1999 Mitsubishi Galant complaints

PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, THEY ROTATED THE ROTORS ON THE BRAKES. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS, ROTATED, YOU NAME IT AND IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO RIDE IN THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND EXTREMELY NASTY TO US. THE OWNER OF THE DEALER HUNG UP ON MY WIFE YESTERDAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SCREAMED AT ME TODAY, AND SAID WE HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN. THEY WON'T RETURN PHONE CALLS. I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAY THEY WILL WORK ON THE PROBLEM. I JUST COMPLETED THE PAPER WORK FOR THE LEMON LAWS IN MARYLAND. I NEED HELP WITH MAKING SURE NO ONE ELSE BUYS A LEMON FROM THE DEALER, AND THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. PLEASE ASSIST ME, IN ANYWAY YOU CAN. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, ENGINE FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS AREA, CLAIM 42-1246-839. *SLC

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V305000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS OR MORE. SET APPOINTMENT. A FEW WEEKS LATER, CHECKED BACK & PARTS WERE IN. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP RAN OUT OF PARTS FOR HEAD LAMP SWITCH. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP, EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A DOCUMENTED 4 TIMES AND A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT BY THE MANUFACTURE'S REPRESENTATIVE! *AK

TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY BANGING SEVERLY ON EACH SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER ,WAS TOLD SHIFTING WAS NORMAL.PROBLEM GOT WORSE , TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (20,000 MI) ,WAS TOLD COMPUTOR NEEDED REPROGRAMING AND REPAIRED.SOMEWHAT REMEDIED PROBLEMBUT AS TIME WENT ON PROBLEM REOCCURED.AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECALIST WAS TOLD SHIFT PATTERNS WERE NOT RIGHT AND THE ABUSE TO THIS POINT WILL DEFINILITY AFFECT THE LIFE OF THIS SYSTEM. TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM MITS. WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *AK

ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE, SMOKE CAME OUT AND CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, CLAIM 30-V201-876. *SLC

COMPONENTS REPLACED AS PER RECALLS, STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AFTER LEAVING DEALER, NO VISBLE SMOKE OR FIRE. RETURNED TO DEALER, SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WOULD PULSATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER ADMITS TO BAD ROTORS AND PADS ON GALANTS, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM. *AK

SNOW/ICE BUILDS UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND ON COLD DAYS IT CANNOT BE KNOCKED OUT OFF THE WELLS, THE ICE IS THICK AND HARD AND RUBS AGAINST THE TIRES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND MAKES DRIVING AND STEERING MORE DIFFICULT. NLM

WHILE MAKING A STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURY. *MJS

ABS LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

IS BEEN FOUR TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES,TWO OF THOSE THEY CHANGE BRAKES PATS SETS FAILED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION AND HESITATION.DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS, MACHINED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS DONE THIS TWICE. ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME. (DETAILS? [email protected]). I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF SOMEONE'S DIRT DRIVEWAY. I WAS POSITIONED AT AN ANGLE. WHEN I BACKED OUT (GOING ABOUT 3-5 MPH), I BUMPED INTO A TREE. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT AN EXTREME RATE AND MADE A TERRIBLY LOUD NOISE. THE CAR THEN THRUSTED FORWARD (THE ENTIRE TIME MY FOOT WAS HEAVY ON THE BRAKE - I AM 100% SURE OF THIS!). THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE CAR. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 60 FEET, THE CAR THEN CAREAMED INTO A MOBILE HOME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I BELIEVE THOUGH THAT THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE METAL BEAMS FROM THE MOBILE HOME. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS. TRYING TO GET THE CAR REPURCHASED OR REPLACED. THIS IS A REVISION FOR ODI #716575. *AK

GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, CAR ACCELLERATED AND SMASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME. (DETAILS? [email protected]). I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF SOMEONES DIRT DRIVEWAY. I WAS POSITIONED AT AN ANGLE. WHEN I BACKED OUT (GOING ABOUT 3-5 MPH), I BUMPED INTO A TREE. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELLERATED AT AN EXTREME RATE AND MADE A TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE. THE CAR THEN THRUSTED FORWARD (THE ENTIRE TIME MY FOOT WAS HEAVY ON THE BRAKE - I AM 100% SURE OF THIS!). THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE CAR. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 60 FEET, THE CAR THEN CAREAMED INTO A MOBILE HOME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I BELIEVE THOUGH THAT THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE METAL BEAMS FROM THE MOBILE HOME. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW DUE TO THIS INCIDENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS. TRYING TO GET THE CAR REPURCHASED OR REPLACED. *AK

THERE IS TOO MUCH SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS MISSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ON SEVERALOCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN. CONSUMER'S SHOE SIZE IS AVERAGE FOR A MALE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING & UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL OR GRAUDAL STOP CONSUMER NOTICED THE PEDAL VIBRATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS NOT AN ABS. *AK

VEHICLE VIRBATES WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES PULSATE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR, DEALER SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND WOULD REPLACE BUT HE HAVE TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT THE NEW ROTORS WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANT, CONSUMER REFUSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE SINCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR.*ET

ROTORS KEEP WARPING, HAD REPLACED THEM TWICE. *AK

I WAS BACKING UP AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN STOPPING FROM A HIGHER SPEED IE. 55MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THE DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. DEALER HAS RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS 2 TIMES AND REPLACED ONE TIME AND RESURFACED REAR ROTORS. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALER FIRST TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT VIBRATION IN DEC 1999, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER GETTING VEHICLE; SECOND TIME, IN MARCH 1999 (ROTORS FOUND WARPED, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS RESURFACED); THIRD TIME APR 1999 (ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS RESURFACED); FORTH TIME JUN 1999 (ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, FRONT LEFT & RIGHT ROTORS REPLACED THIS TIME); FIFTH TIME, FRONT ROTORS TURNED. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN OCT 1999, ALL OF A SUDDEN NO RADIO, WIPERS, CIGARRETTE LIGHTER, HORN. NO PROBLEM FOUND BY DEALER. NOW VEHICLE VIBRATES EVEN WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, WHEN REACHING 55 MPH. SEVERAL CALLS TO MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN "CORDIALLY" UNHELPFUL, HAVE NOT HAD DEALER CONTACT US ABOUT PROBLEM AS THEY PROMISED IN OCTOBER 1999, OVER A MONTH AGO. NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT ROTORS REQUIRE RESURFACING APPROX. EVERY 7,000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES ALSO LOSE STOPPING EFFICIENCY WHEN ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RELATED DESIGN DEFECT JUSTIFYING A RECALL. *AK

THE ROTORS EXPERIENCED FAILURE CAUSING NOISE. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS LATER REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE TO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS DUE TO FAILURE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL FEELING SPONGY AND VEHICLE VIBRATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ALSO, CAUSING INTERMITTENT DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED, PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH CAUSE, BURNING SMELLS, BURNT LIGTH SWITCHES, CABLES AND PLUGS AND VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES ARE RUBBING AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND JUMPS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT TOO. YH

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED. YH

THE ABS BRAKES SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING. HAD HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HAD THE ABS BRAKES CHANGED, AFTER GOING TO DEALER'S AT LEAST 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH CAR TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR VIBRATES. *AK

BATTERY FAILED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. MJS

TIRES ARE SHAKING DUE TO LUGS:NUTS BEING TOO LOOSE. ALSO, REAR OF VEHICLE IS TOO LOW/ BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, AND THE ODOMETER ISN'T WORKING. *AK

AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A WALL AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ON FEBRUARY 4, 1999 AT 11,416 MILES, I COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE RECEIPT, THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. ON MAY 20, 1999, I COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING THE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS 19,394. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE RECEIPT, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AGAIN ON JULY 16, 1999, AT 26,975 MILES, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR A THIRD TIME FOR VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE RECEIPT, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE REAR DRUMS RESURFACED. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE BUT THEN RETURNED. ON SEPTEMBER 9-10, 1999, THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A "TECHNICAL BULLETIN" WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ADDED SOME KIND OF BUSHINGS TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING A CONTINUOUS LOW-LEVEL VIBRATION AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1999, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY GO TO "BRIGHT". IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CURRENTLY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES/VIBRATES DUE TO WARN OUT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS.

VEHICLE LEASED ON 07 FEB 99; 1ST TIME IN SHOP FOR WARPED ROTORS - 14 APR 99 - ROTORS WERE MACHINED; 2ND TIME IN SHOP FOR WARPED ROTORS - JUN 99 - ROTORS WERE MACHINED; 3RD TIME IN SHOP FOR WARPED ROTORS - 18 AUG 99 - ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED ON FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALSO BRAKE PADS THIS TIME - THEY WERE NOT REPLACED THE FIRST TWO TIMES; NOT A HAPPY CAMPER

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BUT HALF WAY & THEN LOCK UP. WOULD NOT RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER LOCKING UP. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHCLE DRIFTS HARD TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE TIRES NEEDED ALIGNMENT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ONLY ONCE FOR PROBLEMS. *AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN OVER 65 MPH OR OVER. *AK

UPON DELIVER OF VEHICLE, ROTORS WERE WARPED. MJS

I NOTICED A VIBRATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, THEN BALANCED THEN FRONT ROTORS TURNED, THEN FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, THEN FRONT WHEELS RE-BALANCED. I WAS THEN TOLD OF A "NEW" SERVICE BULLITEN COVERING THE FRONT END LOWER SWING ARM REPLACEMENT. AFTER WORKING ON MY VEHICLE AN ENTIRE DAY (FOLLOWING WAITING A MONTH TO GET THE PART AND SCHEDULE MX) I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR ALREADY HAS THE "NEW" BUSHING AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW I HEAR A "CLANG" IN THE FRONT END WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AND CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. AND OF COURSE, THE FRONT END STILL VIBRATES AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NPO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, DRIVER COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE END OF THE BRAKING PADS. *AK