Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#762749June 6, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THIS GALANT HAS A DEFECTIVE COLUMN SWITCH LEVER THAT CONTROLS LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM WITH A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER OF 99V305001. WHEREAS, THE LEVER FAILS CAUSING THE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS TO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DIE AND WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOSLY OR DO NOT TURN OFF. DEALER IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LEVER WITH A REDISIDNED SWITCH. THE RECALL SUPPOSEDLY ONLY AFFECTED GALANTS BUILT BETWEEN 05/1998 TO 10/1999. MY GALANT WAS MANUFACTURED, ACCORDING TO MITSUBISHI, IN 11/1999. IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THIS DEFECTIVE PART PAST THE 10/1999 CUTOFF DATE. THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI HAVE SAID THAT I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT FURTHER AND EXTEND THE RECALL COVERAGE TO ALL 2000 GALANT VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURING DATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010694May 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BYE A LITTLE TAR PELLET FROM A SHORT DISTANCE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING BADLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762191May 23, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SINCE PURCHASE, TRUNK LID WILL CLOSE FORCEFULLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE ON A PERSONS HEAD, NECK OR BACK AS THEY ARE RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK IF THERE IS ANY WIND. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010373May 23, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE WAITING AND VEHICLE WAS IDLING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE GALANT, CAUSING IT TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THREE (3) PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.*JBCONSUMER SUFFERED NECK, BACK AND SOFT TISSUE PELVIC INJURIES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8009700May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
OVERDRIVE FLUID IS LEAKING, ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT ALL DEALER DID WAS TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. THEN, DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING. THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANYTHING. CURRENTLY, THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V16800. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761778May 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT THE LAST SEVERAL ROTATIONS OF WHEELS A TREMENDOUS CLUNKING OCCURES IT SEEMS IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. ON HILLS THE BRAKES TEND TO RELEASE AND THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565732May 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM DUE TO PROBLEMS FROM THE REAR BRAKE ON THE BACK WHEELS, BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A DRAGGING NOISE, FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN AUG 2001 AT 21000 MILES, THE DRAGGING NOISE CAME BACK IN MARCH 2002, DEALER STATED NEW PADS WERE NEEDED, DEALER STATED CALIPERS WERE BAD DUE TO NOTICING BRAKE FLUID RESIDUE ON THE BRAKE CALIPER AROUND THE CALIPER RUBBER SEAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761731May 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
REMOTE DOOR OPENER IS LOSING PROGRAM WHEN BATTERY IS GETTING WEEK. BOTH OPENERS LOST PROGRAM AND CHANGING BATTERY DID NOT HELP TO RECOVER IT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $65 FOR EACH REPROGRAMING AND MITSUBISHI IS CLAIMING THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY WARANTY EVEN IF MANUAL IS NOT LISTING IT AS NOT COVERED ITEM. VERY POOR MFG SERVICE. JENIFER, MANAGER OF MITSUBISI VEHICULE DEPT IS VERY UNFRIENDLY FOR CLIENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761675May 8, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
THE 16" RIMS ARE NOT STANDARD TO THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE OBSERVED BUT CAME WITH THE CAR. THEY ARE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WHICH IS ODD. THEY ARE STILL IN USE. COULD THEY BE PROBLEMED RIMS FROM ANOTHER MAKE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009154May 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V16800 FOR TRASNFER CASE. HE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEM SINCE RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009017May 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2002. ON 30 APRIL CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761187April 25, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761161April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008197April 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN TRANSMISSION *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760656April 13, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET THE ALARM TO QUIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760612April 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE LOWER PULLEY TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AND HAS NO RECORD OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006997April 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AND NONE OF FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006894April 3, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONER BELT HAS BUSTED 3 TIMES. IF ENGINE PULLEY SITS STILL TOO LONG IT WEARS BELT OUT IF NOT REPAIRED IN TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759666March 22, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON FEBUARY 16 I NOTICE THAT THE AIR WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR I WENT TO SOUTHLAKE TO GET MY WINDOW ETCHING SECURITY SET UP THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FINE WELL THAT WAS IN THE COLD SEASON SO I HAD NO NEED TO USE THE AIR THEN ATLANTA EXPERICED A COUPLE OF HOT DAYS AND I NEED TO USE MY AIR FOR SURE THEN BUT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN SO I WENT BACK TO SOUTHLAKE MITSUBISHI ON 03/19/02 THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK ON 03/20/02 AND I LEFT IT, ABOUT 10.00 AM MR. DAIN JONES CONTACT ME AND INFORMED ME THAT A ROCK HAD HIT MY AIR COMPRESSER AND PUNTURED A HOLE IN IT AND IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE I JUST DON'T BELIVE THIS CAN HAPPEN I AM NOT A MACHANIC BUT I HAVE COMMOM SENSE PLEASE IF SOME ONE WOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759671March 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON JANUARY 30, 2002, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 78 EXPRESS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE. A CAR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC CROSSED OVER THE HAZARD LINES AND I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. MY CAR BEGIN TO SPIN AND I DROVE INTO THE GUARDRAIL, BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. MY ENTIRE FRONT END IS DAMAGED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, SELECTIVE INSURANCE, CONSIDERS MY CAR TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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