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
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 →
FRONT BRAKES HAVE BAD ROTORS, BRAKES KEEP VIBRATING. OWNER KEEPS REPLACING BRAKES. *AK
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
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
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
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND ON THE THIRD OCCASION THERE WAS A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FAILURE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS FOUR HAIR LINE CRACKS. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE.
BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED THREE TIMES.
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
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY.*AK
VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING DUE TO WARPED ROTOR.
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
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
DURING FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVER'S /PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
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
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG/SEAT BELT FAILURE DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
BRAKES MAKING GRINDING NOISE. MUST PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK
AFTER STARTING ENGINE, SMELL OF FUMES ENTERED INTO INTERIOR, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO GAG. *AK
WINDOWS DEVELOP A FILM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT AT 50MPH AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK, VEHICLE SUDDENDLY BURST INTO FLAMES. POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS KEEP WARPING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ONLY 26,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
GALANT REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE GALANT, GALANT'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. DLRS REPAIRED GLAZING BRAKES. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
HYDRAULIC BRAKES; SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION SPEED 35 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PLASTIC BAG GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND STOPPED THE ENGINE DEAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
IN COLD WEATHER THE POWER STEERING BELT MADE NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING AND PARKING THE CAR . TT
WHEN THE HEATER DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS, CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. TT
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGHLY, DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. *DSH
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
ABS: WHEN APPLING BRAKES MAKE A PULSATING FEELING AND BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST SEAT BELT, IT RETRACTED WHILE ON AND LOCKED UP, HAD TO CUT IT OFF. TT
DURING NORMAL STOPPING, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AT THE POINT OF NO CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
DRIVER'S MAT SLIPS UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING BINDING/NO MOBILITY. *SD
BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS WERE GLAZED AND UNEFFECTIVE. TT
TRANSMISSION SLAPS WHEN DROPPING INTO DRIVE POSITION. *TT
MISALIGNMENT, RESULTING IN UNBALANCED TIRES/VIBRATION.
AUTO-TRANS: TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN LOWER GEARS; DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN FLOORED; SHIFTS ROUGHLY; DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT. *DSH
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION AT 50-55 MPH. INJURIES RECEIVED. TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
DEFROST CYCLE; INTERIOR FOGS EXTREMELY CONDENSING MOISTURE W/OWNER WIPING INTERIOR WINDSHIELD WITH RAG. TT
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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