Mitsubishi Galant Complaints

1,788 consumer complaints on file.

#10382896February 16, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY RECUR IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WOULD BECOME STUCK TO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378316January 23, 2011
EQUIPMENT
HEATER CORE IN 2003 GALANT HAS GONE OUT, WHICH MEANS NO HEAT IN VEHICLE. QUOTES FOR REPAIR ARE BETWEEN 900-1300, LABOR BEING 5-6 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THE GALANT. THERE WAS AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE AT THE REPAIR SHOP WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FURTHER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM & SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD CONSIDER INVESTIGATING. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376357January 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY TO TURN ON THE IGNITION WHEN THE KEY BROKE OFF OF THE KEY FOB. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WAS A FEE TO REPLACE THE KEY. THE KEY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375262January 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN MY 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN THE CAR WAS FIXED THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR THAT WAS NOT HIT IN THE CORRECT SPOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10369597December 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
HEAT STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY HEAT CONTROL VALVE. FIRST IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND NOW I HAVE NO HEAT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370133December 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS WITH MY SON LEAVING A STORE, WHILE IT WAS 38 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AFTER WE GOT IN THE CAR AND I TURNED ON THE HEATER, IT BEGAN MAKING A FLUTTERING SOUND UNDER THE DASH AS IF THE VENTS WERE OPENING UP. WITH THE KNOB ALL THE WAY TO THE RED POSITION AND THE OTHER KNOB IN THE WINDOW DEFROST POSITION, I WAITED FOR THE WINDOWS TO DEFROST AND THE HEAT TO MAKE THE CAR WARM. THE WINDOWS NEVER DEFROSTED AND THE HEAT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE WINDOW DOWN IN THE COLD, AND MY SON FREEZING IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY POPULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368933December 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368114November 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY SHATTERED INTO SIX PIECES. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE SPARE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. LATER THE SPARE KEY SHATTERED AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PIECE THE KEY TOGETHER BUT EVERY TIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE KEYS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368119November 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT BOTH KEYS USED TO START MY VEHICLE HAVE SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST KEY BROKE AROUND JULY 14 2007 AND THE SECOND KEY BREAKING MORE RECENT ON 25 NOVEMBER2010. WHEN THE KEYS BREAK THEY GO INTO SEVERAL SMALLER PIECES AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ALL THE PARTS AND PIECES CREATING A CHOKING HAZARD FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. IF NEEDED I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES. WHEN THIS SECOND KEY BROKE INTO 7 PIECES I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE ALL PIECES. APPROXIMATELY 24-48 HOURS LATER I OBSERVED, BY WAY OF PASSING THE PLASTIC PIECE, THAT MY YOUNG PUPPY HAD LOCATED THE PIECE AND SWALLOWED THE PLASTIC. I FEAR THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MY CHILD THAT FOUND THE PIECE THAT I WOULD HAVE A LARGER PROBLEM TO TAKE CARE OF. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AND THAT I NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW KEY THAT WAS MADE OF BETTER MATERIAL. THE COST TO REPLACE ONE KEY IS $200. MITSUBISHI ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN IF IT DID CAUSE A CHOKING HAZARD, SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IF MY CHILD OR PUPPY CHOKED ON THE PIECE THAT I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED THEM BETTER THAN WHAT I DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368267November 29, 2010
VISIBILITY
WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT, THE DRIVER WINDOW HAS BUST TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAS BUST ONCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365801November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
1. PURCHASED "AS IS" IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, DID NOT NOTICE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. 2. INTERIOR LIGHTS AND TRUNK LIGHT DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS A PERMANENT CONDITION. 3. USING OHMMETER, INTERIOR LIGHT FILAMENTS CHECKED, TRUNK LIGHT FILAMENT CHECKED. ALL OK. NO VOLTAGES MEASURED AT INPUTS TO ALL. FUSES ALL OK. DOOR SWITCH OK. LIFTED FUSES 16 & 17 IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NO VOLTAGE TO CONTACTS THAT SHOULD HAVE 12 VOLTS ALWAYS ON, PER SCHEMATIC. LOOKED UP RECALL # 29924 FOR THIS MODEL, YEAR, MAKE, AND WOULD APPEAR TO BE UNDER COLOR OF GROUNDING OF WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364041November 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
AT ABOUT 50K MILES BOTH REAR WINDOWS FAILED, WENT DOWN ON THEIR OWN AND WON'T GO BACK UP, I HAD TO WEDGE THEM UP TO KEEP THE IN PLACE. THE PAINT ON THE REAR BUMPER IS OXIDIZING RAPIDLY, THIS CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT. AT ABOUT 90K MILES I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IT WAS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1100 TO REPLACE THE PART. I SENT AN EMAIL TO MITSUBISHI THAT WAS UNRETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361786October 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE ONE MONTH APART. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE REGULATOR BROKE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND REAR PASSENGER REGULATOR BROKE IN OCTOBER 2010. CAR HAS BEEN OWNED FOR 4 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360983October 18, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360761October 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM NOT A MECHANIC; HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT OCCURS, IT WILL NOT START AND HAS TO BE TOWED IN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BLOWN FUSE. THE LAST TIME, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS BAD. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END UNTIL LAST NIGHT. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM BECOMING FRUSTRATED OVER THIS MATTER. THEY NEED TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. OTHER THAN THIS, I HAVE NOT HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE ME CHANGE MY MIND REGARDING MITSUBISHI CARS. I DON'T THINK I WILL BUY ANOTHER ONE. I AM TIRED OF THEM GIVING ME THE "RUN-AROUND". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360226October 13, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE BEGAN MAKING CLICKING NOISES ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT V6 LS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEN THIS MORNING WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATE OF 41 DEGREES HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS THE HEAT WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE IS NOW STUCK IN THE COLD MODE. I HAD TO DRIVE MY 2 YEAR OLD TO DAY CARE IN A COLD CAR. THE REPLACEMENT COST BY THE DEALER IS $1000. THE INTERNET FINDING SHOWS MOST GALANT OWNERS HAVE HAD FAILED HEATER CONTROL VALVE. THIS CAN PUT DRIVERS IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS BECAUSE WE CAN NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356713September 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2003 GALANT ES. V-6 MOTOR. HAD TO REPLACE HEATER CONTROL VALVE DUE TO NO HEAT. CLICKING NOISE FROM TIME TO TIME THEN NOTHING AS WELL AS NO HEAT. NO SOONER DID I REPLACE THAT AND THEN HEAT SELECTOR QUIT WORKING. CAN NOT CHANGE FROM VENTS TO DEFROST. MECHANIC SAID HEATER BOX WARPED AND COST ABOUT 2500.00 TO FIX THIS. NOW PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE RADIATOR BURST OPEN ON THE FRONT SIDE. ABOUT A 4 INCH OPENING JUST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAP IF YOU ARE FACING THE CAR. MECHANIC HAS SAID ALL OF THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THESE CARS AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AS EVERY GALANT MADE HAS HAD SAME ISSUES.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354198September 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS OXIDIZED WITH CHIPPING ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK LID. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OF WARRANTING A RECALL RELATED TO THE EXTERIOR PAINT DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352659August 30, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I CURRENTLY BOUGHT THE 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT FOR MY WIFE AND 11 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT TO GET THE PULL AND SHAKE OUT OF MY FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THE ASE MASTER TECH. TOLD ME MY CONTROL ARMS WERE BENT DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BALL JOINT, HE THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AND IF I DON'T GET THE PROBLEM FIXED IT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR MY WIFE TO LOSE STEERING WITH OUR INFANT DAUGHTER SO NOW I GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS THEN A TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR FRONT END ALIGNMENT. I'M UPSET AT THE DEALER FOR NOT INFORMING ME WITH THESE RECALLS NOT THE MANUFACTURE FOR MAKING THE BAD PART. PLEASE HELP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352837August 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE ONTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO AND HE WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF. UPON RESTART THE IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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