2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMERS HEAD WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE GLASS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY HOLD CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER CONTACTING MITSUBISHI'S CLAIMS SERVICE, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELTS OR THE AIR BAGS. *JG *SLC

I OWNED A 1995 GALANT BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND I MUST SAY, MITSUBISHI IS THE WORST BRAND OF CARS EVER ASSEMBLED. I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 GALANT THAT I WAS FORCED TO GET RID OF IT AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR AND COULD NOT SELL OR TRADE THE CAR TO SAVE MY LIFE. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WOULD DEAL WITH ME WERE MITSUBISHI AGAIN SO I WAS FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I CALLED THE MITS. DEALER WERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE BATTERY, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP DOWN THE STREET FROM ME AND THEY SAID MITS. HAS A 50/50 DEAL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $40 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BATTERY. I WOULD SELL THIS CAR TODAY IF I COULD BUT KELLY BLUE BOOK.COM TELLS ME THE CAR IS WORTH LESS THAN I OWE. IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD REALY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES -- WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT START BACK UP AGAIN. *AK

THIS GALANT HAS A DEFECTIVE COLUMN SWITCH LEVER THAT CONTROLS LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM WITH A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER OF 99V305001. WHEREAS, THE LEVER FAILS CAUSING THE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS TO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DIE AND WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOSLY OR DO NOT TURN OFF. DEALER IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LEVER WITH A REDISIDNED SWITCH. THE RECALL SUPPOSEDLY ONLY AFFECTED GALANTS BUILT BETWEEN 05/1998 TO 10/1999. MY GALANT WAS MANUFACTURED, ACCORDING TO MITSUBISHI, IN 11/1999. IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THIS DEFECTIVE PART PAST THE 10/1999 CUTOFF DATE. THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI HAVE SAID THAT I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT FURTHER AND EXTEND THE RECALL COVERAGE TO ALL 2000 GALANT VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURING DATE.*AK

WHILE WAITING AND VEHICLE WAS IDLING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE GALANT, CAUSING IT TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THREE (3) PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.*JBCONSUMER SUFFERED NECK, BACK AND SOFT TISSUE PELVIC INJURIES. *JG

SINCE PURCHASE, TRUNK LID WILL CLOSE FORCEFULLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE ON A PERSONS HEAD, NECK OR BACK AS THEY ARE RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK IF THERE IS ANY WIND. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR.*AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM DUE TO PROBLEMS FROM THE REAR BRAKE ON THE BACK WHEELS, BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A DRAGGING NOISE, FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN AUG 2001 AT 21000 MILES, THE DRAGGING NOISE CAME BACK IN MARCH 2002, DEALER STATED NEW PADS WERE NEEDED, DEALER STATED CALIPERS WERE BAD DUE TO NOTICING BRAKE FLUID RESIDUE ON THE BRAKE CALIPER AROUND THE CALIPER RUBBER SEAL. *SLC

THE 16" RIMS ARE NOT STANDARD TO THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE OBSERVED BUT CAME WITH THE CAR. THEY ARE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING WHICH IS ODD. THEY ARE STILL IN USE. COULD THEY BE PROBLEMED RIMS FROM ANOTHER MAKE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AND NONE OF FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS COASTING IT SURGED AND ENGINE IDLED HIGH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK