2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT MITSUBISHI ALMOST MONTHLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TSTATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICE SMOKE IN REARVIEW MIRROR. WITHIN 1/4 MILE LOST ALL BRAKES, ALL READ WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE STOPPED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER SLIDING DUE TO DIRT ON ROAD . DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN EXPLANATION.*AK *SLC

2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *JB *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****749723

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO INCH NARROW BUBBLE, CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO FIRESTONE DEALERS THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE BUT AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*JB FIRESTONE TIRE, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

DEALER FIXED RECALL ON VEHICLE, AND NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO WITHOUT POLICE REPORT.*AK

ON SUNSET FWY ONRAMP TO HOLLYWOOD FWY SOUTH, MY CAR'S STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSED ME LOSING CONTROL. CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN BEFORE FOR STEERING RECALL.I WAS TOLD STEERING IS OKAY AND NOTHING WAS REPLACED.*AK

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN SIDEWALL ON FRONT LEFT TIRE, SIZE P19565R15, BLEWOUT. ALSO, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT. CONTACTED GOODYEAR.*AK GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY, A FEW WEEKS LATER CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER TIRE, GOODYEAR DID REPLACE THIS TIRE, CONSUMER ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED IN FIRST TIRE FAILURE. *SLC

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR A NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK TIRE TO GOODYEAR DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THE TIRE. CONSUMER WENT BACK TO MITSUBISHI, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE. AS STARTING TO DRIVE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. A WEEK LATER, DEALER SAID THEY RECEIVED A PAPER OFF COMPUTER INDICATING THAT MITSUBISHI WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI SAID TIRE AND RIM WERE NOT MEETING UP.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION CAUSING $6500 IN DAMAGES. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I REFUSED TO MAKE FURTHER PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE, AND VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED SAME TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS CREDIT OF AMERICA, PO BOX 6044, CYPRESS, CA 90630-6044. ALL PARTIES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE, YET ON JUNE 12, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS IRRESPONSIBLY SOLD BY MITSUBUSHI CREDIT FOR $9,100. WHOEVER NOW OWNS THE VEHICLE IS IN GRAVE DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULD A COLLISION OCCUR.*AK