Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (2003)

126 consumer complaints on file.

• #10040162September 12, 2003
  POWER TRAIN

  POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD REGARDING 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. TEN DAYS AFTER REPAIRS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN. *NM

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10036952August 31, 2003
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

  I PURCHAED A MITSUBISHI GALANT 2003 ON 8/19/03 FROM JIM HUDSON MITSUBISHI. ON 8/23/2003 I WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A MINI VAN. THE FRONT SEATS OF THE GALANT SLID BACK AND THE SEATS WERE BROKEN. SO MYSELF AND THE DRIVER WERE FLAT ON OUR BACKS IN THE GALANT. JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW. THE SEATS SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN AND WENT BACK THE WAY THEY DID.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

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  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #10032879August 15, 2003
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  I RENTED A CAR AND THE DRIVER SEAT KEPT SLIDING BACK. IT WOULD NOT LATCH INTO PLACE. IT OCCURRED MOST WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10030476July 30, 2003
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON THE AIR BLOWING OUT ON THE FLOOR AREA IS MUCH WARMER THAN THE AIR BLOWING OUT IN THE UPPER AREA OF THE CAR. IN ORDER TO GET COOL AIR TO COME OUT ON THE FLOOR AREA, YOU HAVE TO USE ONE OF THE LAST TWO COLD AIR CONDITIONING SETTINGS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SETTING IS THAT THE AIR BLOWING OUT IN THE UPPER AREA OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY COLD. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE CHECKED THE CAR AND THEY REPORTED THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CAR.

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10025249July 1, 2003
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER/LINE. I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. A WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT ON 6/9/03. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX 3 WEEKS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. DIAGNOSIS: INTERNAL TRANS FAILURE UPON INSPECTION FOURND 4TH GEAR CLUTCH PAST CLEARANCE OUT OF SPEC AND CLUTCHES BURNED. REPLACED 4TH GEAR CLUTCHES AND RESET SNAP RING CLEARANCE. INSP 2ND BRAKE PISTON AND REPLACED O-RINGS. REMOVED VALVE BODY. INSP AND FOUND CHECK BALL WEARING THROUGH SEPARATOR PLATE. REPLACED VALVE BODY SEPARATOR PLATE. REPLACE SEAL FROM VALVE BODY TO 2ND BRAKE. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE 6/27/03. AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE DAY, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN TRYING TO GET ONTO A FREEWAY AND/OR MANUEVERING THROUGH IN TOWN TRAFFIC, THIS VEHICLE IS POSING A HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND/OR OTHER DRIVERS. I WILL RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I DETERMINE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR TO LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO REPORT THIS TO ANOTHER AGENCY. THANKS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10005435February 6, 2003
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

  WHEN EVER I CRANK THE CAR UP IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE THE EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE BAD EGGS. THE RADIO/CD WAS REPLACE THREE TIMES ALREADY AND THE CD PLAYER STILL SOUNDS STATICTY WHEN PLAYIND DISC AND THE SPEAKERS POP WHEN THE RADIO IS COMPLETELY OFF. ALSO WHEN EVER SOME GETS IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THEY GET SHOCKED BY IT TO THE POINT WHERE U CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SPARK FROM THE SHOCK. AND WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITING RUNNING U CAN FEEL THE CAR SHAKE LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0