1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THEN, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK. VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. CONSUMER HAD INTERNAL INJURIES. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING AND A NOISE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO, ENGINE IDLES AND THE ACCELERATOR SCREECHES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL,STILL HAS PROBLEMS.NOW THAT IT IS OVER WARRANTY MITSUBISHI SAYS NOT PROBLEM BUT ACCORDING TO TSB9823014 IT IS., AND OTHER BULLETINS.DEALER IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS!!! *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JAN 2000 AND DURING TEST DRIVE I HEARD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. I REPORTED IT TO THE SALESMAN AT PHIL HUGHES HONDA. HE HAD HIS USED CAR MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK. THE MECHANIC WAS TO HAVE LUBRICATED IT. SECOND TRIP FOLLOWING WEEK AND MECHANIC LUBED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD TO SOMETIME DROP BY THEIR MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT THERE AND THEY HAD TO TIGHTEN LOOSE BELTS THAT TWICE BEFORE WENT UNNOTICED BY THEIR ASSOCIATE DEALERSHIP USED CAR MECHANIC AT PHIL HUGHES HONDA. THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY HELPFUL AND ASSISTED ME BY FINDING THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTING IT. THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL SLIGHT SOUND THAT IS MILD THAT I WILL HAVE CHECKED OUT. *AK

RECALL 99V066001. DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR RECALL SERVICE. *AK

VEHICLE PASSED MARYLAND STATE INSPECTION EARLIER THAT DAY, ONLY TO NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE LATER. GEARSHIFT WENT INTO THE REVERSE POSITION EASILY, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AND EMITTED A SCRAPING/HISSING SOUND. MITSUBISHI SERVICE CENTER IN ANNAPOLIS, MD SAYS THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE WE CANNOT PRODUCE RECEIPTS/PAPERWORK TO SHOW ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. WE FEEL THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT FOR THIS TO OCCUR AT ONLY 47,000 MILES. *AK

MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, TRIED TO TAKE OFF, BUT NOTHING. TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. DEALER SAID THINGS SOMETIMES HAPPEN. MANUFACTURER SAID WARRANTY WAS OUT AT 60,000MI. ESTIMATE WAS AT $2600. SHOP SAID IT COULD NOT BE REBUILT. THEY TRIED TO BLAME ON US AND SAID IT WAS OVER FULL ON FLUID. WE'VE NEVER PUT ONE DROP IN AND EVEN IF IT WAS OVER FULL IT WOULD NOT CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE UP IN A MATTE OF SECONDS. WE HAD THE CAR FIVE MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM VERY ANGRY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MFG. FOR NOT DISCLOSING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY SAID, "OH, NO"! *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE 10/16/199, IT HAD APPROX. 52,000 MILES, SINCE PURCHASE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AIR CONDITION REPAIRED AND NOW THERE IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HARMONIC BALANCE. *AK

ABS BRAKES WOULD MAING GRINDING,/QUEAKING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN. MECHANIC REPLACED ENTIRE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK