Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#827307August 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 26,000 MILES. NOW AT 71,000 NEED REPLACING AGAIN ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDES. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIR WORK IS DONE. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825381August 25, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPEN AFTER ENGAGEMENT. SOMETIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540354August 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES FIRST GEAR. REVERSE WOULD ENGAGE ONLY AFTER GRINDING THE GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540329August 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540335August 25, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN THE DASHBOARD BECOMES HOT, IT EMITS A GAS SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO HAVE A GREASY FILM. THIS MAKES VISIBILITY BLURRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540221August 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. HAVE NOTED SEVERAL OTHER MITSUBISHI VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR EMISSIONS FROM THIS ENGINE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540142August 19, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826568August 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THAT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539064July 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO 4WD LOW, BRING THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP. WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED THE NEXT MORNING, BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS ON EVENTHOUGH THE SWITCH WAS NOT IN THAT POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538748July 25, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CRACKED IN HALF, SNAPPING BOTH AIR CONDITIONER AND FAN BELT. THIS CAUSED STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825727July 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE DOOR LOCKS AND FREEZES. THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE ARE NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK RADIO CUTS OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR TURN SIGNALS ARE APPLIED, BATTERY WAS LOSING ITS CHARGE AND HAD TO BE JUMPED EVERY MORNING, LIGHTER FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. RADIO ANTENNA INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. BRAKES NOISY, LUGS BROKEN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538481July 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE LEAKED FLUID PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE AND MODEL/YEAR 98V069000 AND 98V069001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825610July 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS CONTROL. CONSUMER THEN HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538300July 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539253July 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON ONE MONTH AFTER HAVING FRONT BRAKES REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537794July 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND LOCKED UP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF 98V069000 BUT HAS THE SAME DRIVETRAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537675July 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
OWNER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP RECALL FOR SIMILAR MODELS LIKE TALON AND ECLIPSE (98V069003).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537265June 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE'S KEYS CAN BE REMOVED IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO OTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537249June 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821765June 25, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AFTER LATCHING LAP BELT INTO BELT BUCKLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE FROM BUCKLE WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT HIS COMPLAINT BECANCELED SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HER OWN ERROR. SODA WAS SPILLED INTO SEAT BELT LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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