Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10168404September 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE' S TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL STOPPED OPERATING. THESE FAILURES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (02V147000). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS USING DEDUCTIVE REASONING TO ASSUME THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. UPDATED 10/3/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT EH PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE BULBS OR FUSES. THE REPLACEMENT FUSES WOULD BLOW IMMEDIATELY. *NM UPDATED 12/15/2006 - RECALL 02V147000: WIRING HARNESS ABRASION INDICATED THAT ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ROUTING OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WIRING HARNESS COULD ALLOW IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A ROUGH EDGE, CAUSING ABRASION.
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#10168226September 14, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT, THE KNOB THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR USED TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BEING TURNED FROM COLD TO HOT & VICE VERSA, IT STOPPED MAKING THAT NOISE AND NOW I NO LONGER HAVE HEAT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET HIGH & LOW AND HAVE FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS AND THAT IT IS THE HEATER CONTROL MOTOR. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *NM
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#10167845September 11, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
LEAKING A/C EVAPORATOR INTO FLOORBOARD OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. USED A DEPENDABLE LOCAL MECHANIC TO WORK ON THE PROBLEM. THE LEAKING EVAPORATOR HAS BEEN CLEARED TWICE BY THE MECHANICS AND AFTER SPENDING OVER $600.00 THE PROBLEM IS YET TO BE RESOLVED. MITSUBISHI CORPORATE HAS YET TO RECALL THIS BUT THE MORE YOU RESEARCH THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. THE 2001 GALANT HAS A SIGNIFICANT BACKGOUND OF DOCUMENTATION FROM THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT WHILE KNOWING THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IN SHORT I WILL NOT BUY OR RECOMMEND MITSUBISHI PRODUCTS AGAIN. *JB
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#10167744September 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I FEEL THERE IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN ANTI-SKID BRAKES. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND FEEL THEIR RESPONSE IS INADEQUATE. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION FAILED DURING TWO EMERGENCY STOPS AND ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR-END COLLISIONS. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION ALSO ACTUATES WHEN THERE IS NO BRAKING CONDITION THAT WARRANTS IT TO ACTIVATE. *JB
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#10167638September 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ON 8-10-06 A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED.
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#10167606September 7, 2006
WHEELS:HUB
HUB CAPS ON MITSUBISHI GALANTS KEEP FALLING ON DURING DRIVING. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TIRED OF BUYING NEW ONES. *NM
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#10167615September 7, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WELL I HAVE A BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT GTZ. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP OF MY HOOD STARTED GETTING WHITE SPOTS. AFTER 10 MONTHS THEY SMALL SPOTS SPREADED INTO WHITE BLOBS ON MY HOOD. I SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CHALKING DO TO A BAD CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICAL. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND VERY QUICKLY THAT MANY FRIENDS, COWORKERS AND FAMILY WERE HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM BETWEEN THE MODEL YEARS OF 1998 - 2002. THIS WAS NOT ONLY MY STATE IT WAS MUTIPLE PLACES SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE WEATHER. WHAT CAN I DO TO INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THE PAINT JOB? *NM
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#10166995August 29, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS MAKING WEIRD GRINDING NOISES WHEN ADJUSTING FROM COLD TO HOT OR VICE VERSA. TEMPERATURE INITIALLY WOULD CHANGE AS DESIRED. GRINDING NOISES EVENTUALLY CEASED AS WELL AS NO HEAT AVAILABLE. PERIOD OR LAPSE OF TIME WAS ROUGHLY 1 TO 2 MONTHS BEFORE HEAT DIDN'T WORK. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS BEING LOOKED AT IN 1 WEEK. UNDERSTAND OTHER 2003 GALANTS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WITH THE HEATER CONTROL MOTOR AND OTHER PARTS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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#10166554August 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC. *JB
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#10166204August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I PURCHASED A USED 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT FROM A LARGE USED-CAR DEALERSHIP. ON THE NEXT DAY, THE HORN SOUNDED OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, REQUIRING ME TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER TO STOP THE SOUND. THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH A MITSUBISHI DEALER, WHO ADVISED THEM TO REPLACE THE HORN AND THE HORN RELAY. THEY DID SO, BUT THE HORN ONCE AGAIN WENT OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY JUST OVER A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIPS COORDINATED THEIR REPAIR EFFORTS ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED, HOWEVER THAT A POOR GROUND CONNECTION ON THE HORN COULD BE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, JUST ONE WEEK LATER, THE HORN ONCE AGAIN WENT OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CONTINUED TO BLARE UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CLEARLY, FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGISTERED WITH THE NHTSA OVER THIS ISSUE, THE GALANT HAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ITS HORN ASSEMBLY. DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE AFFECTED BY THE UNSAFE NATURE OF THIS VEHICLE, AND A RECALL IS CERTAINLY REQUIRED. *NM
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#10165452August 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE TIRE WAS BUCKLED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE LEFT BALL JOINT HAD PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET WHICH PULLED THE AXLE APART. THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA RECALL, # 99V066002 PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2001 CONCERNING, THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS COMPLAINT WAS REGARDING THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB
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#10164518August 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, EQUIPMENT
1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT-AUTO TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED ON 08/03/2006 AND COST AROUND 2 GRAND. I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFT CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THIS GEAR CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BRAKES TO BE PRESSED NOR THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESS THE BUTTON AND SHIFT GEARS BY MYSELF. MY TEENAGER NORMALLY SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I AM REALLY WORRIED. *NM
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#10164190August 2, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT ON PLASTIC BUMPERS, HOOD, ROOF, TRUNK AND WINDOW ARCHES IS ALL PEELING, BLISTERING AND CRACKING. THIS IS MENTIONED BY NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR. I WAS TOLD UPON PURCHASE OF CAR (BEFORE PAINT HAD A PROBLEM) THAT 1999 WAS FIRST YEAR OF USING A "MERCEDES" MANUFACTURED PAINT. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS CONSUMERS ARE AT FAULT FOR VARIOUS CHEMICAL CLEANING PRODUCTS AND SUN/PARKING CONDITIONS. *JB
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#10163931July 31, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A BLACK 2000 GALANT. AFTER 3 YEARS THE PAINT ON THE ROOF BEGAN FADING. NOW THE ROOF AND HOOD ARE COVERED WITH BIG WHITE FADED PATCHES IT LOOKS AWFUL. I'VE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER BLACK GALANTS ABOUT THE SAME AGE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE MITSUBISHI'S BLACK PAINT IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
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#10163385July 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTOR GETTING WARPED CAUSING VIBRATIONS, MACHINED(LATHE) EACH TIME AND I WANTED NEW ROTORS. IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 18,000 AND 9 MONTHS LATER 24,000 SAME PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME AT AROUND 32,000 THEY BLAMED ME FOR THE CAUSES FROM POOR DRIVING,NON ROTATION OF TIRES,TORQUE OF WHEELS, ETC. I AM THE DRIVER MOST OF THE TIME OF THIS CAR SINCE IT'S THE NEWEST OF 5 CARS AND I AM THE MOST EXPERIENCED. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA,SUBARU,TOYOTA, AND MAZDA. I SPOKE TO MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS OFFICERS TO NO AVAIL. THEY INSIST IT IS WEARABLE ITEM AND IT'S NOT COVERED ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TIME THE OFFICER TOLD ME WHEN I ASKED FOR NEW ROTOR THEY WILL DO IT THE NEXT TIME SINCE IT WAS JUST TURNED(LATHE). BUT THE SECOND TIME THEY DENY TELLING ME THAT AND WANTED ME TO PAY THE DEALER TO HAVE IT OPENED AND HAVE IT INSPECTED. I JUST LEFT, WHY PAY THEM FOR WHAT I FEEL A WARRANTY ISSUE. *NM
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#10163450July 25, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE PAINT STARTED FADING WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP WHO ADMITTED A DEFECT IN THE PAINT ON THE 2000-2001 MITSUBISHI GALANTS. AS SUCH, THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AGREED TO PAINT THE VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT 2005. HOWEVER, MITSUBISHI WOULD ONLY APPROVE PAINTING THE SPECIFIC AREAS WHICH WERE FADED HORRIBLY (THE HOOD AND TRUNK WHICH WERE THE FIRST AREAS THAT BEGAN TO FADE), ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP PAINTED THE HOOD AND TRUNK, ALL OF THE OTHER AREAS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOW FADING HORRIBLY. MITSUBISHI HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAS 107K MILES ON IT -- ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ONLY WILLING TO CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE PAINT IN PART WHEN THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE PAINT. MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WOULD FADE SIMILAR TO THE AREAS ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY LIMITS OR RESTRICTIONS BY MITSUBISHI FOR CORRECTING THE DEFECTIVE PAINT ON THE 2001 GALANT MODELS. IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE THAT A PRUDENT BUYER EXPECT FROM A REPUTABLE AND ETHICAL MANUFACTURER AN IMPLIED GUARANTEE THAT THE ORIGINAL PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COMPLETELY FADE AWAY AFTER 5-6 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. (THE ONLY AREAS OF THE VEHICLE THAT NO LONGER HAVE THE ORIGINAL PAINT ARE THE AREAS PAINTED BY THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP - THE HOOD AND TRUNK). THE TRUNK AND HOOD ARE THE ONLY AREAS NOT TURNING WHITE. *JB
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#10163267July 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THE ABS/TCL (TRACTION CONTROL) HAS DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 8/9/2006 - THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISENGAGES WHILE AT SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS ALSO AT QUESTION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION, DTC'S AND ALL PCM'S WERE OK. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING.*NM
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#10163241July 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE FRONT END WAS MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES WHICH BECAME WORSE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. I HAD ONE TIE ROD REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE NOISE WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THE NOISE GOT SEVERE AND I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE STABILIZER BARS AND THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 2000 AT WHICH TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SUPPOSEDLY INSPECTED IT AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM NOW HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING WHICH NOW NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AND ON RAINY DAYS IT HAS BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE FRONT WINDOW DEFOGGER DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FOGS UP SEVERELY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NM
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#10163181July 22, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BLACK PAINT ON MY 1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES HAS WORN OFF IN AN A TYPICAL PATTERN. THE PAINT HAS COME OFF IN A GRID-LIKE FASHION - AS THOUGH A GIANT ACIDIC TIRE HAS ROLLED OVER IT. IT IS EFFECTING THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK AREA OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER MITSUBISHI GALANTS (AND ECLIPSES) OF THE SAME YEAR WITH SIMILAR PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS. *NM
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#10163021July 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW THE THIRD MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED IN THE VERY SAME PLACE AS THE FIRST TWO. FIRST REPLACEMENT CAME WITH NO EXPLANATION WHY. SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS BECAUSE OF A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT. I WILL NOT LET DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS MANIFOLD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED IT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THERE IS TOO MUCH ENGINE VIBRATION. BELT REPLACED AT 60K. THREE MANIFOLDS FAILED IN A 19 MONTH PERIOD
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