ON A LONG COMMUTE, I BEGAN HEARING A SCAPING SOUNDS AS I MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL. AS TIME PASEED IT BECAME LOUDER AND I NOTICED A WIRE STICKING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE MOUNT. IT CONTINUED TO BECOME MORE AND MORE UNDONE.I ALSO NOTICED MY SRS LIGHT IS ON. THE LIGHT FOR THE ANTI SKID PROTECTION WAS SHOWING BOTH ON AND OFF, THEN EVENTUALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. FINALLY TOWARDS THE END OF MY DRIVE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND IT ACCELERATED FOR ONE SECOND ABSENT OF MY COMMAND TO DO SO.
2011 Mitsubishi Galant
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHERE WAS A POLICE CHASE, THE CAR THAT WAS BEEN CHASED HIT ANOTHER CAR THE BOTH CARS HIT MY CAR, MY CAR WAS IS TOTAL. NON OF THE 8 AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT HARD BOTH FROM THE FRONT & SIDE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIM FROM THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETAIN ITS PASSENGER. AS A RESULT, A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SUFFERED INJURIES AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,008.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1999| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2003 | 126 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 135 | 3 | 10 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 151 | 8 | 11 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 136 | 7 | 16 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 215 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 209 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 1994 | 198 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.