NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION/INJURY. DUP OF 801669, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
1994 Mitsubishi Galant complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
RIGHT REAR STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING TWO FATALITIES.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS/SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
BRAKE ROTORS WEAR THIN W/BRAKES PULSATING WHEN APPLIED. BRAKES ALSO HAVE DELAY IN RESPONSE AND ARE EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS HAD (9) SETS OF ROTORS CHANGED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCLERATE AND RPMS GO UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK
AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE, SHOULDER/LAP BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER UPON IMPACT, HEAD ON COLLISION, DRIVER BECAME ILL/DIZZY, LOST CONTROL, HIT TREE.*AK
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FIVE CAR C OLLISION, VEHICLE PUSHED INTO REAR OF TRUCK, BUMPER/HEADLIGHTS/GRILL SEVERELY DAMAGED.*AK
THE CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IN FRONT END COLLISION.
3 HOUR AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOICED FIRE COMING FROM BATTERY AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL RELATED. *AK
VEHICLE PULLED LEFT DUE TO FAILED CONTROL ARM, LEADING TO WHEEL FALLING OFF. *DSH
SUNVISOR CLIP FAILED.
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
EMERGENCY BRAKE DISENGAGED ON FLAT SURFACE AND INCLINE, RESULTING IN A ROLL AWAY. TT
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
BRAKES ROTORS WARPED/REPLACED. *SD
BRIDGESTONE TIRES MAKE NOISE. *SD
FRONT LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED W/AXLE HOLDING TIRE OUT FROM WHEEL WELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY W/PASSENGER SEAT FAILED ALLOWING OCCUPANT TO SLIDE FORWARD HITTING WINDSHIELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE IN OVERDRIVE. TT
DOOR ACTUATOR LOCKS FAILED, CHILD PASSENGER LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TT
LOWER CONTROL NUT STRIPPED THREADS/CAME LOOSE, CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF/VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. *SD
WHEN TURN THE AIR CONDITION ON THERE IS A BAD FUEL SMELL . TT
THE SEATBELTS LOCK AND WILL NOT LET YOU MOVE FREELY WHILE DRIVING AND OR JUST SITTING WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED. CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT.
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. TT
WHILE GOING FORWARD OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, DRIVERS AIR BAG PREMATURE DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AFTER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR WHILE AT A LIGHT UPON IMPACT DRIVERS SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCH. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING. *AK
CAR WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE BRAKES GET WET AND THE CAR SLIDES AND IT DOES NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FUEL ODOR COMES THRU A/C VENTS WHEN A/C IS ON, O RING WAS LEAKING. TT
TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND INSTEAD OF CAR SLOWING DOWN IT ACCELERATED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
SEATBELTS FAILED DURING ACCIDENT.
ABS, YELLOW LIGHT ON THE ABS STAYS ON. TT
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INJURED CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT. TT
HEARD NOISE COMING FROM LEFT RIGHT FRONT, REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. TT
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. *SKD
AT 12:00 POSITION AT 30-35MPH BOTH DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 12:00 GOING 35MPH. TT
DEFOGGER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TT
HAD AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY. TT
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