Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1995)

209 consumer complaints on file.

#866672August 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V066002. DEALER REFUSED TO DO REPAIR WORK, STATING THAT BOOT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND WANTED TO CHARGE FOR FIXING THE CONTROL ARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866011July 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALLL 99V066002 LOWER CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINTS. DEALER IS REFUSING TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE BOOT IS NOT CUT, BUT CONTROL ARM IS DAMAGED. THEY WILL FIX IT FOR A PRICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865796July 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL 99V066002/LOWER BALL JOINS: DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED THAT THE LETTER WAS A MISPRINT AND SOULD HAVE THE MILAGES LIMITATION ON IT. ASK NHTSA'S HELP IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553078July 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-066) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725246July 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BALL JOINTS SEPERATED FROM VEHICLE AS INDICATED IN RECALL NOTICE, RESULTING INTHE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862812May 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RUBBER ENGINE GASKET CAME APART, CAUSING CAMSHAFT PULLEY TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552001April 27, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99V-066 OF THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WHEEL COMING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721965April 26, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, NEW SWITCH CAUSED BRAKES TO PARTIALLY ENGAGE, THIS WAS NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BY SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL, DEALER REMOVED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND PLACED ORIGINAL BACK IN VEHICLE, PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO BRAKES AND ROTORS AT THIS TIME UNTIL INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720941April 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858298March 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SUSPENSION DOES NOT STAY IN ALLIGNMENT AND BOTTOMS OUT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857963March 6, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED DUE TO THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK. ALSO, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857839March 2, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
SUN ROOF CAN BE OPENED, BUT CANNOT BE CLOSED LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN USING THE MANUAL WENCH, WHICH SCREWS IN, IT FAILS TO CLOSE THE SUN ROOF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856934February 15, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT/RIGHT. DLR SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718157February 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I DO NOT AT THIS PRESENT TIME KNOW THE ESTIMATED $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICHLE . THE DRIVER AND MYSELF HAVE SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK,SHOULDER, AND KNEE INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THIS TYPE OF CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE WERE LUCKY AND DID NOT LOOSE OUR LIVES, OTHER PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#717502January 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPECIFICALLY, THE DRIVERS-SIDE MAT GETS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT IS A HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A MERGE OR WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES. THE DEALER INSTALLED A CLIP TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE, HOWEVER, THE CLIP DOESN'T EVEN STAY IN PLACE. ON MANY, MANY OCCASIONS, I WILL STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE MAT GETS STUCK, FORCING THE ACCELERATION EVEN FURTHER AND NOT LETTING YOU SLOW DOWN THE ACCELERATION SPEED. IN OTHER WORDS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION SPEED, FOR THE MAT ACTUALLY HOLDS THE PEDAL DOWN. I BELIEVE THE MATS ARE DEFECTIVE, EITHER TOO THICK TO FIT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TOO HEAVY FOR THE CLIP. I DROVE THE CAR FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL I GOT MY CAR WASHED AND THE MATS WERE ADJUSTED (PULLED FURTHER BACK UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT) BEFORE I REALIZED THE MAT WAS GETTING CAUGHT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MITSUBISHI ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND EVEN HAD A MAT CLIP INSTALLED, BUT I'VE FOUND THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS, IS IF I ACTUALLY RETRO-FIT THE MAT AND TURN IT BACKWORDS. THEN AND ONLY THEN, DOES THE MAT STAY IN PLACE, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY, FOR WHEN YOU GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR OR IN NORMAL FOOT TO PEDAL MANEUVERS (WHEN DRIVING OR BRAKING) THE MAT SHIFTS UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK AGAIN. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854808January 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE IN PARK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED (FOR EMISSIONS INSPECTION) AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853257January 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BUT VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND ROLLING INTO THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ONE MORNING UPON STARTING VEHICLE, AND SHIFTING IT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, SHIFTING WAS ROUGH, COULD FEEL TRANSMISSION JUMPING. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. DIDN'T CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716484December 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
BALL JOINT DAMAGE IS DUE TO BAD BOOTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE EX-RAYED TO PROVE THEIR INCOMPETANCE TO DO THEIR JOB PROTECTING THE BALL JTS. THE MISALIGNMENT, PINCHING, HAIRLINE CRACKS OR HOLES HAVE CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION ON THE CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JTS. THESE PROBLEMS PUT STRAIN ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THUS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP AND WEAR OUT. I WOULD LIKE ALL DOCUMENTATION ON ALL GALANTS WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND THEIR RESULTS (20 SUSP., 25 BRAKE, & 17 POWER TRAIN ON YOUR COMPLAINT ISSUANCE VIA NET). I WOULD LIKE ALL OTHER COMPLAINT DATA VIA TELCONS OR WRITTEN COMPLAINTS IN THESE MATTERS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN INJUSTICE TO ME AS A CONSUMER, IN MY HEART AND SOUL I KNOW THAT THIS IS WRONG. CAN YOU ASSIST ME IN OBTAINING RECALL LETTERS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITIED TO #'S 99V0660001 AND 99V066002)PLEASE AND EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A RECALL ON A BOOT CAN BE ESTABLISHED WITHOUT THE COOPERATIVE PARTS AS WELL. PLEASE SEND A COPY O THIS COMPLAINT BACK TO MY HOME ADDRESS AND EMAIL AND INCLUDE PLEASE ALL O THESE NOTES AS A HARD COPY. DO YOU ALSO MAINTAIN ANY RECORDS O SMALL CLAIMS CASES, INDEPENDANT LAW SUITS OR COURT ACTIONS O ANY KIND RELATING TO THIS OR MY PURSUIT O JUSTICE. I AM WILLING TO GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO RESOLVE THIS INJUSTICE INCLUDING CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTY, AND THE STATE ATTY. GENERAL. ALSO, I IMPLORE YOU TO SEND THIS DATA TO YOUR ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OR SAETY ASSURANCE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE LACKING LETTER BETWEEN D & G IN MY CORRESPONDENCE TO YOU. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE OR YOUR SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH. SINCERELY, VICKI BEAUMONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549932December 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS ARM BALL JOINT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-066 RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853933December 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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