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1995 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 1995 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 16, 1997IL

OWNER HIT THE BACK OF A VAN AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SET BELT DIDN'T HOLD PERSON IN PLACE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 30, 1997NJ

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BAD ROTORS, BRAKES KEEP VIBRATING. OWNER KEEPS REPLACING BRAKES. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Mar 25, 1997LA

PASSIVE RESTRAINT: WHEN TURNING ON THE SWITCH IN THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OUT UNTIL TURNING VEHICLE OFF. DEALER STATES IT WILL COST HIM BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 21, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, HAD TO PUMP BRAKE TO STOP, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PARTS 5 TIMES, VEHICLE IN SHOP NOW FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 17, 1997OK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT 30 TO 35MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO ARM/NECK AND KNEE CAPS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 26, 1996CA

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND ON THE THIRD OCCASION THERE WAS A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 25, 1996PA

FAILURE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS FOUR HAIR LINE CRACKS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

BRAKE FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Oct 8, 1996AL

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED THREE TIMES.

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1996TX

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAME UNHOOKED AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 23, 1996TN

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 23, 1996TX

VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING DUE TO WARPED ROTOR.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery2 injured
Filed Sep 4, 1996AL

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BATTERY CAPS BY PLACING A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SLOT OF THE CAP, THE SCREW DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE CAP, HIT THE PLATES IN THE BATTERY, CAUSING THE BATERY TO EXPLODE/CAPS MADE OF WEAK MATERIAL EASILY PIERCED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 4, 1996TX

30 MILES AND HAD TO GET THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES, ONCE THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN INTO TWO. PLEASE DESCRIBE

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 5, 1996MA

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVER'S /PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1 injured
Filed Aug 5, 1996FL

THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATIC WINDOW HAS INJURED THE OWNER'S FINGER TO THE POINT THAT SHE HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR STICHES BECAUSE THE WINDOWS ARE POWERFUL. *AK *SLC

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996KS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG/SEAT BELT FAILURE DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1996NC

BRAKES MAKING GRINDING NOISE. MUST PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jul 3, 1996FL

AFTER STARTING ENGINE, SMELL OF FUMES ENTERED INTO INTERIOR, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO GAG. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jun 26, 1996FL

WINDOWS DEVELOP A FILM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 21, 1996FL

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT AT 50MPH AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jun 18, 1996IN

STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK, VEHICLE SUDDENDLY BURST INTO FLAMES. POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 17, 1996GA

FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS KEEP WARPING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ONLY 26,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 23, 1996CA

GALANT REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE GALANT, GALANT'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 8, 1996CA

VEHICLE VIBRATES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. DLRS REPAIRED GLAZING BRAKES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 1, 1996NC

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 24, 1996TX

HYDRAULIC BRAKES; SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 4, 1996OH

THE FRONT ROTOR WAS REPLACED AT 5,OOO MILES AND CAR IS AT 25,000 MILES AND ROTOR, NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 27, 1996TX

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION SPEED 35 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Mar 13, 1996FL

AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Feb 20, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PLASTIC BAG GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND STOPPED THE ENGINE DEAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 15, 1996GA

IN COLD WEATHER THE POWER STEERING BELT MADE NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING AND PARKING THE CAR . TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 24, 1996CA

WHEN THE HEATER DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS, CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 4, 1995SC

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 4, 1995NY

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGHLY, DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 30, 1995NY

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. TT CONSUMER STATES BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL, ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 27, 1995FL

ABS: WHEN APPLING BRAKES MAKE A PULSATING FEELING AND BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 13, 1995IL

ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST SEAT BELT, IT RETRACTED WHILE ON AND LOCKED UP, HAD TO CUT IT OFF. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 7, 1995FL

DURING NORMAL STOPPING, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AT THE POINT OF NO CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Oct 25, 1995CT

DRIVER'S MAT SLIPS UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING BINDING/NO MOBILITY. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 24, 1995MD

BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS WERE GLAZED AND UNEFFECTIVE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 21, 1995CA

TRANSMISSION SLAPS WHEN DROPPING INTO DRIVE POSITION. *TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 26, 1995IL

MISALIGNMENT, RESULTING IN UNBALANCED TIRES/VIBRATION.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1995CA

AUTO-TRANS: TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN LOWER GEARS; DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN FLOORED; SHIFTS ROUGHLY; DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Aug 9, 1995FL

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 6, 1995FL

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT. *DSH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 27, 1995AL

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION AT 50-55 MPH. INJURIES RECEIVED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 7, 1995NC

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed May 2, 1995NY

DEFROST CYCLE; INTERIOR FOGS EXTREMELY CONDENSING MOISTURE W/OWNER WIPING INTERIOR WINDSHIELD WITH RAG. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 18, 1995PA

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT POPS ON INTERMITTENTLY AND REMAINS ON; BRAKES GRIND; BRAKE PADS CRACKED; REPLACED; REOCCURRED; HISSING SOUND; LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER.

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