2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

BRAKES STARTED ANNOYING SQUEALING AT @24,500 MILES. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER TO INSPECT, ASKED TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW, WITH 29,512 MILES, PROBLEM SYILL EXISTS. WHEN SCHEDULING 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, ASKED SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO MINE. MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MITSUBISHI WAS LOOKING INTO IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A POTENTIAL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT AN EXTREME ANNOYANCE FOR THE OWNER. YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU!*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN PULLED OVER.*JB(CLAIM#33-0310-523)

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INSURED JUMPED OUT AND INJURED HIS BACK.*JB(CLAIM#24-5202-022)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN OKAY SO FAR. *SLC

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE TIRE. CHILD THAT WAS SITTING IN MIDDLE SEAT IN REAR WAS THROWN TO FLOOR BECAUSE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS CLEANED GROUND AND SLIDE FOR SLIDING DOOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CATAYLIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FADED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED MITSUBISHI WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS RECALL000295001 ON POWER STEERING TUBE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION BY DEALERSHIP WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD BURNED UP. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

MITSUBISHI CLAIMS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V295001 ISSUED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION AND WILL NOT TELL ME IF MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED. THEY REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE AFTER TELLING MITSUBISHI ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN NUMBER. N;U