Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1999)

215 consumer complaints on file.

#725263July 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE ON 07/06/00. PROBLEM # 2 FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND FRONT END HAS A VIBRATION. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, FRONT BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED(NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). THIS FAILED TO FIX PROBLEM, I HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT(CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED). NOTE: I BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE A RECALL ON MY THIRD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, MY CAR LOSES POWER TO MY ACCESSORIES(RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING,ETC.).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725222July 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BUMPER IS HANGING. DEALER SAYS ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864112June 22, 2000
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 60 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863823June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT END SHIMMIED AND SHOOK, ALMOST LOST CONTROL . CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE REPLACED THE ROTORS. A MONTH LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES/BUSHING, AND ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863076June 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
VEHICLE SHUTTERS SEVERLY WHEN BRAKING. DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS/CHANGED THE PADS & REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE IT SHUTTERED. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE ON 6-05-2000 BECAUSE IT WAS SPQUEAKING & PULSATING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722803May 17, 2000
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EITHER WHEN DRIVING OR BRAKING THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862054May 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. OWNER WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722488May 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861280May 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL CONCERNING BATTERY CABLE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722087April 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO THOUSANDS OF TINY PIECES WHEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721962April 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY DUING BRAKING AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MILES PER HOUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900615April 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, ENGINE FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS AREA, CLAIM 42-1246-839. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721885April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, THEY ROTATED THE ROTORS ON THE BRAKES. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS, ROTATED, YOU NAME IT AND IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO RIDE IN THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND EXTREMELY NASTY TO US. THE OWNER OF THE DEALER HUNG UP ON MY WIFE YESTERDAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SCREAMED AT ME TODAY, AND SAID WE HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN. THEY WON'T RETURN PHONE CALLS. I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAY THEY WILL WORK ON THE PROBLEM. I JUST COMPLETED THE PAPER WORK FOR THE LEMON LAWS IN MARYLAND. I NEED HELP WITH MAKING SURE NO ONE ELSE BUYS A LEMON FROM THE DEALER, AND THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. PLEASE ASSIST ME, IN ANYWAY YOU CAN. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859376March 29, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V305000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS OR MORE. SET APPOINTMENT. A FEW WEEKS LATER, CHECKED BACK & PARTS WERE IN. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP RAN OUT OF PARTS FOR HEAD LAMP SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720727March 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP, EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A DOCUMENTED 4 TIMES AND A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT BY THE MANUFACTURE'S REPRESENTATIVE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720386March 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY BANGING SEVERLY ON EACH SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER ,WAS TOLD SHIFTING WAS NORMAL.PROBLEM GOT WORSE , TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (20,000 MI) ,WAS TOLD COMPUTOR NEEDED REPROGRAMING AND REPAIRED.SOMEWHAT REMEDIED PROBLEMBUT AS TIME WENT ON PROBLEM REOCCURED.AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECALIST WAS TOLD SHIFT PATTERNS WERE NOT RIGHT AND THE ABUSE TO THIS POINT WILL DEFINILITY AFFECT THE LIFE OF THIS SYSTEM. TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM MITS. WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720169March 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
COMPONENTS REPLACED AS PER RECALLS, STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AFTER LEAVING DEALER, NO VISBLE SMOKE OR FIRE. RETURNED TO DEALER, SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858077March 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719066February 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER ADMITS TO BAD ROTORS AND PADS ON GALANTS, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550988February 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
SNOW/ICE BUILDS UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND ON COLD DAYS IT CANNOT BE KNOCKED OUT OFF THE WELLS, THE ICE IS THICK AND HARD AND RUBS AGAINST THE TIRES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND MAKES DRIVING AND STEERING MORE DIFFICULT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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