Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10153701March 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
DEFECTIVE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153713March 25, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND ALREADY THE HEATER IS GONE IN IT, I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK MITSUBISHI SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEFECT SINCE WE PAID MONEY OUT OF A-- TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT,WATER HOSES,ETC AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153229March 20, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 1999 "BLACK" MITSUBISHI GALANT, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE COMPLAINT IS OVER THE PAINT JOB, I HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL DIFFERENT "BLACK OR DARK COLORED" GALANT HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PAINT JOB, WHERE THE CLEAR COAT HAS TOTALLY BEEN DESTROYED BY OXIDATION. "THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S FLAW!!" *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152871March 16, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT 95 - FRONTAL AIR BAG MY WIFE HAD SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK,SHOULDER, AND KNEE INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152795March 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WE PURCHASED A USED CAR THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT. AFTER MY WIFE AND CHILD ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I FOUND OUT THE RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. I ASKED THE DEALER IF IT WAS DONE AND THEY SAID YES. WE HAVE HAD COUNTLESS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR. ARE THEY LIABLE FOR THIS??*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152453March 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS SHUT OFF AT WORK FOR ABOUT 30 - 50 MINUTES WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLARE FOR NO REASON -- NO ALARM INSTALLED. OPENED CAR DOOR AND ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET IT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS LOCKED AND EMPTY AT TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152129March 7, 2006
WHEELS:HUB, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH/WIRING IS BROKE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #99V305001 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: SWITCH; WIRING HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE HUB CAPS ALSO WILL NOT STAY ON. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HUBCAPS. THE DEALER DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION, THEREFORE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152018March 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
RECURRING AND SEVERE FRONT BRAKE CHATTER. DESPITE REPEATED REPAIR, THE FRONT BRAKES CHATTER ON BRAKING SO MUCH THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THE BRAKING STRENGTH IS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED AND BRAKING DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR BRAKES BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WORK "TOO HARD" RESULTING IN WARPED ROTORS. THEY WILL NOT COVER THESE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR ONLY LASTS ABOUT 3000 MILES AT BEST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152025March 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO HEAT. WENT TO NIAGARA FALLS IN THE END OF APRIL 2005 AND WAS STUCK WITH NO HEAT ON A FRIGID RAINY NIGHT. DUE TO THE LACK OF HEAT, THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE PROPERLY DEFOGGED AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS DANGEROUSLY COLD. ONE OCCUPANT BECAME ILL (MINOR). WHILE OPENNING THE WINDOWS A CRACK HELPED, THE WINDSHIELD STILL FOGGED. THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENNED MUCH DUE TO THE RAIN AND COLD. LUCKILY A NAPKIN WAS AVAILABLE TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD , OTHERWISE WE MAY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE AND STRANDED ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. THE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 35,000 MI. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152028March 6, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR IS EXCEPTIONALLY AERODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTS OR WAVERS BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. EVEN LIGHT, GUSTY WIND PULLS THE VEHICLE HARD NECESSITATING ABRUPT CORRECTIVE MANEUVERS TO PREVENT SIDE COLLISIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. ON WINDY DAYS, A GUST WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO NEIGHBORING LANE WITHOUT CORRECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151567March 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
NO HEAT COMING FROM HEATER. FAN STILL WORKS, BUT NO HEAT. CLICKING NOISE FROM DASHBOARD PRECEDED FAILURE OF HEATER. TAKING CAR TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151227February 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AFTER REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH OTHER UNIT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. ( APRIL 2005) MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR UPON STOPPING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150713February 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ONCE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150635February 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MITSUBISHI CAR IS A 2002. I AM GETTING NO HEAT IN MY CAR AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GETTING ANY HEAT AS WELL. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING FOR THIS...BECAUSE MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW (ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149642February 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, HOWEVER UPON INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. THE FLOOR SHIFTER MUST BE CHECKED AND RECHECKED BEFORE EXITING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146974January 5, 2006
STEERING
MY CAR DRIVING ABILITY SEEMS OKAY BUT AT TIMES IT TENDS TO PULL TO THE SIDE AS IF I'M ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. SECONDLY, IT'S BEEN MAKING A CLINGING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AT TIMES DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS EVERY SINCE I GOT MY CAR, KNOW ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146541December 30, 2005
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I HAVE OWNED A 2000 GALANT BRAND NEW FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE, AND ALWAYS USE MITSUBISHI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PAST FEW MONTHS HOWEVER (SUMMER OF 2005) - RIGHT AROUND THE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DATE - I NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME IT RAINS, THE "FLOOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE IS FLOODED WITH WATER". IT IS SUCH A HUGE NUISANCE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THE TRAIL OF THE WATER AT ALL. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK IT OUT, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT "MAYBE THE WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE SEAMS OF THE SUNROOF, ETC. , THAT IT MIGHT ALSO HAVE DEBRIS IN THE SUNROOF, AND THEY HAVE CLEANED IT OUT". THAT WAS OF NO HELP!!!! SO, MY CAR SMELLS SUPER MUSTY AND MILDEWY A FEW DAYS AFTER EVERY RAINFALL. I TRY TO DRY IT OUT AS MUCH AS I CAN, BY CHANGING THE MATS AND USING TOWELS TO SOAK UP THE WATER AFTER EVERY RAINFALL AND EVERY SNOW FALL. WHAT A MESS!!! THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146018December 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN DECEMBER 2005 THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A DROP IN POWER BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IS AS SHIFT SURGE AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK, RESULTING IN LOW FLUID THAT OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE SURGE OCCURRED ON AND OFF FOR JUST A WEEK. NOW THEY SAY WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND QUOTE OF $2,000 PLUS FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THAT IF WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THEM THE FIRST SIGN OF SHIFTING, THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS CAR FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SAME DEALER IN OCTOBER NO ONE MENTIONED ANY RECALLS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW A TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITHIN FOUR YEARS. HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACTUALLY HAD THE WORK DONE THAT WAS NECESSARY PER THE RECALL? IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE, WHAT LIABILITY DOES THE DEALER REGARDING THIS? THE DEALER SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN 2004 FOR SHIFT SURGE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE RESULT OF THIS INTERNAL DAMAGE. IF THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THIS IN 2004, WHAT IS THEIR OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THE CARS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY SERVED PER THE BULLETIN? MAY I SEE THE SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE? THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145769December 21, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT DEFECTIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR OLD AND WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO FLAKE OFF THE ROOF AND TRUNK. I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT THAT WAS USED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS TO NEW TO HAVE THIS MUCH PAINT DAMAGE. AND NO I HAVE NOT USED ANYTHING ON IT, SUCH AS CHEMICALS OR SO ON THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED BY OTHER DEALERS. I CONSIDER THIS POOR MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145808December 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE BUTTON ON THE FLOOR SHIFTER POPPED OFF. SHE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BUTTON. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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