2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 17, 2005 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A MITISIBISHI GALANT 2003, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING . THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

MY CAR HAD AROUND 11,000 MILES ON IT (2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES) WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE STILL FINE, BUT THE BRAKES PUT ON IN THE FACTORY ARE CHEAP BRAKES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH GALANT'S ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE. IF MY BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD, WHAT IS GOING ON? *NM

DT: 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT - THE CAR STRUGGLES TO CHANGE GEARS. A NEW ENGINE WAS PLACED IN THE CAR, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SHAKING. INFORMATION ON SERVICE PROVIDED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE - DIAGNOSIS WITH ENGINE CYCLE MISFIRED AND FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. EVERY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS THERE WERE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. . ON 4/28/03 ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING ENGINE MISFIRED. REPLACED PISTON AND ENGINE HEAD. 9/1/04 SPARKS PLUG FAILED, AND CYLINDER MISFIRED. ON 9/10/04 THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. 12/17/04 ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS REPLACED. 3/28/05 DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED HOT WATER VALVE. ON 9/2/05 CRANK CASE SENSOR REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HANDLING POORLY. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IT FELT LIKE ONE WAS RIDING ON A WAVE. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE WEIGHT WAS BEING TOSSED TOO MUCH. IT BOUNCED WHEN HITTING A BUMP, AND IT LEANED WHEN TURNING. BEFORE THIS IT CAUSED THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER TO GET HER SHOE STUCK UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A MECHANIC ,THEY TOLD HER THAT THE STRUTS WERE BAD. SHE WAS WAITING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THERE WERE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 12/07/05.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES SQUEAK VERY BADLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW AND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY MOISTURE. *AK *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HEAT PROBLEM. WITH THE HEAT. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAT BLEW OUT FROM THE VENTS IN THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD, BUT WHEN DIRECTING IT TO THE FLOOR, IT DID NOT COME OUT OF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT WITH THE CONTROL KNOB ON OFF POSITION, AIR OR HEAT CAMED OUT FROM THE VENT. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. THE GEARS DO NOT CONNECT LIKE THEY SHOULD. SOMETIMES THE GEARS DO NOT RESPOND AT ALL.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. *TC

I HAVE A 2003 GALANT THAT I PURCHASED USED AT 16000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND HAVE PUT 5000 MILES ON IT. RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING PULSING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEY CONTINUED TO GET WORSE SO I HAD THEM INSPECT THEM AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH MY 2ND OIL CHANGE. THEY SAID I NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES. HOW COULD I NEED ALL NEW BRAKES IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. I WON'T PAY THEM THE 300.00 THEY WANT FOR THIS. I WILL TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND HAVE IT DONE CHEAPER, BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE OUT ANY MONEY AT ALL FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT. *JB

THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS ON THE 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ARE LEAKING. *MR *SC *JB

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY STICKS OR VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK