2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

DT: THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID MAIN FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY REPLACED IT, THEN 5 DAYS LATER IT LOST THE POWER AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE ROAD. CALLED THE DEALER, AND HE SAID IT WAS AN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAY THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME ON JULY 11, 2005.*AK

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN DECEMBER 2001. IT IS BLACK. THE CAR IS NOW 3.5 YEAR SOLD AND THE PAINT IS TURNING WHITE. IT STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE WHEN THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO CRACK. THEY RE-PAINTED THE ROOF. NOW IS IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE PAINT IS FADING SO FAST AND TURNING WHITE. MITSUBISHI IS GIVING US THE RUN AROUND. WE HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CORPORATE AND THEY PUSH US OFF ON SOMEONE REGIONAL THAT CONTINUES TO GIVE US THE RUN AROUND. THEY HAVE HAD TWO OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY BOTH SAY THE PAINT IS DEFINITELY FAILING WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD. THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 35 DAYS.

DRIVING AT 30 MILES AN HOUR ON CITY STREET. PREPARED TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS WAS STEERED TO THE CURB FLIPPED AND CRASHED ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RACING AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER AND PASSEGER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITH CUTS AND BUMPS.

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR (2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT). THIS IS A NOISE THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION RACK. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CALLED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR (THE PART IS EXPENSIVE, ABOUT $750) AND IT IT NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. A SUSPENSION RACK IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK ON A 2001 CAR WITH ONLY 44,500 MILES. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? I CAN PAY FOR THE LABOR BUT I BELIEVE THAT MITSUBISHI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGED PART. THANK YOU. CATHERINE CARLILE

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DROPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IN THE MEDIUM. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON. DID TAKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIX BUT THE LIGHTS STILL ARE ON. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE NO HELP IN THESE MATTERS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY OF 2004. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR SHE WAS HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER REALLY DIDN'T' WANT' TO HELP HER WITH ANY OF HER PROBLEMS. SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT, SHE WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT SHE SAID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND SHE HAD A TIRE AND OIL CHANGE. SHE LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHE TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. FINALLY THE CAR LANDED. THE DEALER JUST TOLD HER THAT SHE HIT SOMETHING, BUT SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A TIRE PRESSURE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE CAR DROPPED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. SHE WAS GOING UNDER 60 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING JUST BELOW 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK BROKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND RIM SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 MITSABUSHI GALANT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE BUT WHEN IT GETS COLD WEATHER MY TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, HIGHBEAM WILL NOT WORK TILL THE CAR GETS WARM AND SOMETIMES IT JUST STOPS WORKING, WE HAVE CHANGED FUSES,BULBS NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IT IS EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THAT IT IS THE WIREING. THE WARRENTY IS OUT OF IT AND IT WAS A USED CAR WHEN WE GOT IT BUT I BOUGHT IT IN THE SUMMER AND BY WINTER IT WAS DOING THIS IT BOTHERS ME I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HIT ME I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND I WANTED TO CHECK TO SEE SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE BUT IF YOU COULD HELP ME FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL MAYBE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT. I DID TRY TO CONTACT THE COMPANY BUT I COULDNT FIQURE OUT WHERE TO EMAIL THEM AT. AGAIN I AM SORRY , THANK YOU.*AK

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER WAS PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES.*AK