Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 18, 1998NJ
POWER STEERING FLUID AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID EMPTY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN BOTH RESERVOIRS.
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1998 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 1998 record →
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 30, 1998NY
VEHICLE'S KEYS CAN BE REMOVED IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO OTHER VEHICLE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 30, 1998NY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WOULD GRAB AND RELEASE, GRAB AND RELEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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