Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1994)

198 consumer complaints on file.

#833036January 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING AT 70MP FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FRONT END WAS TOTALLED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER NOT AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701348December 14, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHTS FLICKER OR DIM WHEN DECELERATING/PAINT IS ALREADY OXIDIZING AND CLEAR COAT CRACKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701235December 9, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WEAVES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542832December 2, 1998
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781419October 28, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE POWER LOCKS SWITCH FAILED CAUSING ALL OF THE DOORS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781416October 28, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, HAS NO TENSION, DOES NOT HOLD SECURELY DURING EMERGENCY STOPS AND IT DOES NOT RECOIL AFTER TAKING IT OFF TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781417October 28, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL LIGHTS DIM OR BRIGHTER DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, ANNOYING AND CAUSED OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS SUCH AS WEAK/DEAD BATTERIES SINCE THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT PROVIDING POWER AT ALL SPEEDS. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781418October 28, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHENEVER VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, THE FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION MAKES NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE, HANDLING HAS BEEN AFFECTED. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781415October 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MAIN ENGINE REAR SEAL FAILED/DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK/ALL LIGHTS DIM OR GET BRIGHTER DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE/FRONT END SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED/WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, ALL DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND THE RELOCK BY THEMSELVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829572October 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIRST, AND SOUNDS AS IF THE BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, STATES THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827544September 2, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WITH NO WAY TO BE TURNED OFF, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540509August 27, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS AND SWITCHS FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827307August 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 26,000 MILES. NOW AT 71,000 NEED REPLACING AGAIN ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDES. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIR WORK IS DONE. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539064July 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO 4WD LOW, BRING THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP. WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED THE NEXT MORNING, BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS ON EVENTHOUGH THE SWITCH WAS NOT IN THAT POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539253July 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON ONE MONTH AFTER HAVING FRONT BRAKES REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522211May 7, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS RE-LOCKS AFTER BEING UNLOCKED, SOMETIMES HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR UP TO A DOZEN TIMES TO GET IT TO STAY UNLOCKED, REPLACE THE DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, PROBLEM REACURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533973April 10, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED THE CRUISE CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530887February 15, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER BELT BROKE AND DAMAGED TIMING BELT AND OTHER PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530737February 15, 1998
SUSPENSION
STRUTS WEAR EXCESSIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814506January 13, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CORE SUPPORT TIE BAR CRACKED, THE HOOD BROKE LOOSE AND FLEW OPEN AND BACK, STRIKING AND SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. GLASS FLEW ALL OVER. ROAD VISIBILITY BECAME POOR. IF NOT FOR THE INSTINCT OF RAPID EYE CLOSURE, DRIVER COULD HAVE BEEN BLINDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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