Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1999)

215 consumer complaints on file.

#889352May 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC FUEL TANK DOOR HAS CRACKED. DEALER CLAIMED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER INDICATED DEFECT WAS COMMON AND PART WAS ON BACKORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889408May 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL WILL FEEL BRAKE ROTORS PULSATING AND VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED A 1000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746017May 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE CAR SHAKING WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER IN OCT 1999 AND THEY TURNED THE ROTARS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE IT IN BECAUSE THE BATTERY FAILED AND HAD THEM CHECK OUT THE BRAKES WHILE I WAS THERE AND THEY SAID I NEED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. I ASK THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND HE FOUND THEY HAD. HE SAID HE WOULD TURN THE ROTARS AGAIN BUT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES WERE REALLY TIGHT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK LAST WEEK, BUT NOW THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING BACK WHERE THEY WERE. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED AND THE BRAKES. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AT NO COST TO ME. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS THE MAJORITY ARE ABOUT THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888620May 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION HOSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND DEAELR DID NOT WANT TO DO THE JOB. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561226May 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT BRAKE FAILURES, BRAKE ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, BRAKES GRIND WHEN BEING PUSHED DOWN, CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE PREPARING TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745385May 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
TWICE IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED PREMATURELY. REQUIRED BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND GRINDING OF ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745328May 14, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN ENGINE SPEED FALLS TO IDLE (WITH FAN AND RADIO AND DEFROST ALL SET TO OFF), ALL LIGHTS IN CAR, AND THE HEADLIGHTS, WILL DIM. IT'S VERY NOTICEABLE. WHEN ENGINE SPEED RISES, LIGHTS BRIGHTEN. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN MULIPLE TIMES TO GET THIS FIXED. THE DEALER HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEIR TECHS TOLD THE MECHANICS TO CHECK VARIOUS THINGS (LIKE BAD GROUNDS), BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI NOW SAYS THAT IT'S "NORMAL OPERATION." THIS CAR NEVER USED TO DO THIS UP UNTIL AROUND NOVERMBER 2000. A PERSON WHO WORKS AT BURLINGTON MITSUIBISHI GRABBED A NEW GALANT OFF THE LOT, AND THE LIGHTS DIDN'T DIM AT IDLE. I ALSO HAD A 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND I DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS DIMMING. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. I WANT TO SELL THIS CAR (CAUSE I NEEDED AND BOUGHT AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE CAR) AND I FEEL THAT THIS CONDITION IS GOING TO HURT THE VALUE OF THIS CAR. I KNOW THAT IF I WERE TO BUY IT FROM SOMEONE, I'D NOT BE HAPPY TO SEE THESE LIGHTS DIMMING AT IDLE. I FEEL THAT I'M BEING STRONG-ARMED BY MITSUBISHI BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SO FAR THE ALTENATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE REST HAS BEEN TESTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887518May 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
THERE IS A VIOLENT VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN VEHICLE, FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REDONE, REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARMS/BALANCE DAND ROTATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED FRONT TIRES, AND STATED THAT TIRES WERE CAUSING VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744842May 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAR IS ON BUT LIGHTS, RADIO, WIPERS AND ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS DON'T WORK. YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE SWITCH TO MAKE THE RADIO, WIPERS AND ELECTRICL PARTS WORK. NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887083April 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE BRAKE PADDING HAD BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887053April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ID01V011001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 001SND0124. SEA COAST MITSUBISHI HAS PART ON BACK ORDER. DEALERSHIP IS ON RT 35 IN OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ. PHONE #732-493-4202. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886290April 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HAS NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT VIBRATION WAS CAUSING FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER TO HAVE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED, AND TWICE TO HAVE BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR A FOURTH VISIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885687April 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN TRYING TO STOP CAR IT WOULD VIBRATE, A YEAR LATE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885392April 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS A RECALL . WHEN TAKEN INTO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT HAVE PART TO VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER CONUSMER HAS MADE APPOINTMENT, NO ONE CALLED CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884907April 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT BLOW WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGINTION AND TURNED OFF. CONSUMER FEELS HORN SHOULD BLOW WITH KEY IN OR OUT OF IGNTION.*AK THE HORN WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884910April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS KEEP WARPING AFTER 3,000 MILES TO 5,000 MILES , DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS 5 TIMES WITH SAME DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884620March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60-65 MPH STEERING WHEEL WILL START VIBRATING AND FRONT OF VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO COME APART. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH FRONT END.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884450March 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 TIMES. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS MAKING A 'CLUNKING AND SCRAPING' SOUND WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THEM AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742695March 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LEAKING COAL TAR FROM DOOR SEALANT- DEFECTIVE BOTH FRONT DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882534March 9, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V225001 FOR STEERING RACK. NUT AROUND STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. WHEN TURNING MOSTLY TO LEFT VEHICLE JERKS & MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. MECHANIC SAYS COULD LOSE POWER STEERING, AND NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL PROBLEM COULD BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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