Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1994)

198 consumer complaints on file.

#568303September 17, 2002
TIRES
THE LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE SEPARATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766572September 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER ONE RECALL IN SPRING OF THIS YEAR; HOWEVER, NOISE PERSISTS ON LEFT FRONT; MAINTENANCE MANAGER INFORMS ME THAT IT COULD BE SOME PART OTHER THAN BALL JOINT AND NOT A PART OF RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766573September 2, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ALL INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY RELOCK THEMSELVES REPEATEDLY; CHILD SAFETY LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017645August 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT BALL JOINTS BROKE WHEN OWNER WAS TURNING A CORNER. HE GOT OUT OF CAR AND SAW TIRE HAD SLUMPED OVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765676August 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS DID NOT FAIL TO WORK, MY COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING THE VINYL OF THE DASH THAT THE AIRBAG IS KEPT IN. THE VINYL OF THE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT HAS BEEN WARPED FROM THE SUN. THE VINYL AROUND THE AIRBAG LOOKS LIKE IT IS RECEEDING FROM THE DASH. THE TOP PART OF THE AIRBAG COVER IS POPPING UP AND LOOKS AS IF IT WILL COME APART. THE DASH VINYL IS ALSO RECEDING FROM THE TOP CLOSEST TO THE AIR VENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760612April 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE LOWER PULLEY TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AND HAS NO RECORD OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759210March 11, 2002
TIRES
FRONT TIRES WEAR ON THE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004469February 25, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL SWING OPEN AND WILL NOT LOCK OR SHUT.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756650January 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE BALL JOINT TO DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 50MPH, THE CAR VEERED TO LEFT AND SKIDDED ABOUT 500 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET VEHICLE TO STOP. WHEN I DID THE DRIVER TIRE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR AND THE BASE OF MOTOR WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND. AFTER MITSIBUSHI REPAIRED THE BALL JOINT AND HALF SHAFT THAT ALSO BROKE. I TRANSPORTED IT TO OCALA FLORIDA FROM ODESSA TEXAS ON A CAR CARRIER SINCE THAT POINT I HAVE LEARNED ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. I CONTACTED MITSIBUSHI BECAUSE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR ALL 4 TO BREAK SUBSTANTIAL TRAUMA WOULD HAVE HAD TO OCCUR, THE CAR HAS NOT OTHER TRAUMA EXCEPT THE WRECK IN ODESSA WHEN THE BALL JOINT SNAPPED. MITSIBUSHI TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HERE, I DID AND NOW THEY ARE DECLINING TO FIX MOTOR MOUNTS THAT I CONTEND WERE BROKEN DURING THAT WRECK. I HAVE A COMPLETE FILE OF EVENTS AND RECEIPTS AND NAMES I WOULD LIKE TO SEND VIA MAIL TO YOUR ASSOCIATION IF POSSIBLE PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH A MAILING ADDRESS SO I CAN FULLY EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND PROVIDE THE PROOF I HAVE RELATING TO THE ENTIRE SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN SO FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY STRAINED ON THIS INCIDENT THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE 8 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED, BUT PURCHASED TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND YET I HAVE HAD MORE UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS CAR THAN ANYTHING ALL RELATED T A BALL JOINT RECALL. THANKS SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563776October 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS IN POSSESSION OF HIS VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897688October 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL 00 V 421 001/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: REPORTING UPPER BALL JOINT IS FAILING AS LOWER BALL JOINT; NOTIFIED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749529August 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892747July 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK TIMING CRANK SENSOR ORIGINAL PART WAS LARGER THAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE CRANKSHAFT.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891673June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL#00V421001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR01-007. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. DEALER WILL NOT FIX VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746911June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CAR IS VEERING TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. THE BODY OF THE CAR SHAKES UP/DOWN AND LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AT 30MPH. BELOW THAT SPEED, THE STEERIG WHEEL MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT RAPIDLY. WHEN THE CAR DIPS, THE CAR BOUNCES SIDEWAY THAT COULD BE COMPENSATED OR CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: XLJ6 7375 TIRESIZE: 185/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746194May 31, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LOCKS WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK OR LOCK BY THEMSELVES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746195May 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
AFTER MAKING WIDE LEFT TURNS THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES VERY SOFT. NEEDS TO LIFT UP WITH FOOT THEN IT OK UNTILL NEXT WIDE LET TURN. ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT ONCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888657May 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR-01-0007; CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINTS ON LEFTSIDE OF VEHICLE BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887904May 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW DID NOT WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED IT. WHEN CONSUMER GOT HOME IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887054April 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING LOWER BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED OUTWARD. ALSO, AXLE CAME LOOSE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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