Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#706012April 26, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, ALONG WITH ALL TAILLIGHTS. FUSE WAS REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. BRAKE LIGHTS FUSE ALSO POPPED AND WAS REPLACED. WHEN BRAKES ARE PUSHED, DASH LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP NOW. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND STILL NO TAILLIGHTS OR DASHLIGHTS (EXCEPT WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705974April 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DAUGHTER REARENDED JEEP UNDER-RIDING JEEP BUMPER PUSHING RADIATOR BACK INTO ENGINE AND CRUMPLING HOOD. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER & PASSENGER WORE SEAT BELTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705798April 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON & GOING OFF THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF CAR. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. THIS PROBLEM WAS SERVICED BY DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS. ABS CONTROL UNIT, RELAY, RELAY S-O AND HYDRAULIC UNIT WAS REPLACED AT 41,201 MILES AND AGAIN AT 82,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836817April 19, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
MAY, 98; CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AT 47,000 MILES. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OVER INTO A BOOT THAT MADE THE STEERING HARD. ALSO, RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MITSUBISHI DEALERS SAID THERE WAS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. PLEASE ADD VIN. NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833507April 6, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG COVER SEAMS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE SEPARATING FROM ITS LOCATION ON DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER & DEALER REFUSE TO HAVE THE COVER REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544814April 5, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705218April 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER'S PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS CROOKED SO I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO MERELY STRAIGHTEN IT OUT AT WHICH POINT THE CAR FLEW BACKWARDS AS IF MY FOOT HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND HELD IT THERE ALTHOUGH THIS CERTAINLY WAS NOT THE CASE. AS MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THIS WAS HAPPENING I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. ALL THIS OCCURRED IN A 3 SECOND PERIOD AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ACTUALLY STOPPED MY CAR- THE BRAKE, THE GEAR IN PARK OR THE CAR I HIT WHICH PARKED 12-15 FT BEHIND ME. I'VE HAD A SAFE DRIVING RECORD FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS OCCUR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705095March 30, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836250March 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835034March 24, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO DIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704835March 24, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704434March 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY GALANT SMOKE SO BAD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR MY OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES I CAN"T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN SEREVAL GALANT THAT SMOKE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. JACKI E MIMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835739March 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE OBLONG/MISSHAPED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE. THE ROTORS WOULD BE REPLACED EACH TIME & THE PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704312March 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS RUNNING IN PARK; MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT IN CAR; I WAS STANDING RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CAR; SHE CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT OF CAR TO RETRIEVE AN OBJECT, HER FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRINK HOLDER AND THE GEAR SHIFTER; CAR WENT INTO REVERSE WITH MY DAUGHTER INSIDE AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX; THE SHIFT LOCK CABLE DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD (THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED FOR THE CAR TO BE PUT INTO REVERSE); MANUFACTURER DOES NOT CARE, AND WILL NOT FIX DAMAGES TO CAR; MANUFACTURER JUST WANTS TO MAKE MORE MONEY BY REPLACING THE SHIFT LOCK CABLE FOR $300.00; DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703956March 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. REVERSE GEAR INOPERABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781990March 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835124February 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING PULSATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. THE DEALER WILL NOW NO LONGER MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS ARE MADE OF POOR QUALITY STEEL, WHICH IS CAUSING THE NEED FOR FREQUENT BRAKE REPAIR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835104February 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY VIBRATING, AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES CONSUMER LOSE CONTROL. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703370February 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PULLED INTO GAS STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. SMALL FIRE AROUND FUEL LINE, IGNITION WIRES, COIL, WIRE HARNESS CONTAINING INJECTOR WIRES. PUT OUT W/ EXTINGUISHER. ONLY 2 WIRES TO 1 INJECTOR DAMAGED, FUEL LINE/PLUG WIRES DAMAGED, COMPUTER FAILED. HAVE HAD ALOT OF LARGE COSTLY PROBLEMS W/ THIS CAR IN THE PAST, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO DIFFERENTIAL TWICE, TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE. TIMING BELT FAILURE 18 MONTHS AGO, CAUSED DAMAGE TO VALVES (GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS THE DAY B4 THE FIRE). DEALER WEATHERFORD HAS BEEN WORKING ON MY CAR SINCE AUG 1996 AND TIMING BELT RECALL JUST CAME (MAILED FEB 1 1999) PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS! JKM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703064February 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS FAILED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MONEY ON A REPLACEMENT. OFCOURSE ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT PART EXPIRED. MY TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS ALSO BAD. NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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