOUCHED WINDOW CONTROLS). WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. INDEPENDENT GARAGE HAD TO REMOVE DOOR PANEL AND SEVER THE CONTROLS IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW UP; THEN HAD TO WEDGE THE WINDOW WITH A BLOCK TO KEEP IT UP UNTIL PARTS COULD BE ORDERED. IF ANY PETS OR CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN THE WINDOW FIRST WENT DOWN, THEY COULD HAVE EASILY GONE OUT THE WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339815June 24, 2010
STEERING
2007 MITSIBUSI GALANT 4 DOOR 6 CYLINDER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET AT 30-35MI PER HR AIR BAG CAME OUT CAUSING FACIAL DAMAGE, CHEST INJURY, LOSS OF 6 TEETH AND TOTALED CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10334668June 4, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I SPRAYED MY 95 MITSUBISHI GALANT MOTOR OFF AND RINSED IT OFF, IT RAN FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF. NOW ITS JUST TURNING AD WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327769April 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
PAINT TURNING WHITE A PEELING OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325424April 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN SEPTEMBER 2009, SHE BEGAN REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS AND HEADLIGHTS EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE DEALER COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATIONS FOR THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313815February 24, 2010
SEATS
I HIT A DEER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE MY SEAT UNLOCKED AND SLID BACK ALL THE WAY, THAN I HIT THE DEER AND WRECKED MY WHOLE FRONT END. HAVE DODGED SOME MAJOR CRASHES DUE TO MY SEAT SLIDING. EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR WHEN IT CAME OUT IN 03' THE DRIVER SEAT SLIPS WHEN IT SHOULD BE LOCKED HAPPENS RANDOMLY (EXTREMELY UNSAFE) MITSUBISHI SHOULD FIX OR REPLACE THE SEAT MECHANISM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED. FEELS LIKE IT DECIDES WHEN TO LOCK AND WHEN TO "LET GO" SENDING ME INTO A SLIDE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S PRETTY MUCH A DEATH TRAP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308601February 10, 2010
STRUCTURE
RUST UNDER CARRIAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303019January 28, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
IN OCT. 2006 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS WERE STICKING AND NOT OPENING AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR PANELS. IN JULY 2008 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS. THEY REPLACED THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE DOOR PANEL TO THE FRAME, SIGHTING POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR PANELS. CURRENTLY (JAN. 2010) I AM AGAIN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS AGAIN AND NOW THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER DOORS. MITSUBISHI DOES NOT FEEL THIS A CONCERN TO THEM SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, CURRENTLY THREE OF MY FOUR DOORS GET STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN AT TIMES, WHAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR? PLEASE HELP ME BRING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299754January 14, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AND MAKING A SHARP TURN. SUDDENLY, THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT MECHANISM RELEASED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS WORN BY AN OCCUPANT PROPERLY SECURED IN A CHILD SEAT. THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND OCCUPANT WANDERED AROUND THE REAR SEAT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296228December 17, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE OCCUPANT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295783December 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES; BOTH SIDES. I HAVE REPLACED WITH OTHER USED PARTS AND THOSE PARTS CONSISTENTLY FAILED TOO. I HAVE FOUND FOUR ASSEMBLIES, ON OTHER USED GALANTS, AND THEY HAVE ALL FAILED. I AM AWARE THAT NEW PARTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IDEAL, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT IF THESE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED TO MITSUBISHI'S USUALLY HIGH STANDARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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