Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#548009August 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-066), HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO ADDITIONAL WORK NECESSARY TO CORRECT PROBLEMS, PULLING TO SIDE (INNER AND END TIE RODS REPLACED ADDITIONALLY). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845242August 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BUT HALF WAY & THEN LOCK UP. WOULD NOT RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER LOCKING UP. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHCLE DRIFTS HARD TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE TIRES NEEDED ALIGNMENT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ONLY ONCE FOR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710100August 17, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
LIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. ALSO TIRES SQUEEL UNUSUALY LOUD WHEN TAKING TURNS AT NORMAL SPEEDS. BRAKES SHAKE WHEN APPLIED. STRONGLY CONSIDERING TRADING IN FOR OTHER BRAND OF CAR. WILL NEVER BY MITSUBISHI EVER AGAIN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844966August 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING SOUND OF WHEEL WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844853August 11, 1999
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN OVER 65 MPH OR OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547857August 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
UPON DELIVER OF VEHICLE, ROTORS WERE WARPED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709823August 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, INSIDE DOOR PANEL WATER GETS CAUGHT INSIDE AND CAUSES WIRES TO BLOW UP AND CAUSE A FIRE, PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844732August 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY WEATHER IT STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM NOT WATER RELATED. THE LOWER PULLEY; CRANKSHAFT CAME APART, CUTTING TWO BELTS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844646August 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RECEIVED NOTICE #99V066001. CONTACTED DEALER.RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO BALL JOINTS BREAKING. AXLE BROKE & WENT INTO TRANSMISSION. LOST CONTROL. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE BALL JOINTS DID NOT BREAK THE RIGHT WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709769August 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 7 MONTHS. VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END AND BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUE. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844516August 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA RECALL 99V-066.002/ LOWER BALL JOINT: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INFORMED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547831August 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL COMPONENT 99V-066001 FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844314August 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LOWER CONTROL ARM/ BALL JOINT FELL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709525August 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I NOTICED A VIBRATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, THEN BALANCED THEN FRONT ROTORS TURNED, THEN FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, THEN FRONT WHEELS RE-BALANCED. I WAS THEN TOLD OF A "NEW" SERVICE BULLITEN COVERING THE FRONT END LOWER SWING ARM REPLACEMENT. AFTER WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AN ENTIRE DAY (FOLLOWING WAITING A MONTH TO GET THE PART AND SCHEDULE MX) I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR ALREADY HAS THE "NEW" BUSHING AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW I HEAR A "CLANG" IN THE FRONT END WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AND CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. AND OF COURSE, THE FRONT END STILL VIBRATES AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843971July 30, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 5-10 MPH WHEN IT HIT A TRUCK HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843711July 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AND GOING INTO A TURN WHEEL CAME OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BOLT FALLING OUT FROM THE AXLE. THE TIRE WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND DAMAGED THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED. DLR CAN'T FIND OUT WHY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843760July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709328July 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SEATS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ROTORS ALWAYS WARPED/CAMSHAFT FAILURE/IGNITION FAILED/WINDOWS FOG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709335July 28, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LOWER LATERAL ARMS AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35,100 MILES. WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL - VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING IN THE OTHER LANE. ALSO VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS INTERMITTENTLY ON A FREQUENT BASIS. POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AT 35,100 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547547July 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING BECAUSE OF RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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