Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#554048August 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-066004), PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES OCCURRED PRIOR TO AXLE FALLING APART, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868726August 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN LOWER BALL JOINT RIGHT FRONT CAME OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM AXLE, WHEEL ROLLED UNDER THE CAR, CAUSING CAR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BALL JOINT RECALL 99V066001, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECTTHE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554003August 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868516August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THERE WAS VIBRATION, AND GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868538August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT ROTORS WERE GETTING RED HOT AND CRACKING THE BRAKE PADS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS WERE NOT WORN DOWN. THIS CAUSED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS TO GET PADS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868629August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WILL WONDER LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE TALKED WITH DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868637August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL MANUFACTURER'S SR99002 IN 06/1999. TOOK AUTOMOBILE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SHE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, TOOK AUTOMOBILE BACK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES. SHE TOOK IT TO SUPERIOR MITSUBISHI IN FAYETTVILLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728788August 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THIS CAR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK TWO DAYS AND A PHONE CALL TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, TO GET MITSUBISHI TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I BELIEVED THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, AFTER I FILLED THE TANK. I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR APPX. 24 HOURS, AND RETURNED TO FIND MY HOUSE FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES, WHICH TOOK OVER A DAY TO DISSIPATE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY'D NEVER HAD REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PART TO FIX THE CAR - THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728758August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO SEE IF IT WAS THE BRAKES BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS AT FIRST. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE PROPERLY AFTER I HAD STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, IT HAD FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE STILL ON WHEN I PUSHED MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, YET THE CAR WOULD STAND STILL. ANOTHER TIME WHEN WE WERE SLOWING FOR A CORNER AT AROUND 5MPH, THE CAR HAD JERKED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I HAD GAVE IT GAS AND IT WORKED OUT FINE. SOME DAYS THE CAR WAS FINE AND OTHER DAYS THE CAR WOULD ACT UP. SO, WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS BUT DIDN'T SAY AS TO WHAT. THEY ASKED FOR THE MAINTENACE RECORDS TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY MAITAINED AND RELATED THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS,LABOR,ESTIMATE,ECT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE 60 THOUSAND MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WE DID HAVE THE CAR SERVICE AT A JIFFY LUBE NEAR US RATHER THAN GO 35 MILES SOUTH FROM HERE TO DO THE SAME. SO FAR I FEEL THAT I'M BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728785August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS GROUND X5 IN 16 MONTHS. BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPPERLY,CAR DOES NOT STOP IN EXPECTED DISTANCE, VIBRATION AND SCREECHING. NOT BEING REPARIED IN A TIMELY MANNER. MANY REQUESTS FOR HELP TO MANUFACTURER NOT SUCCESSFUL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728818August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS INFORMATION WAS RECONSTRUCTED FROM MEMORY. I WROTE A LETTER TO NHSTA IN 1995. THOUGH I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR (I SOLD IT IN APRIL 2000) I AM ENTERING THIS DATA AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE OF TODAY'S PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE MITSUBISHI COVERUP. I HOPE THIS WILL ASSIST NHSTA IN IT'S INVESTIGATION AGAINST MITSIBUSHI. PLEASE CHECK BACK FILES FOR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH MY 1995 LETTER. DEBBIE RYAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868479August 23, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/CLUTCH AND STEERING WHEEL. SHE SAID THAT STEERING WHEEL WANDERED ON IT'S OWN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL STAYED UP HIGH, AND ON OTHER TIMES, BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EVERY SIX MONTHS, SHE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. ALSO, CLUTCH STUCK, AND MOVED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868379August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868412August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. PULLEY BROKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED IT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868461August 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RECALL 99V066001. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WANTED TO CHARGE OWNER TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.*AK THE DEALER FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM TO BE STRUTS (SHOCKS) AND INNER TIE ROD FAILURES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868352August 22, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE LOCKS UP ON CONSUMER INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER NOTIFIED MITSUBISHI. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMERTHAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WHEN INSIDE OF VEHICLE LOCKS LATCHES JUST GO UP AND DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553848August 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT RECALL 98V168 BE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, THE DEALER IS CHARGING FOR PARTS THAT THE CONSUMER FEELS ARE NOT NEEDED AND ONLY WANTS THE RECALL REPAIR DONE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868024August 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEEL BEARING KEEPS DANGEROUSLY FAILING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING WHEEL TO WIGGLE EXCESSIVELY. . CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BEARINGS FOUR TIMES WITHIN 87000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867797August 15, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE IN THE DASH ONE CAN HEAR THE AIRBAG MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT MAY DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867729August 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. HAD THE FLUID & SCREEN CHANGED FOR THE 3RD TIME. WOULD BE MAKING NOISES & GETTING SLUGGISH. ALSO HAVING METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL PAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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