2001 Mitsubishi Galant complaints

2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 15,000 MILES AND TIRES WERE PROPERLY ROTATED AND BALANCED. CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE POSES SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. *NLM

MITSUBISHI GALANT GTZ ONLY GETTING 11 MI/GALLON. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALL MILES DRIVEN ARE HIGHWAY MILES. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB...............*AK

I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON MARCH 17 2003. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CAVED IN. THE PROBLEM WAS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTLE BUS THAT HIT ME PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WE COLLIDED. I AM REALLY UPSET BUT THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I TRIED CONTACTING THE MITSUBISHI COMPANY BUT THEY DECLINED TO SPEAK TO ME AND GAVE THE RUN AROUND. IF THERE IS ANYWAY I CAN GET HELP WITH THIS MATTER I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS . CHRIS ALEXANDER. *JB

BRAKES FAILED. THE BREAKS BEGAN SQUEAKING THEN THEY FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR SAVED MY WIFE'S LIFE WITH THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS BUT ALSO CAUSED THE WRECK. THE CARS FLUIDS ARE SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD ALL FLUIDS, THE CAR JUST FAILED TO STOP. *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP.*JB THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATION IN WHICH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STALL. *MR

SEE MY WEBSITE AT WWW.ALL-LEMONS.COM FOR DETAILED AND PICTURES OF THE CAR. PLUS VISIT HTTP://CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEW_32954.HTML FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770827

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE HE HAS TO OPEN THE HOOD AND UNPLUGGED, DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $800 DOLLARS. TS CONSUMER IS AWARE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHEN EVER VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. TS

BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING. VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING ANY SPEED, DEALER COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND PADS WHERE FINE. WITHEN A FEW MONTHS I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, I STILL HAVE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. I;VE HEARD ABOUT A FACTORY RECALL ON THE BRAKES BUT COULDN'T LOCATE ANY INFORMATION WITH AN ONLINE SEARCH.*AK

AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT STARTED RACING ON ITS OWN I APPLIED BRAKES BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T STOP ENDED UP HITTING 2 OTHER VEHICLES.*AK

THERE WERE NO DUAL AIRBAGS INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND BRAKE PULSATION. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND WARPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES TO ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION IN WHICH THE PROBLEM REMAINED. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED 11 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE VIBRATION REMAINED AND WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OR ON BENDS AND REMAINED THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF DRIVING SPEEDS. THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM PER CONRAD'S(SERVICE DEALER). THERE ALSO WERE DANGEROUS FUMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND THERE WAS PREMATURE RUSTING IN THE SEAMS OF THE ENGINE. *SCC

THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I CHANGE THE FRONT BRAKES AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEALERS AND PAID ALMOST $300. THE BRAKES STILL GIVE PROBLEM, THEY BRAKE VERY SLOWLY, FOREVER SQUEEKING AND GIVE OFF A DARK FIBRE TO THE RIM OF THE CAR.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND SHE HIT VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CAR WAS IN A REAR ENDE ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AFTER LENGTHY HIGHWAY DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKING FEELS SOME PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES DURING BRAKING. VIBRATION CAN ALSO BE FELT IN PASSENGER SEATBACK. DEALER FOUND RUNOUT OF ROTORS AND TIRES WERE BALANCED. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALLED.*AK

ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED ALONG WITH BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TWO FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND GLAZED AND WILL BE REPLACED. BRAKES WILL BE SERVICED FOR FOURTH TIME WITHIN TWO MONTHS, AND THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT THE LAST SEVERAL ROTATIONS OF WHEELS A TREMENDOUS CLUNKING OCCURES IT SEEMS IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. ON HILLS THE BRAKES TEND TO RELEASE AND THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN TRANSMISSION *AK

ON JANUARY 30, 2002, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 78 EXPRESS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE. A CAR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC CROSSED OVER THE HAZARD LINES AND I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. MY CAR BEGIN TO SPIN AND I DROVE INTO THE GUARDRAIL, BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. MY ENTIRE FRONT END IS DAMAGED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, SELECTIVE INSURANCE, CONSIDERS MY CAR TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION IS VIBRATING AND PULSATING WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SECOND TIME COMING FIVE MONTHS AFTER FIRST ONE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE GOING 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS DIDNT WORK. WHAT DO I DO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DEALER DETERMINED THAT RADIATOR HAD A PINHOLE. *AK. *SLC

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED A VIOLENT VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT CANNOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE, CLAIM 43-R857-994. *SLC

THE INSURED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#09-5041-237)

THE INSURED STATED THAT POSSIBLY, THE COOLER LINE CAUSED FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#43-R857-994)

CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A LEAK. DEALER STATED IT WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES, CONSUMER PULLED OVER/ GOT OUT, AND WATCHED VEHICLE CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BREAKING.

VEHICLE IS JUST 9 MONTHS OLD, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED ROTOR TURNING. CONSUMER HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HANDLING OF VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT IN NOVEMBER, 2000. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 09-5041-237. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON ON DRIVERS SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. CONSUMER FELT IF AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED SOME OF THE INJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO BAD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SEE FLAMES AND SMOKE, THERE WAS A RECALL, C0104C, REGARDING SPARKING IN THE ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE, ALSO, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE, THE FIRES CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

VEHICLE SERIOUSLY VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND DROPS OF WATER IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DRIVEN IN RAIN AND FLOODING CAUSED WATER TO ENTER TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT EHICLE WAS PARKED , AND WAS NOT SUBJECT TO WET CONDITIONS DURING RECENT FLOODING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT BECAME DETACHED FROM SIDE OF VEHICLE, WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A WALL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SRS LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BACKS, SINCE THEY CLAIMED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SINCE THE REPAIR. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER DID NOT PROPERLY FIT. THIS UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THIS REPAIR ALSO APPEARS TO BE ACCEPTABLE. AS FOR THE WINDSHIELD, IT IS LEAKING WATER INTO THE INTERIOR. THE DEALER ALREADY MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST ATTEMPT INCLUDED RESEALING THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE SECOND ATTEMPT WAS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE MOONROOF. THEY CLAIMED THAT BOTH OF THESE FIXES WOULD WORK, BUT I'M STILL FINDING WATER LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR. THE LEAK HAS REMAINED AT THE SAME LOCATION, ABOUT 4-6 INCHES LEFT OF CENTER.*AK

DID NOT GO INTO OR STAY IN PARK. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

I RAN INTO A CENTER DIVIDER ONTHE HIGHWAY AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK.CRASH CAUSED BY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AFTER MAKING RIGHT TURN. COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLE AFTER LEAVING ROADWAY. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****740967