Mitsubishi Galant Body Problems
294 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 13 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2003. Best year: 2011.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
MY SON'S CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME THING. HE SAID HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE TRIED BRAKING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, ...
FOIA REQUEST COPY OF INFO RE COMPLAINTS OF DEFECTS & CRASH TESTING...NAR 07/14/2003 *MR INFO REQUEST. THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID ITKOFF ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER AZEKEL PAUL WHO WAS KILLED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE REAR SEAT SEAT BAC...
Lug nuts on these tires begin to loosen them selves within 1000 miles. My lug nuts will randomly fall off and need replaced. I can always tell my tires about to fall off when you use the break and they sound like they are going out.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK...
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...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 25, 2010, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A FUEL PUMP AT A GASOLINE STATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE...
2007 MITSIBUSI GALANT 4 DOOR 6 CYLINDER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET AT 30-35MI PER HR AIR BAG CAME OUT CAUSING FACIAL DAMAGE, CHEST INJURY, LOSS OF 6 TEETH AND TOTALED CAR. *TR
I HIT A DEER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE MY SEAT UNLOCKED AND SLID BACK ALL THE WAY, THAN I HIT THE DEER AND WRECKED MY WHOLE FRONT END. HAVE DODGED SOME MAJOR CRASHES DUE TO MY SEAT SLIDING. EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR WHEN IT CAM...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. IMMEDIATELY, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND A CRACKLING N...
2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A WALL. *KB ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THERE WERE 3 HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FR...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A CRASH INTO A WALL. THE WALL SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. T...
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DROPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IN THE MEDIUM. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON. DID TAKE TO T...