Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (2000)

136 consumer complaints on file.

#10155006April 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAD WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED -- LEFT REAR IN 2004 AND RIGHT REAR IN DEC 2005. WENT FOR OIL CHANGE TODAY AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO PULL OF REAR WHEELS BECAUSE THE BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT TO ME. RIGHT REAR WAS SOAKED IN BRAKE FLUID AND LEFT REAR HAD JUST STARTED TO LEAK. RIGHT REAR HAD ALSO STARTED TO SEIZE UP DUE TO BRAKE FLUID COATING THE SHOES. WHEEL CYLINDERS SHOULDN'T FAIL AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS -- AND EVEN 2 YEARS SEEMS LIKE IT IS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HAVE HAD OTHER CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. ALSO, FRONT ROTORS SEEM TO WARP OUT REALLY FAST -- AS IN ONCE A YEAR. I DRIVE CAR NORMAL AND AM NOT HARSH ON THE BRAKES. *NM
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
#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
#10143802November 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
CAR DIES DUE TO ENGINE FUSE BLOWING, APPARENTLY RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 99V333001. MITSUBISHI DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137444September 23, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 4 YEARS OLD MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT'S BUMPER STARTED PEELING. AT 5 YEARS OLD MY ROOF (BY THE SUNROOF) STARTED SEVERELY FADING. MY CAR IS BLACK AND I HAVE A HUGE WHITE SPOT ON THE ROOF. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS WINTER WITH THE PAINT. NOT TO MENTION SUCH A YOUNG CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT THE CAR LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132185August 10, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM VERY DISGUSTED, I PURCHASED MY 2000 MITUSBISHI GALANT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I WAS MY CAR WEEKLY AND WAX MY VEHICLE EVERY 4 TO 5 MONTHS, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED GETTING OXIDATION SPOTS, I HAVE A HUGE SPOT ON THE HOOD, ALL ACROSS THE TRUNK AND EVEN ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR, IT IS REALLY DISGUSTING AND THROUGHOUT MY TOWN I HAVE SEEN APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 OTHER BLACK GALANTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS TO THEIR PAINT! I REALLY WISH SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A PAINT JOB ISN'T EXACTLY CHEAP AND I'VE READ THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OF ALL THE OTHER 2000 BLACK GALANTS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132120August 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
DT: CONTACT STATED THE COMPUTER SENSORS FAILED. THIS COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSE AIR POLLUTION. DID NOT THINK THE PUBLIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALLS. TWO SENSORS FAILED ASKED MITSUBISHI TO FIX THEM, AND THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY WERE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 3 THREE YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126482June 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CAR JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TURNS OUT TIMING CHAIN WENT. 1200 REPAIR FIXED WITHIN 2 MONTHS NEEDED ANOTHER TIMING BELT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125322June 14, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON MY BLACK CAR WAS STARTING TO GET WHITE/GRAY SPOTS ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF AREA MAINLY AROUND MY SUN ROOF. IT IS NOW GOTTEN MUCH WORSE AND HAS EVEN STARTED ON MY HOOD. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THIS PAINT JOB. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FADING/OXIDATION AND FUNNY HOW MOST OF THEM ARE 2000 AND BLACK. SAME AS MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118769May 1, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
I HAVE A 2000 GALANT AND ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CLEAR COAT ON THE PAINT STARTED PELLING ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER, I DID NOT KNOW THAT A CAR THAT NEW WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE PAINT DEFECTS. NOW MY CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND IT LOOKS AS IF IT IS OVER TEN YEARS OLD AND WAS NEVER TAKEN CARE OF. I ALSO HAVE A RATTLING IN MY DASH AND THAT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME, AND I TAKEN MY CAR SEVEAL TIMES TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ITS REGALUR MAINTANCE AND YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116958March 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED ROTORS 3 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112301February 28, 2005
STRUCTURE
(1) MINOR FRONT BUMPER IMPACT WAS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER AN INSURANCE CLAIM (2) IN TEARDOWN PROCESS FOUND SPOT WELDS THAT WERE RUSTED OUT AND IMPROPERLY SEALED. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - NATURE OF ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO APRON AREA. AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, REPAIR COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. (3) MITSUBISHI NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBLITY. HAVE PHOTOS AND ADJUSTERS THAT REVIEWED VEHICLE THAT CAN PROVIDE STATEMENTS AS TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108305January 31, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
THE WHEEL COVERS CONTINUE TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY A PERSON THAT SELLS WHEEL COVERS, THAT THE 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS THAT PROBLEM DUE TO THE PART THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL COVER ON, HEATS UP AND THE PIECE OPENS UP AND ALLOWS THE WHEEL COVER TO FALL OFF. ALL MY WHEEL COVERS WERE LOSS OR HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. THE MITSUBISI WHEEL COVERS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104062December 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR MADE THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT STALLED ON ME,AND CUT OFF ON THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOW TO MY HOUSE ,I CALLED A MECHANIC HE CHECKED AND FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092530November 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THE SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 99V305001 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER USED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF AND THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT BE INDICATED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100325November 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT AND VALUES FOR THE MITSUBISHI GALANTS NEED TO BE LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF IT'S A RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE MINE WENT OUT ON ME, AND ALSO I KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WITH A MITSUBISHI GALANT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096456October 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY COMPLAINT OS ABOUT THE PAINT ON MY CAR IT IS CRACKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF MY CAR FOR NO REASON. I HAD BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE HAD SENT IT TO BE REPAINTED BUT IT IS CRAKING IN CHUNKS ALL OVER AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092418October 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE LEVER THAT CONTROLLED THE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WAS LOOSE . THIS DEFECT WAS RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPAIR WAS DONE IN 2000, NOW THE PROBLEM EXIST AGAIN. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL. NOW THE OWNER HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THE OVER ALL PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS NOT COMPLETELY BEEN RESOLVED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095736October 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED MY BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2000. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE PAINT IN A SMALL AREA ON MY HOOD APPEARED TO SHOW SOME OXIDATION. SINCE THAT TIME THE SPOT HAS GROWN IN SIZE AND SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE WASHED AND WAXED THE CAR REGULARLY AND TAKEN MEASURES TO PROTECT THE PAINT JOB. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY ON MODELS PAINTED BLACK. I HAVE OBSERVED A FEW OTHER BLACK GALANTS AROUND TOWN THAT SEEM TO SHARE MY CAR'S PROBLEM. IT CAN ONLY BE EXPLAINED BY A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TAKEN DOWN MY NAME AND NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FORWARD MY CONCERNS TO THE MITSUBISHI REPRESENTATIVE WHEN HE VISITS THIS MONTH. ACCORDING TO OTHER POSTS BY GALANT OWNERS, I AM NOT EXPECTING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE READING THIS POST TO PLEASE ADD YOUR COMPLAINT IF YOUR CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087866August 13, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT END FEELS SHAKY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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