Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10295399December 11, 2009
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A BLACK 2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THE PAINT HAS BEEN FADING BY TURNING A OFF WHITE IN SOME AREAS AND IT IS SPREADING LIKE CANCER. I EVEN HAVE A SPOT THAT IS GETTING RUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PAINT RECALL. I NEED MY PAINT FIXED PLEASE BEFORE IT SPREADS EVERYWHERE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND AM NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293326November 23, 2009
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL AUTO ACCIDENT 1994 MITSIBISHI GALANT LS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10290287October 29, 2009
STRUCTURE
2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH PAINT FADING/OXIDIZING ON HOOD AND ROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289207October 21, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISABLED. THE DEALER SHOWED ME A FAKE CARFAX AND REPEATEDLY, INFRONT OF THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE, TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT A DEALER MUST HAVE ME SIGN SOMETHING STATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BE DISABLED.I TRIED MANY TIMES TO RETURN VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSE. I HAVE TURNED IT INTO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND AM WAITING A RESPONSE. THEY SUGGESTED I ALSO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287416October 14, 2009
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2003 GALANT AND MY HEATER HAS FAILED THERE IS AIR BLOWING BUT IT'S NOT HOT. WHEN I TURN THE DIAL FROM COLD TO HOT IT WAS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE IN THE VENT AREA, THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST NOT TURNING. COME TO FIND OUT IT'S THE HEATER CORE AND IT'S OVER $500 TO REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE DATING BACK TO 2006 AND I BELIEVE THAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287299October 13, 2009
STRUCTURE
IM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BLACK PAINT ON MY GALANT. I BOUGHT IT IN 05 AND BYT THE BEGINNING OF 06 MY PAINT WAS OXIDIZED AND FLAKING. THE ROOF HAS RUSTED THROUGH THE PAINT. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE AND ITS GOING COST OVER 2000 JUST TO GET IT PAINTED WHEN THE PAINT THAT WAS USED TO PAINT IT WAS OF POOR QUALITY?! GALANTS THAT ARE OLDER AND ARE BLACK LOOK BETTER THAN MINES AND EVEN THE GALANTS WITH DENTS AND SCRATCHES LOOK BETTER THAN MINES BECAUSE THEIR PAINT IS STILL GLOSSY. PLEASE FIX THIS THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287141October 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT ES AND LIKE MANY OTHERS I SEE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. OXYDIZATION HAS OCCURRED ALL OVER MY CAR, IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND BUFFING AND WAXING DOES NOT HELP. ALSO, ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO: WHEN TURNING FROM AIR TO HEAT OR VICE VERSA, THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND THEN IT WILL TURN OVER WHEN IT FEELS LIKE. I THINK RECENTLY IT HAS JUST GIVEN OUT AND COMPLETELY BROKE. I JUST PAID THIS CAR OFF AND AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286969October 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICE A FIRE COMING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS OUT OF THE FUSE BOX. DISCONNECTTED THE BATTERY AND TOWED IT HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286324October 5, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BLACK PAINT ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN FALLING OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286326October 5, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT DEFECT LEADS T RAPID OXIDATION AND RUSTING OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286264October 4, 2009
VISIBILITY
FOR A WHILE THE AC AND HEATER FAN HAS BEEN MAKING A "RUBBING" SOUND WITHIN THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE HEAT IN THE CAR HAD TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING. AS IT GETS COLDER OUTSIDE, THE WINDSHIELD FOGS AND WITHOUT HEAT, THERE IS NO WAY TO DEFROST IT CAUSING INABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS PROBLEM CAN OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO CAR ACCIDENTS. THE PART HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED BUT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286204October 3, 2009
STRUCTURE
2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT, IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE GALANTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT..THE PAINT ITS LIKE DISAPPEARING IF YOU LOOK AROUND AND PAY ATTENTION YOU WILL FIND A WHITE COATING COMING FROM THE PRIMER USED... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286146October 2, 2009
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2004 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT THAT THE PAINT IS FADING PROGRESSIVELY..I HAVE KEPT THIS CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR MOST OF THE TIME..I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW AND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM APPROX. 8 MONS. AGO..IT IS NOW FADING ON THE TRUNK...HOOD...AND SIDE PANELS. HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES AND MANY WEBSITES AND UNDERSTAND THEIR ARE MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM...PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR IF I CAN SUBMIT MY PHOTOS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285654September 29, 2009
STRUCTURE
PAINT FADING ON HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK OF MY 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285305September 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
BLACK PAINT ON CAR IS COMING OFF DESPITE PROPER CARE AND GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285341September 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT,I'M HAVING PAINT ISSUES WITH MY CAR THE PAINT HAS BEEN FADING ALL OVER MY CAR,I THINK THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM, I SAW ALOT ANOTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS WITH THE SEEM PAINT PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284414September 17, 2009
STRUCTURE
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT ON MY MITSUBISHI GALANT IT IS AN BLACK 2003 GALANT DE. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR I HAVE HAD IT UNCOVERED AND NOW FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS GRAYISH WHITE MARKS ARE APPEARING ALL OVER THE TRUCK, TOP, AND HOOD OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284205September 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXTERIOR BODY EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST SPOTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRING THE RUST. THE DASHBOARD ALSO EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE CRACKING AND WARPS WHICH COVERED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFROSTER UNIT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283871September 14, 2009
STRUCTURE
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PAINT ON THE EXTERIOR OF MY 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. IT IS BLACK AND HAS BEGUN TO TURN WHITE AND PEEL. I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283905September 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE 2002 GALANT WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE OFF , VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN STEEP DRIVEWAY I WAS FASTENING BABY INTO CARSEAT ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OTHER CHILD BUMPED GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND CAR ENGAGED . I WAS DRAGGED WITH VEHICLE DOWN DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREET INTO A YARD AND INTO A TREE WHERE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER CRASHING INTO TREE. THE GALANTS SHIFT LOCK DOES NOT WORK THE BRAKE SHOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT AND NOT AT ALL IF ENGINE IS OFF. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS COULD WELL HAVE BEEN FATAL. LUCKILY I RECEIVED ONLY A BROKEN FOOT AND CUTS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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