2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

WELL I HAVE A BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT GTZ. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP OF MY HOOD STARTED GETTING WHITE SPOTS. AFTER 10 MONTHS THEY SMALL SPOTS SPREADED INTO WHITE BLOBS ON MY HOOD. I SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CHALKING DO TO A BAD CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICAL. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND VERY QUICKLY THAT MANY FRIENDS, COWORKERS AND FAMILY WERE HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM BETWEEN THE MODEL YEARS OF 1998 - 2002. THIS WAS NOT ONLY MY STATE IT WAS MUTIPLE PLACES SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE WEATHER. WHAT CAN I DO TO INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THE PAINT JOB? *NM

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE AND IN FRONT AND BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT FLOOR MATS LITERALLY DRIPS WITH WATER AND FLOOR IS SOAKING WET. WE PURCHASED THE CAR WITH A BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HAMPTON MITSUBISHI 4895 JOHNSTON ST LAFAYETTE, LA 70503. THEY TOLD US THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND FEEL SO DECEIVED AND HAVE VOWED TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER MITSUBISHI CAR AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND MISUBISHI CARS TO ANYONE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS. IN THREE YEARS THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AGAIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR EITHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V299001, REGARDING THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY HORN CONTINUES BLOW AND WILL NOT STOP. I REPLACED THE HORN RELAY BUT IT CONTINUES TO BLOW AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO UNPLUG THE HONE FUSE OR RELAY. *NM

PROBLEM #1) PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM PRIVATE SELLER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR/WINDOW HAS RATTLING SOUND DURING DRIVING, CAUSING UNPLEASANT DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY. DURING PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTIONS, DEALERSHIP(S) DID NOT HAD CLEAR DIAGNOSTIC EXPLANATION REGARDING CAUSE AND/OR SOLUTION. PROBLEM #2) REAR PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR, WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT, WITH THE CHILD SAFE LOCK UNLOCKED, PASSENGER IS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. DRIVER MUST OPEN PASSENGER DOOR FOR PASSENGER ON THE RIGHT, PROBLEM OCCUR OFTEN ON (AVERAGE 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES). PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP DURING PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION. PROBLEM #3 & #4) MOONROOF WILL NOT SHUT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING (ABOVE 40 MPH) FROM TILTED POSITION. DRIVER HAVE TO OPEN MOONROOF (PRESS BUTTON TOWARD REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE) IN ORDER TO OPEN MOONROOF, THEN CLOSE MOONROOF (PRESS BUTTON TOWARD FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE) TO CLOSE MOONROOF COMPLETELY. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY, WHEN CLOSING MOONROOF (FROM TILTED POSITION), MOONROOF DOES NOT CLOSE ENTIRELY, LEAVING AN INCH OF THE MOONROOF TILTED (AVERAGE 1 OUT OF 5 TIMES). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, HOWEVER UPON INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. THE FLOOR SHIFTER MUST BE CHECKED AND RECHECKED BEFORE EXITING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRED.

IN DECEMBER 2005 THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A DROP IN POWER BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IS AS SHIFT SURGE AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK, RESULTING IN LOW FLUID THAT OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE SURGE OCCURRED ON AND OFF FOR JUST A WEEK. NOW THEY SAY WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND QUOTE OF $2,000 PLUS FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THAT IF WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THEM THE FIRST SIGN OF SHIFTING, THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS CAR FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SAME DEALER IN OCTOBER NO ONE MENTIONED ANY RECALLS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW A TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITHIN FOUR YEARS. HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACTUALLY HAD THE WORK DONE THAT WAS NECESSARY PER THE RECALL? IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE, WHAT LIABILITY DOES THE DEALER REGARDING THIS? THE DEALER SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN 2004 FOR SHIFT SURGE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE RESULT OF THIS INTERNAL DAMAGE. IF THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED THIS IN 2004, WHAT IS THEIR OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THE CARS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY SERVED PER THE BULLETIN? MAY I SEE THE SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE? THANK YOU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS TEN TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE SENSOR FUEL VAPOR, THE EGR VALVE, AND THE SOLENOID VALVE. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

HORN BECAME ERRATIC. WORKED SOMETIMES, THEN WOULDN'T WORK. NOW THE HORN ALWAYS SOUNDS. HAVE TO KEEP THE FUSE REMOVED TO TURN OFF THE HORN. WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW AIRBAG TO FIX. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND IS A BLATANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE. *JB