Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1998)

53 consumer complaints on file.

#8011322June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, AND HAVING IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS MECHANIC NOTICED THAT OIL FILTER/BRACKETS WERE DAMAGED AND RIGGED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SOLD CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED MALFUNCTION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011323June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED MECHANIC NOTICED THEAT ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN ENGINE. THIS CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010694May 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BYE A LITTLE TAR PELLET FROM A SHORT DISTANCE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING BADLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009017May 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2002. ON 30 APRIL CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755345December 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED QUITING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN BUSY METROPOLIS (HOUSTON, TX) WHERE CAR IS DRIVEN. ALSO THE CAR CAN LEAVE PASSENGERS STRANDED IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS LOCATIONS WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753847October 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 41,500 MILES I HAD A BASIC FRONT BRAKE JOB PERFORMED ON MY CAR DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY WHILE BRAKING. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY WHILE BRAKING. APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER THAT I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT SINCE IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". IT IS. HOW CAN MITSUBISHI SAY THIS ISN'T A "SAFETY ISSUE"? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THAT LIVES DON'T HAVE TO BE LOST?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561710June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, BATTERY ACID SCATTERED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THE IMPACT OF THE EXPLODING BATTERY CELLS DENTED THE HOOD CRACKING THE EXTERIOR PAINT, BATTERY WAS A 60 MO MITSUBISHI DIAMOND CARE, SERIAL NO A993FB1X02, 525 CCA GRP 24, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889920June 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY AND NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887848May 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, TIRES
THERE IS A VIBRATION THAT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 55 + MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATEDLY INFORMED HER THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MAIL FOR LOWER CONTROL ARM/ BALL JOINT. CONSUMER HAD RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BY DEALERSHIP, BUT VIBRATION CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745050May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CALL ON AND STARTED TO STALL AT 60MPH. NO ADVANCE WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 30 DAY PRIOR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE. CONTACTED DEALER STATED CAR WARRANTY IS NOT IN EFFECT BECAUSE OF MILEAGE, HOWEVER I STATED CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785391April 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, AFTER REPLACEMENT FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT A SECOND TIME WHICH WAS CAUSING GRINDING NOISES, 2 REPAIRS WITHIN 17000 MILES SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742295March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING SHAKES. BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS ARE WORN OUT AT 19,000 MILES (VERY PREMATURE); BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY IN VEHICLE - REPLACE W/ BRAKE FLUID, WHEELS SCREECH WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN - MITSUBISHI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE GIVING A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING THE BRAKES W/19,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876359December 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURLY WEARING OUT, CASUING CONSUMER TO RPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736609November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES REPLACED X 2 AND PADS X1 AND BRAKES ALSO MACHINED ONCE W. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554396September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
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
#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
#553060July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
LEFT & RIGHT FRONT AXLE SHAFTS FAILED. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860589April 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN USING ELECTRICAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE MECHANIC TOLD HIM IT COULD CAUSE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR LIGHTS COULD KEEP FLICKERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854097December 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED. NO REAR LIGHTS WERE SHOWING WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NOTICING THE RED TAIL LIGHTS, REARENDED SMALL TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. VEHICLE IS REPAIRABLE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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