Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1992)

39 consumer complaints on file.

#10269309May 18, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER-N-LAWS 1992 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SWERVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT MAKING A WEIRD SCRAPPING SOUND MAKING ME THINK THE BRAKES WERE PROBABLY LOCKED UP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE SMOKE KEPT COMING OUT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. MY KID'S AND I WERE ALL AFRAID TO GO NEAR THE CAR. BUT THE SMOKE STARTED TO SUBSIDE AND I TOOK A CHANCE TO GO VIEW WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE OKAY BUT I HAD SEEN SOME THICK OIL WITH SMALL GRAINS OF METAL IN IT PROTRUDING OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE I GUESS WAS THE HEAD OF THE AXLE. I TOOK THE HUB CAP OFF TO GET A BETTER LOOK. I WAS ONLY FIVE MINUTES OR LESS FROM HOME AND TOOK A CHANCE TO DRIVE IT THERE....BUT WHEN I HAD ARRIVED AND TRIED TO PARK IT. THE WHOLE FRIGGIN TIRE CAME RIGHT OFF. I STARTED TO DO SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINT SITES. SO NOW I AM HERE WRITING UP ONE AND TRYING TO SEE IF AT ALL ANYONE CAN HELP MY MOTHER-N-LAW GET HER CAR FIXED? PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO SEE WHY THIS OCCURRED? I WAS SO AFRAID FOR THE LIVES OF MY KID'S AND OTHER'S AROUND ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED TO US IF I NEVER HAD THE FEELING TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. DEBORAH... PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!??? THANK YOU!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169101September 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1992 MITSUBISHI GALANT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *KB A NEW ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALL 3000 MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144334December 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V168000 CONCERNING THE TRANSFER CASE. RECALL REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED ON 10-20-03. IN NOVEMBER 2005 WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TRANSFER CASE BEGAN TO LEAK FLUID, AND ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137177September 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DT: THE CONTACT STATES IN AUGUST 04 HE HAD H CAR INSPECTED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION, AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSFER CASE IN TRANSMISSION. HE HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE, HE HAD IT CHECKED. ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO THE REAR WHEELS ON 1992 MITSUBISHI GALLANT LOCKED UP. HE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS A DRAIN PLUG MISSING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. NEITHER THE PREVIOUS OWNER NOR THE CURRENT OWNER HAS EVER TOUCHED THE TRANSFER CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064649March 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 98V168000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE , BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053159January 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY CAR HAD BEEN STALLING SINCE AUGUST 2003. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT INTO HAVE IT SERVICED AT FIRESTONE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. IN NOVEMBER 2003 MY CAR WAS STALLING AGAIN AND I LOST POWER DRIVING IT, AS THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR IN AGAIN TO A DIFFERENT FIRESTONE. I TRUST THE MECHANIC, I HAVE BEEN BRINGING MY CAR THERE FOR YEARS. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE A MITSUBISHI GALANT 1992. ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER MITSUBISHI CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR ECM. A COMPANY IN TEXAS HAS DATA SHOWING OTHER ECM THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS COMPANY IS: ECM TO GO AUTOMOTIVE COMPUTER SUPPLY, 2280 EAST MAIN SUITE B-7, LEAGUE CITY TEXAS 77573 1 888-326-8646. WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ECM ON MY CAR IT WAS VERY COSTLY, $755.03 TOTAL. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY MITSUBISHI HAS NOT RECALLED ECM'S. THANK YOU, SANDRA PELLICORI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044617October 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. INITIALLY THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE REAR TRANS AXLE SHOULD BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V168000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *AK
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
#756536January 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BURNS OIL DIED RIGT ON HIGWAY NOW I OWN ANTHE R ONE ND IT DOES HE SAMETHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003470August 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN
DEALER SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE, A LEAK CAN OCCUR AND POTENTIALLY LOCK UP ALL WHEELS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DUE TO INADEQUATE REPAIRS THIS PROBLEM STILL IS OCCURING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750782August 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE DEALERS ARE NOT FIXING THE RECALL PROPERLY AND REFUSING YOU WHEN YOU GO BACK. THIS AFFECTS ALL AWD MITSUBISHI 1990'-1999. I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSFER CASE (MITSU$1800) AND SUPPORTING YOKES AND SEALS AS DAMAGE RESULTS FROM LEAKING WHEN NOT PROPERLY FIXED AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE REAR WHEEL LOCKUP.*AK (TIRESIZE: 15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865546July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
RECALL 98V168001/TRANSFER CASE: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 55 MPH REAR WHEELS COMMENCED TO LOCK UP AND CAUSED STEERING TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. LATER ON RECEIVING A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE, DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851760October 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERNCE TO RECALL NUMBER 98V168001, DEALER MADE, RECALL REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSFER CASE, NEARLY LOCKING UP WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. BOTH REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713094October 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL SEALS NEED REPLACING ABOUT EVERY TWO YEARS ST 75,000 MILES THEN AT 130,000 THEN AT 160,000. REPAIR IS $400-$500
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846758September 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846881September 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT CABLE FELL OFF THE TRACK, AND THE BELT IS DANGLING FROM THE HOOD OF CAR. SEATBELT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540354August 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES FIRST GEAR. REVERSE WOULD ENGAGE ONLY AFTER GRINDING THE GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537675July 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
OWNER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP RECALL FOR SIMILAR MODELS LIKE TALON AND ECLIPSE (98V069003).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535890May 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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