Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#566580July 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMERS HEAD WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE GLASS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY HOLD CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER CONTACTING MITSUBISHI'S CLAIMS SERVICE, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELTS OR THE AIR BAGS. *JG *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8013695July 10, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND EACH TIME CONSUMER TAKES VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON INSIDE 48 HOURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013700July 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. THEN, IT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763919July 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I OWNED A 1995 GALANT BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND I MUST SAY, MITSUBISHI IS THE WORST BRAND OF CARS EVER ASSEMBLED. I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 GALANT THAT I WAS FORCED TO GET RID OF IT AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR AND COULD NOT SELL OR TRADE THE CAR TO SAVE MY LIFE. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WOULD DEAL WITH ME WERE MITSUBISHI AGAIN SO I WAS FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I CALLED THE MITS. DEALER WERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE BATTERY, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP DOWN THE STREET FROM ME AND THEY SAID MITS. HAS A 50/50 DEAL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $40 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BATTERY. I WOULD SELL THIS CAR TODAY IF I COULD BUT KELLY BLUE BOOK.COM TELLS ME THE CAR IS WORTH LESS THAN I OWE. IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD REALY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013159July 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763703July 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES -- WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT START BACK UP AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013001July 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED ALONG WITH BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TWO FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND GLAZED AND WILL BE REPLACED. BRAKES WILL BE SERVICED FOR FOURTH TIME WITHIN TWO MONTHS, AND THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763534June 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I ASKED THE SALESMAN WHAT THAT WAS HE TOLD ME THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE CAR RUNS. A FEW MONTHS LATER I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE A BIG STINK ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I DID, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHO DROPPED THE PAN AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS, NOT A LOT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT SERVICED AGAIN AND THIS TIME WHEN HE DROPPED THE PAN THERE WERE LARGE CHUNKS OF METAL. ONE LOOKED LIKE A GEAR HEAD. I THEN CALLED MY DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION PROVING THAT I HAD A WARRANTY AND ALL THE TIME I DID. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO GET MY WARRANTY INFORMATION, THE LADY THERE TOLD ME I DID HAVE A WARRANTY AND THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF AS A DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE. I AM NOW PERSUING LEGAL ACTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763425June 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED, EXPLAINED THEY SAID THE LITTLE DELAY AND THUNK IT HOW THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES. WENT ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR LESS BEFORE DEFAULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763466June 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763402June 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THIS WAS COVERED AT THE TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME IT COULDN'T BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763214June 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE CAR HAD INTERMITTENT AT TRANSMISSION "SLUGGISHNESS" TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST. ON OR ABOUT 6/31/02 THE CAR TRANSMISSION DIED, NO POWER AT IDLE, AND BARELY ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT. AT EXACT MOMENT OF FAILURE, CAR'S CLOCK AND RADIO ALSO LOST POWER. NEXT DAY, UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, STARTED UP AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY THROUGH ALL GEARS WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT, WITHOUT SLUGGISHNESS. CLOCK AND RADIO WERE ALSO WORKING FINE. I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO MECHANIC'S SHOP (NOT DEALER). MECHANIC SPENT NEXT TWO DAYS TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RECREATE THE SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO HAD ANOTHER SHOP'S MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION REPAIRS INSPECT IT. BOTH COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY, BUT SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION OR A RELATED CONTROLLER. ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE ORIGINAL MECANIC'S TESTING, IT DIED AS BEFORE, BARELY ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP. HE RECOMMENDED A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT DUE TO THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE SUSPECTED PROBLEM AREA. HE AGAIN REAFFIRMED THAT I SHOULD NOT EXPECT ANY MECHANICAL REPAIRS. DEALER (HOLLER MITSUBISHI, CLOSEST LOCATED DEALER) LOOKED IT OVER AND CALLED ME BACK SAME DAY TO INFORM ME THAT AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, AS WELL AS SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS. THE TOTAL COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS WORK IS $2392.58 + TAX. WITH 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR, HE SAID AFTER 60,000 MILES IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIR CHARGES ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I STRONGLY REQUESTED HE RECHECK WITH HIS TECHNICIAN AND SVC MGR AND TO RECONSIDER THIS AS A GOODWILL WARRANTY REPAIR AS IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PRODUCT FAILURE, NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. I REITERATED THE FINDINGS OF OTHER MECHANICS - NO MECHANICAL FAILURES FOUND. SAME ANSWER CAME BACK, OUT OF WARRANTY, ME TO PAY. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS LOTS OF TRANNY PROBLEM HISTORY. WHO ELSE CAN I CONTACT FOR THIS??? PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762974June 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762962June 11, 2002
SUSPENSION
SEVERE VIBRATIONS ARE FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINNING OVER THE SPEED OF 60 MPH AND GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER 70 MPH WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLE HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS ESPECAIALLY DRIVER. THE VIBRATIONS ARE MAXIMUM AT A STEADY SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MPH ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HIGHWAY PREFERABLY WITH SMOOTH SURFACE. STEERING VIBRATIONS DECREASES WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WITH ROUGH SURFACES AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR, THAT IS WHEN STEPPING OVER THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, OVER A SMOOTH SURFACE HIGHWAY, STEERING VIBRATIONS ARE SEVERE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 65-75 MPH AND DECELARATING UPTO 65-75 MPH AND MAINTAIN A STEADY SPEED AT 70MPH WITH SLIGHT VARIATIONS. SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS ARE FELT HIGHEST AT THE TOP OF STEERING (ALSO APPARENT VISUALLY AND FELT ON HANDS) AND GRADUALLY DECREASING TOWARDS THE BASE (BOTTOM) OF THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011424June 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA RECALL 99 V 305 011/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 990WVD0097 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL HARNESS: WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ FOG LAMPS, AND TURN SIGNAL ARE INOPERATIVE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011321June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL. MECHANIC STATED RADIATOR CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#8011334June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566010June 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V421001 CONCERNING THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEING DAMAGE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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