Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1994)

198 consumer complaints on file.

#886764April 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
VEHICLE IS SHOWING SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN NHTSA RECALL 98V212000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. BRAKE LAMPS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885145April 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIR BAG LOOKS TO BE DEFECTIVE. AIR BAG MAY BE COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD, AND RUBBER PART OF THE DASH BOARD IS PEELING OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884559March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V421001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR99-002 REPAIRS. VEHICLE'S PROBLEM INVOLVED UPPER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT/LEFT FRONT SIDE. PROBLEM HAS TO BE REPAIRED OR WHEEL WILL COME OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743223March 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS ON THREE OF MY FOUR WINDOWS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED RENDERING THEM NON-OPERATIONAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742323March 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT AND WAS TOLD BY THE MISTUBISHI SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED WITH THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED WITH THEM. I THEREFORE PURCHASED THE PARTS FROM THE MITUBISHI PARTS DEPARTMENT AND HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND BOOTING AT A LOWER PRICE BUT WITH MITSUBISHI'S PARTS. SINCE THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE SAME PARTS THAT WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH AND THAT I SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN AND THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I WAS VERY SHOCKED THAT AFTER OWNING SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS THAT I HAD NEVER HAD TO PAY ANYTHING FOR PARTS OR REPAIR AND WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED. ALSO THERE WILL BE TWO OTHER REPORTS FILED FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE HAD ON DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH MITSUBISHI. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742324March 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK PULLY THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING THAT THE CAR LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND POWER, MITSUBISHI TOWED MY VEHICLE AND REPAIRED THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN IN 2001 WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHEN IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL TO HAPPEN THAT MANY TIMES TO ONE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER IT WAS JUST RECENTLY REPAIRED AND THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN THAT LONG OF A TIME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS REPLACED NEW BY MITUBISHI.ALSO I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT AT ANY SPEED IN THE WRONG PLACE WHERE AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ANOTHER MAKE OF THE MITSUBISHI BUT NOT ON THE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742302March 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I HAVE MITSHIBUSHI AND I WILL NEVER EVER EVER BUY ANY PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882777March 12, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHETHER SOMEONE IS IN OR NOT. IT'S A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881124February 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE CONSUMER WAS PARKED REAR AXLE CRACKED AND BROKE, REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881145February 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PLACING PAWL IN DRIVE GEAR VEHICLE WILL JUMP. CONSUMER HAS TO DECELERATE, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 75000 MILES, AND PROBLEM IS BACK WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739081January 9, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT FADED AFTER 3 YEARS. NO SAFETY DEFCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558666January 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-421, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SEVERAL WORDS WERE WRONG ON THE INVOICE, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738528December 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
EXCESS PLAY IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873181October 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER DOOR IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY, ALSO A CONTINUOUS SMELL OF SMOKE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872090October 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL 99V066001. BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. UNDER THE RECALL, DEALER ONLY REPLACED ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS, AND THE OTHERS CAUSED THE COLLISION. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE OTHER BOOT AS STATED IN THE RECALL.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554848September 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BEFORE RECALL 99V066001, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS AND A TOTAL OF NINE TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO DEFECT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554414September 8, 2000
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL FELL OFF THE AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RELATED TO RECALL (SR-99-002) WHICH WAS ISSUED AFTER THE INCIDENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869564September 5, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT 3 PARKED VEHICLES. VEHICLE AND OTHER 3 VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869135August 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE/ SMELLED SMOKE. HER HUSBAND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BELT HAD POPPED OUT. SHE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PULLEY/CRANKSHAFT CAME APART. THEY REPLACED THE PART, THEN ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY, SHE HEARED A PINGGING NOISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729342August 28, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL INSPECTION OF MY FRONT BALL JOINT BOOT I WAS INFORMED BY THE MITSUBISHI SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE THE BOOTS WERE INTACT, HOWEVER. IT SEEMS THAT, GIVEN THAT THE PARTS HAVE CLEARLY HAD OTHER FAILURES AS EVIDENCED BY THE RECALL, THEY ARE PRONE TO PREMATURE WEAR THAT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SEEMS UNACCEPTABLY PREMATURE FOR THIS KIND OF FAILURE, AND I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED OR HEARD OF THESE PARTS FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON OTHER VEHICLES. I THINK THE SITUATION INDICATES THAT THE PARTS OR DESIGN ARE DANGEROUSLY INADEQUATE, BUT THAT MITSUBISHI IS TRYING TO TIE IT TO BOOT FAILURE TO MINIMIZE THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $479). I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MITSUBISHI SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER (ERIK REKDAL) THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED THESE EARLY CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT FAILURES AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON VEHICLES LIKE MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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