Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10000048December 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE ENGINE HAS AN UNEVEN IDLE AND HESISTATES AT 2200 RPM. FOUR LIFTERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 23K MILES. THE ENGINE WAS REMANUFACTURED UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT 28K MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 75K MILES AND IS AGAIN BURNING OIL AT 1 QUART/1K MILES. THE CASTER ALIGNMENT IS OFF BY 1.2 DEGREES AND CANNOT BE FIXED. THE FRONT BUMPER IS FALLING OFF BECAUSE THE THIN METAL PLATE THAT HOLDS IT ON HAS RUSTED OFF. THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE GROUND AND WIRING IN GENERAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023842December 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE OPENING DOOR TOP EDGE OF DOOR SPLIT CONSUMER ACROSS FACE CAUSING INJURIES IN RESULT OF 30 STITCHES IN FACE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770522December 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWNED MY CAR FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS WHEN THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX. 40000 MILES WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. APPROX. 1 YEAR LATER THAT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT TIME AND I HAD TO PAY $1700 TO REPAIR IT. 4 MONTHS AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A THIRD TIME, I BOUGHT A USED TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT INSTALLED. THE TRANSMISSION STILL DOES NOT ACT RIGHT, SHIFTING HARD AND THUMPING A LOT. THERE IS DEFINITLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS AND OR TRANSMISSIONS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023812December 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE HE HAS TO OPEN THE HOOD AND UNPLUGGED, DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $800 DOLLARS. TS CONSUMER IS AWARE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770400December 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH 20, 1999 I PURCHASED THE MITSUBISHI GALANT FROM MARK ESCUDE TOYOTA OF 955 I-20 S. FRONTAGE RD JACKSON< MS 39204 (601) 948-3420. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, ABOUT 15-20 MILES AWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT & HAD TO BE TOWED BACK. ON MARCH 24, 1999 WE RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, 2 HOURS AWAY, TO PICK UP THE CAR. NOW, ALMOST 30000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ONCE AGAIN, MAKING THIS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION TO BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER GOING ONLINE & DOING CHECKS ON THE '96 GALANT'S TRANSMISSION I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS CASES AFTER CASES OF THE SAME GALANT S SERIES IN WHICH I HAVE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. UNDOUBTABLEY, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL THAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 2 DIFFERRENT PEOPLE WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS & THEY FEEL THAT IT IS JUST COINSIDENCE THAT THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL WITH THE SAME TYPE TRANSMISSION HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I FEEL THAT BY PUTTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR WILL NOT SOLVE ANYTHING BUT ONLY RUIN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING THE CONSUMER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770292December 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON MY BRAKES 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY MACHINED/TURNED THE ORIGINAL FRONT DISC ROTORS ONCE AND HAVE HAD TO BUY A NEW PAIR OF THEM AS WELL. THE PADS/SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. IT MAKES A SQUEEKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. IT STOPPED WHEN I GET THE BRAKES SERVICED BUT RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 2K. IT FIRST STARTS OFF WITH TREMBLING WHEN I BRAKE AND THEN THE TREMBLING PROGRESSES. IT STOPS SHAKING WHEN THE THE BRAKES ARE SERVICED BUT ALSO RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 2K. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023217November 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769919November 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022339November 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022341November 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN EVER VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022408November 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE T-BONE ANOTHER CAR AND NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022426November 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 TO 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES' RAN A RED LIGHT AND T-BONE ANOTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008543November 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS DIM RANDOMLY FOR 1-3 SECONDS. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH FAILS TO TURN THE DOME LIGHT ON WHEN SET TO "ON" AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN THE LIGHT ON WHEN SET TO "DOOR" WITH THE DOOR OPEN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER REARVIEW MIRRORS NO LONGER MOVE THESE DEFECTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****769329. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568104November 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN, ALSO SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769115October 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WILL NOT ROLL WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. AT FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE ANY WINDOWS IN VEHICLE. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING ALSO. IT SEEMS AS IF THE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021838October 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768793October 23, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#768721October 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE OF 2002, AUTO TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. WAS REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT UNDER WARRANTY). SHOP FLUSHED TRANSMISSION AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID. LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER (AUGUST 15, 2002) TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AT 78,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED COMPLETELY AT 78,000 MILES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021134October 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED THIS WAS A RESULT OFF THE MAIN COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. HAD IT REPLACED PROBLEM REACCURED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768522October 16, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN JAPAN (JULY 2000) AND IN FEBRUARY (2001) CITING SAFETY REASONS DUE TO THIS AND RELATED PROBLEMS. IT WAS NOT RECALLED IN AMERICA. WAITED ALL THESE MONTHS TO SEE IF IT WILL BE RECALLED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN, I FULLY EXPECTED TO SEE THIS VEHICLE IN MITSUBISHI'S RECALL EFFORT. CONTACTED THEM AT 1-888-648-782002 BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A NUMBER TO CONTACT AT MITSUBISHI AMERICA ON HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED. THEREFORE CONTACTING NHTSA AS THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR WHICH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN JAPAN DUE TO QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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