1999 Mitsubishi Galant

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Risk. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Remedy. MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Risk. FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, RESULTING IN SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION TO STIFF STEERING, AND IN THE WORST CASE, NO ABILITY TO TURN LEFT.

Risk. A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IF A LOOSE NUT CONNECTION IS FOUND.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES AND FEDERAL EMISSION EQUIPMENT. THE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS CAN BECOME HEAT DAMAGED BY THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE GROUNDED CIRCUITS.

Risk. THIS CIRCUIT FAILURE COULD CAUSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TO OCCUR: (1) THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE MAIN FUSE WILL BLOW IF THE POWER LEAD IS GROUNDED; (2) THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE IF THE SIGNAL WIRE IS GROUNDED; (3) THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE IF THE LEAD TO THE MAGNETIC CLUTCH IS GROUNDED; AND (4) THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMPS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE IF THE VOLTAGE MONITOR LEAD IS GROUNDED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND DISCARD A METAL MANIFOLD BRACKET (FROM GALANT MODELS ONLY - ECLIPSE HAS NO SUCH BRACKET). DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS WIRES SHOW NO DAMAGE, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A HEAT INSULATOR ALONG WITH HEAT RESISTANT HARNESS CLIPS. IF THE HARNESS WIRES DO SHOW DAMAGE, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HARNESS WITH PREINSTALLED INTEGRAL HEAT PROTECTION.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COLUMN SWITCH LEVERS CAN BECOME LOOSE OR BREAK OVER TIME.

Risk. LOOSENING OR CRACKING OF THE LEVERS CAN CAUSE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS THAT DO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF, WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DO NOT OPERATE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED SWITCH.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A DIRT ROAD GOING ABOUT 5 MPH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE NOT ANY OF THE RUBBER BOOTS THE CONTROL ARM ITSELF RUSTED AND BROKE.

CARS SLIPS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. TODAY IT WAS RAINING AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V333001, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS OXIDIZED WITH CHIPPING ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK LID. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OF WARRANTING A RECALL RELATED TO THE EXTERIOR PAINT DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICE A FIRE COMING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS OUT OF THE FUSE BOX. DISCONNECTTED THE BATTERY AND TOWED IT HOME. *TR

1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES BLACK PAINT IS DETERIORATING AND GETTING WHITE. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY CAR IS FADING, I SEE WHITE SPOTS ON THE HOOD, TRUNK AND ROOF OF CAR. THE CAR IS BLACK. I SEE MANY OTHER, SAME TYPE, CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME IT IS A DEFECT FROM WHEN IT WAS PAINTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TURN SIGNAL: SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,371.

ALTERNATOR AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON MY 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. HARNESS AND ALTERNATOR PLUG WERE TOTALLY BURNT. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AT MY COST. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR WHILE AT THE SHOP. LOST 1 DAY OF WORK DUE TO THIS. *TR

1999 MITSUBISHI PAINT PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A '99 MITS GALANT FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER 16TH B'DAY IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. SHE CONTINUALLY COMPLAINED OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHICH I DID FEEL ON THE COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I DROVE THE VEHICLE. IN LATE 2005 SHE WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER LEFT. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A RETAINING WALL. I DID NOT TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE SINCE IT WAS PURELY COSMETIC. SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE VERY LITTLE. SHE SAVED HER MONEY UNTIL LAST MONTH WHEN SHE HAD THE FRONT END REPAIRED. WITHIN WEEKS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK SHE AGAIN WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF OF OUR STREET AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER LEFT AGAIN. SHE HIT A TRAILER AND PUSHED IT INTO A FENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME SHE WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. DUE TO THIS 2ND OCCURRENCE I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS THAT DEAL WITH THE STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. I FOUND RECALL #00V225001 DATED 8/10/2000 THAT DESCRIBES HER PROBLEMS PERFECTLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THIS CHECKED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CURRENT REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE OR REPLACE IT.

AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE MITSUBISHI MOTORS WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRODUCTS. ON AUGUST 27,1999 I PURCHASED THE BLACK GALANT. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASED,, AND WHILE IT HAS REMAINED MECHANICALLY SOUND, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE WATCHED THE PAINT DISAPPEAR. I HAD SERVICE WORK PERFORMED AT SAM SWOPE MITSUBISHI. IN 2003 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PAINT, AND WAS TOLD ONLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANT, AND OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE SEEN THE PAINT DISAPPEAR. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF MITSUBISHI WAS REPAIRING THE PAINT, M AND WAS TOLD ONLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 3 YEARS, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2006 I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS THAT MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX THE PAINT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TOO OLD, AND THAT NO OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE BY ME WERE FOUND. I COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI MOTOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT IN MAY OF 2005. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE I SPOKE WITH STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT WAS PROBABLY ENVIRONMENTAL, AND THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE MARK THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I COMPLAINED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2006. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE STATED,THAT MY CAR WAS TOO OLD, AND THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PAINT. THE GALANT CAME TO THE DEALER WITH A CHROME PEN

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE TO FAST. SEEMS TO BE WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAS SET FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS STICKING PEDAL IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL BASED ON THE INFORMATION I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE. *JB

EVER SINCE PURCHASE OF 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN 2003 THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ENGINE TEMP IS NORMAL BUT BLOWS OUT COLD AIR. GIVE IT THE GAS AND IT BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. TAKE FOOT OFF OF GAS AND GOES COLD. REPLACED THERMOSTATS TOLD THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE THAT GOES BAD IN ALL OF MITSUBISHI'S. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HAD WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER FLUSH PERFORMED, ALL RELATED FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT IF PROBLEMS CONTINUED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEMS WORSENED.

STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE CLEAR COAT ON MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT WAS PEELING OFF ON THE HOOD. NOW MY HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK ARE TOTALLY PEELING OFF. NOTICED THIS ON A LOT OF OTHER BLACK GALANTS. I KNOW THE CAR WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT, BUT THE PAINT SHOULDN'T OF GOT SO BAD SO QUICK. ANY RECALLS ON MITSUBISHI PAINT?*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING THE IGNITION. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT PRIVATE REPAIR SHOPS, WHO ALL DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STARTER. EACH TIME, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, A PIECE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH DETACHED FROM THE SWITCH ITSELF, CAUSING THE WASHER TO NOT FUNCTION. THE WASHER SWITCH WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 99V305001, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM

1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT ON PLASTIC BUMPERS, HOOD, ROOF, TRUNK AND WINDOW ARCHES IS ALL PEELING, BLISTERING AND CRACKING. THIS IS MENTIONED BY NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR. I WAS TOLD UPON PURCHASE OF CAR (BEFORE PAINT HAD A PROBLEM) THAT 1999 WAS FIRST YEAR OF USING A "MERCEDES" MANUFACTURED PAINT. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS CONSUMERS ARE AT FAULT FOR VARIOUS CHEMICAL CLEANING PRODUCTS AND SUN/PARKING CONDITIONS. *JB

I OWN A GREEN 99 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALLIGATOR SKIN IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE TRUNK AND HOOD. I CALLED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PAINT AND I WAS TOLD NO. THE OPERATOR THEN ASKED WHAT STATE I LIVE IN AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I LIVE IN TEXAS, SHE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO HAVE PAINT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TEXAS SUN IS SO HARSH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN 3 ACCIDENTS IN THE VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM KEEPING WHEEL COVER ON ALL IT TAKES IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND OFF THEY COME. THIS YEAR MODEL ALSO HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING. *JB

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL, THE PAINT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND EVENTUALLY RUST. THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. IT IS NOW RUSTING MORE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME IT MUST HAVE HAD A BAD REPAIR JOB. HOWEVER, I RECENTLY SAW ANOTHER GALANT WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME LOCATION. *JB

I HAVE A 99 BLACK GALANT AND THE EARLIER PART OF 2005 I STARTED SEEING MY PAINT FADE OFF. IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND GRADUALLY SPEAD TO THE TRUNK. NOW THE PAINT HAS FADED OFF BOTH AREAS. I WANT IT PAINTED SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND ASKED DID THEY HAVE A RECALL NUMBER BUT HE TOLD ME HE WOULD NEED THE LAST 8 NUMBERS OF MY VIN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I DIDN'T TELL HIM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO AFTER THAT I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THREE OTHERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT GALANTS. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT ALSO HAS A BLACK GALANT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP COULD DO BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY GALANTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DEFECTIVE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 "BLACK" MITSUBISHI GALANT, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE COMPLAINT IS OVER THE PAINT JOB, I HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL DIFFERENT "BLACK OR DARK COLORED" GALANT HAVE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PAINT JOB, WHERE THE CLEAR COAT HAS TOTALLY BEEN DESTROYED BY OXIDATION. "THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S FLAW!!" *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH/WIRING IS BROKE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #99V305001 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: SWITCH; WIRING HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE HUB CAPS ALSO WILL NOT STAY ON. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HUBCAPS. THE DEALER DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION, THEREFORE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE.

MY CAR DRIVING ABILITY SEEMS OKAY BUT AT TIMES IT TENDS TO PULL TO THE SIDE AS IF I'M ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. SECONDLY, IT'S BEEN MAKING A CLINGING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AT TIMES DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS EVERY SINCE I GOT MY CAR, KNOW ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. *JB

1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT DEFECTIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR OLD AND WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO FLAKE OFF THE ROOF AND TRUNK. I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT THAT WAS USED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS TO NEW TO HAVE THIS MUCH PAINT DAMAGE. AND NO I HAVE NOT USED ANYTHING ON IT, SUCH AS CHEMICALS OR SO ON THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED BY OTHER DEALERS. I CONSIDER THIS POOR MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS 40-50 MPH. *JB

I'VE BEEN REPLACING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS SINCE 93 ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND, THE DEALER TELLS ME I'VE HAD MY RECALLS FIXED AND WE ARGUED OVER IT BUT I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN FIXED. I THINK BECAUSE IT'S TO MANY OF THEM WHICH THE DEALER WILL LOSE OUT ON TIME AND MONEY. I TIRED OF REPLACING MY BRAKES. PLS HELP!*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOOT HITS THE TRUNK OPENER, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO COME OPEN. THHIS E CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

ABS FAILURE- LIGHT IS ON AFTER CAR WAS REAR ENDED. DEALER CHARGE ME $218 US DOLLARS TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED AN ABS SYSTEM I WAS TOLD THAT ALL ME RECALL WAS DONE. BY TALKING TO THE DEALER NONE OF MY RECALLS WAS DONE AND I HAD TO BRING THE CAR FEW DAYS LETTER AND LOST DAYS OF WORK AND THE ABS IS STILL NOT FIX. THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR AND IT IS NOT CAR ACCIDENT RELATED. THE FACT IS I DID NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT NOR I HAD ABS LIGHT ON. NOW I CANT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE VERY BED ROTOR IS NOISY CAR IS VIBRATE AND BRAKES ARE DOWN. I SUGGEST SINCE THERE ARE 1000 OF COMPLAINTS ON ABS SYSTEMS ROTORS PADS AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AND SAFETY ISSUES, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAIN. *NM

MY GALANT HAS HAD WHEEL VIBRATION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS, PADS AND BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. I STILL HAD THE WHEEL VIBRATIONS AND CONTINUED TO ARGUE WITH THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHILE LOOSING TIME AT WORK AND SPENDING MY WEEKEND MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS AT THE DEALERSHIP. EVERY SIX MONTHS I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED AND ALIGNED TO AT LEAST LIMIT THE VIBRATIONS TO A MINIMUM. THE CAR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS MORE TIRE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE THAN ON THE REST OF THE CAR. 68,000 MILES AND 5 YEARS WITH ONLY 8 MORE PAYMENTS LEFT TO GO AND I FEEL THAT I'VE BEEN MISTREATED BY MITSUBISHI AFTER THIS BEING MY SECOND MITSUBISHI CAR. DUE TO MITSUBISHIS' POOR SERVICE AND UNWILLFULNESS TO HELP A 2 TIME BUYER OF THEIR CARS I AM NO LONGER LOYAL TO MITSUBISHI. I OWN A 1996 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT RUNS 2 TIMES BETTER THAN MY GALANT THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2000.

1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH CLEARCOAT FAILURE ON ENTIRE TOP OF HOOD, CAR, AND TRUNK LOCAL DEALER SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK, CAR WAS 5.5 YEARS OLD WHEN I NOTICED AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED. I OWN A 1999 GALANT. *AK

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2002. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR MY BRAKES KEEP MAKING THIS CRACKING NOISES. IVE REPLACED THEM SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 TIMES INCLUDING REPLACING MY ROTORS AND GETTING THEM TURNED, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. I HAVE EVEN BOUGHT THE MOST EXPESSIVE AND SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BRAKE PADS . YOU CAN BUY FOR A MITTSUBISHI GALANT. THEY ARE FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTER I REPLACE THEM BUT THEY GO BACK TO THE SAME WAY AFTER A FEW WEEKS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT KEEPS GETTING STUCK. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT WONT STOP GETTING STUCK. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO START THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN I BARELY LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY VEHICHLE LEPT FORWARD, HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH CAUSED THAT CAR TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM.*AK

SPRING 2003 MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT STARTING HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEAR COAT. IT BEGAN FADING AND CRACKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY MOONROOF. IT HAS NOW SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR, THE TRUNK LID AND NOW HAS BEGUN ON MY HOOD. I CALLED THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP BACK IN JULY OF 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT I WOULD EITHER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT PAINTED TO LEAVE IT. LAST MONTH WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A FREE INSPECTION PROMOTION THEY WERE DOING AND HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HE SAID HE HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO A CAR AND WOULD HAVE THE KANSAS CITY REPRESENTATIVE COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HE ALSO APOLOGIZED THAT THE SERVICE REP. I HAD TALKED TO BEFORE BLEW ME OFF. THE KANSAS CITY REP. CAME DOWN AND SAID MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT THAT I HAD SET SOMETHING ON MY CAR TO CAUSE THE SUN TO BURN OR FADE THE CLEAR COAT. WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR AND HAVE NEVER PUT ANYTHING ON IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL 1999 AND 2000 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD MITSUBISHI BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *JB

SAFETY ISSUE WITH 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANTS. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE 4 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AND NUMEROUS RESURFACING. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN SEPARATE ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. THE PROBLEM WOULD LEAVE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WHEN THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD COME BACK. *SC *JB

UPON REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT MY GEAR SHIFT BECAME FREE FLOATING. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, OR PARK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE CABLE BROKE. IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO FIX. THEY HAD TO PULL OUT THE DASH. MY CAR ONLY HAD 63,000 MILE ON IT, BUT WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 3,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $500. *NM

PAINT FLAW ,THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF. IT HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE CAR.MY WHOLE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT IS CAMOFLOUGE.I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR BLACK GALANT.MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PAINT.I THINK IT SHOULD BE.A PAINT JOB SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN4 YEARS.THE CAR HAD A LITTLE SPOT ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT IT SPREAD OVER THE WHOLE THING IN LESS THAN A YEAR.SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME.*AK

THE HOOKS ON THE HUB CAPS DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY THE HUB CAP ON THE RIM OF THE WHEEL PROPERLY. HITTING THE LIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE CAPS. CONSUMER REPLACED FOUR HUB CAPS. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT AROUND 15000 MILES. AT THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND BOUGHT HIGH QUALITY PADS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. I BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS, AND THINGS WERE OKAY FOR ABOUT 10000 MILES. AFTERWARDS, BRAKING VIBRATION CAME BACK. I DECIDED TO BUY BREMBO SLOTTED ROTORS IN CASE THE FACTORY ROTORS WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I FINALLY FOUND AN INTERNET SITE THAT HAD THEM FOR THIS CAR, BUT I PROBABLY CANNOT WRITE THE NAME HERE. I ALSO MADE SURE MY TIRE CENTER DID NOT TORQUE THE LUGS OVER 80 FOOT POUNDS WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES. AFTER A ROTATION, I USED MY TORQUE WRENCH TO VERIFY PROPER TORQUE. SO FAR THE BREMBO ROTORS HAVE NOT WARPED. LASTLY, I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING DOES NOT HELP.*AK

THIRD WATER PUMP GONE ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

ROTORS WARPED AND RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED.RESULTING IN COST OF $475 DOLLARS FOR NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO MINOR CRASH FOR SLOW STOPPING.CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK

I LEASED A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT ON AUG 30, 1999, TWO WEEKS LATER I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE OF HEARING GRINDING AND SCRUBBING NOISES WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES, I WAS TOLD BY A RUDE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS BRAKE DUST SO ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAN IT OUT WHICH WAS A LAME EXCUSE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND OWNED CARS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE DUST, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT IN AGAIN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED ROTORS AND BEGAN TO TELL HOW MUCH IT COSTS, I ARGUED THAT POINT BECAUSE IT IS A LEASE SO THEN THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND/OR BRAKES PADS AT LEAST EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES SINCE THEN BECAUSE I JUST DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY THE DEALERS GAMES. IT GETS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES EVERY TIME AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR VIBRATES LIKE IT IS FALLING APART ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL, HAVE TO START PUMPING THE BRAKES AT THE TOP OF THE HILL IN ORDER TO STOP SAFELY. AND TO TOP THAT OFF, I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR IN AGAIN LAST SUMMER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THIS HAS GONE ON WASTING MY MONEY FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF YEARS, IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY BRAKES, I DID NOT HAVE AMPLE TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT, I HAD THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. MY QUESTION IS WHY DOES THIS GO ON, WHY HAS MITSUBISHI NOT RECALLED T

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *SCC

1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770785

NHTSA# 99 V 305 001/HEADLAMP WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH: CONSUMEVEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT OPERATING. PROBLEM DID NOT OCCURED UNTIL RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE AT DOBBS BRO'S MITSUBISHI IN MEMPHIS, TN. PHONE# 901/795-3400. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ,AND STATED THAT ELECTRICAL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A LOT OF FORCE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKES FOR VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25-30 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WERE TWO INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT