2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires
Structure	1	0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission	1	1
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine00V299003

Filed Sep 26, 2000135 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A NEW PROTECTIVE SHIELD CAUSING A GROUNDED CIRCUIT.

Risk. PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD WILL CAUSE THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR AND EVENTUALLY TO GROUND OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure

Filed Oct 2, 200665,000 milesTX

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD, TOP, TRUNK, AND SIDE OF THE CAR HAS FADED AND RUSTED CAUSING THE TOP OF THE CAR TO LEAK INSIDE WHEN IT RAINS. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 20, 2005. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE ABOUT THIS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control

Filed Mar 9, 2006GA

2001 GALANT PAINT WAS PEELING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAME ON WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. *TS *JB

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire

Filed Jul 25, 2005KY

2001 GALANT ES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*MR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ONCE AGAIN IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. ON JUNE 2, 2005 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM A LINE WHICH LED FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIATOR AND WAS USED AS A COOLER LINE. *JB

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2001 — this page	3	1	1	Routine
2000	1	4	0	Routine
1999	1	3	0	Routine
1998	1	1	0	Routine
1997	1	1	0	Routine
1996	6	2	1	Routine
1995	0	2	0	Routine
1994	1	2	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	Routine
1990	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 26, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.