Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I SAW THE TODAY SHOW SEGMENT ON AIRBAGS AND DECIDED TO CHECK MY NEW USED CAR PURCHASED RECENTLY. I SEE THERE ARE 3 RECALLS- LIGHTING (HEADLIGHTS), FUEL, AND SOMETHING RELATED TO AIRBAGS THOUGH DIFFERENT THAN THE TEKADA BRAND. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY NEWLY LICENSED 18 YEAR OLD. PLEASE HELP ME MAKE SURE THIS CAR IS SAFE! SHE DOES TELL ME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND SHE DRIVES W HER HIGH BEAMS?
MOTORBELT WOULD NOT FASTEN INTERMITTENTLY AND PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ASSIST BECAUSE PART WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER AND OPENED THE DOOR. SEATBELT WAS STUCK. SHE HAD TO CLIMB UNDERNEATH. SEATBELT WOULDN'T RETRACT, AND CABLE CAME OUT FROM VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MY GALANT SMOKE SO BAD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR MY OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES I CAN"T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN SEREVAL GALANT THAT SMOKE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. JACKI E MIMS
INSUFFIEIENT LEG ROOM IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR TALL PEOPLE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THEN CUT OFF. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE WET TEST. *AK
ABS,BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 3:00 POSITION, SPEED 25MPH. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT POSES ELEVATED RISK OF INJURY IN REAR END COLLISION. *SD
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2003 | 126 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 135 | 3 | 10 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 151 | 8 | 11 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 136 | 7 | 16 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 215 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 209 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 1994 | 198 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1993 — this page | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.