2000 Mitsubishi Galant Complaint Log

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THE SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 99V305001 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER USED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF AND THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT BE INDICATED. *SC

VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT END FEELS SHAKY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. *AK

THE REAR BRAKES ON THE BACK WHEEL MADE A DRAGGING NOISE. THIS OCCURS EITHER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE NOISE RETURNED AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THE BRAKE CALIPERS ALSO CAUSED PROBLEMS FORMING RESIDUE ON AND AROUND THE CALIPER SEAL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

AT 4 YEARS OLD MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT'S BUMPER STARTED PEELING. AT 5 YEARS OLD MY ROOF (BY THE SUNROOF) STARTED SEVERELY FADING. MY CAR IS BLACK AND I HAVE A HUGE WHITE SPOT ON THE ROOF. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN THIS WINTER WITH THE PAINT. NOT TO MENTION SUCH A YOUNG CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AND IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT THE CAR LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. IN 2004 THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED . THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLES CRACKS AND CONTINUED TO CRACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2004. THE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK. IN JULY OF 2005, THE FUEL FILLER DOOR DETACHED AND THE CD PLAYER STOPPED OPERATING. AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT HER WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS, SHE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE ACTION. SHE IS PURSUING IT NOW AFTER REALIZING THAT SEVERAL OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

NEED FOR RADIO CODE NOT FURNISHED BY MITSUBSHI DEALER IN ALHAMBRA, CA HAD TO PURCHASE NEW BATTERY, RADIO WOULD NOT WORK AFTER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED WE HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE CODE TO INPUT MYSELF, AS I AM PERFECTLY ABLE TO DO. I FEEL THIS IS A DELIBERATE CON JOB TO GET MORE FROM HELPLESS CUSTOMERS, THE MITSUBISHI MANUAL SAYS WE ARE TO RECEIVE THE CODE WHEN WE ORIGINAL THE VEHICLE AND NO CODE WAS GIVEN, THE DEALER SAID IT COULD COST UP TO 100.00 DOLLARS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE JUST LAYING, I FEEL THAT THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW YOUR DEALERS ARE TRYING TO USE THIS AS WAY TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALL WE WANT IS THE CODE OF OUR 2000 MITSUBISHI GALLANT [XXX] WE FEEL THIS IS NOT ASKING VERY MUCH. SO PLEASE SEND OUR CODE AND THIS MATTER WILL BE ENDED. UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DEFECTIVE PAINT ON ROOF AND TRUNK WITH BIG WHITE PATCHES AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN EAST BAY IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID WOULD REPAINT ROOF AND TRUNK BUT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE FOR 2 WEEKS. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 2 WEEKS SO IT WAS NOT WORTH REPAINTING BECAUSE I HAD NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

ABOUT A SIX MONTHS AGO THE PAINT ON MY 2000 GALANT STARTED TO GET REAL BAD OXIDATION. NOW I KNOW THAT A CAR THAT IS 4 YRS OLD SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. THE PROBLEM AREAS ARE THE HOOD AND THE ROOF.*AK

PAINT OXIDATION ON TRUNK, ROOF, AND HOOD OF A 2000 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT THAT STARTED AS A SMALL SPOT AND GREW WITH TIME. DID NOT NOTICE THIS WAS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY MANY BLACK CAR OWNERS UNTIL RECENTLY - DATA AND NEWS CLIPS WERE WIDESPREAD ON THE INTERNET.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 GALANT AND ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CLEAR COAT ON THE PAINT STARTED PELLING ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER, I DID NOT KNOW THAT A CAR THAT NEW WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE PAINT DEFECTS. NOW MY CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND IT LOOKS AS IF IT IS OVER TEN YEARS OLD AND WAS NEVER TAKEN CARE OF. I ALSO HAVE A RATTLING IN MY DASH AND THAT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME, AND I TAKEN MY CAR SEVEAL TIMES TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ITS REGALUR MAINTANCE AND YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

MY GALANT IS JUST THREE YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS SERIOUSLY FADING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS AND THEY'VE ALL TOLD ME THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE MANY GALANTS IN MY AREA THAT ARE OLDER THAN MINE AND HAVE NO PAINT DEFECTS. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING CONSIDERING I HAVEN'T EVEN PAID THE CAR OFF YET AND THE ENTIRE CAR NEEDS A PAINT JOB BECAUSE IT LOOKS AWFUL. THE TOP, HOOD AND TRUNK OF MY BLACK CAR ARE COVERED IN HUGE WHITE SPOTS. IT IS TERRIBLE AND I WILL NEVER BUY A MITSUBISHI AGAIN AND I ALSO PLAN TO REPORT THIS TO 6 ON YOUR SIDE NEWS STATION, SO IT CAN BE MADE KNOWN THAT MITSUBISHI'S WILL FADE WITHIN 2-3 YEARS OF PURCHASE, SINCE THEY DON'T TELL YOU THIS WHEN YOU BUY THE CAR.*AK

ON JULY 1, 2003, WE PURCHASED A USED 2000 MISTIBUSHI GALANT FROM COLONIAL MITIBUSHI IN DANBURY, CONN. ON JULY 2, WE REPORTED TO THEM THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. IT WAS SLIPPING. THEY RUB IT OFF AND TOLD US BEFORE WE PURCHASE THE CAR, THE CAR WENT THROUGH A GREAT INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. JULY 4, MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. HE FINALLY COASTED UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND USED THE SHIFT PANEL TO STOP THE CAR. WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON THERE WAS A SKAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO COLONIAL MIST. (DAVE) AND THIS REPAIRED THE BRAKES, KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS AND RETURNED IT BACK TO US SAYING IT WAS PERFECT. ON JULY 27, I CALLED THE SERVICE FACILITY FOR COLONIAL AND REPORTED AGAIN THE BRAKES WERE SLIPPING AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT CERTAIN TIME. THE LADY TOLD ME THE CLOSET APPOINTMENT WOULD BE FRIDAY, JULY 8 I GUESS BECAUSE I WASN'T ONE OF THERE FAVORITE CUSTOMER. I SAID TO HER I AM TALKING ABOUT THE BRAKES NOT THE WINDSHIELD OR DOOR, BUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND I. SHE SAID NO MANAGER WAS AVAILABLE AND THAT THE CLOSEST DAY AVAILABLE. ON FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1- I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE CAR TO DRIVE MY SON TO WORK ABOUT 6 MILES. ALL ALONG, I NOTICED WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IT WOULD SLID A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO COME TO STOP. BUT, AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT I PRESS THE BRAKES AND IT KEPT SLIDDING,AND SLIDDING ANFD WON'T STOP UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHICH WAS STANDING STILL. WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ALSO TO COLONIAL MISTIBUSHI WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE THE CAR BACK NOW, BUT WITHOUT REFUND BUT EXCHANGE. WHAT OTHER RECOURSE CAN WE PERSUDE IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING IT'S A USED CAR?*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99-T-001-000: TIRE DESCRIPTION: P195/65R15 TURANZA EL41, DOT SERIAL NO. Y79NPVD458 AND Y79NPVD468, SUPPLIED TO HONDA FOR INSTALLATION ON THEIR NEW VEHICLES. THESE TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE HIGH SPEED AND ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES." CONSUMER HAS THE SAME TIRE BRIDGESTONE MODEL TURRANZA EL 41 SIZEP195/65R15 DOT # UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER DENIED THE RECALL.*AK

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISGHI GALANT. IN 2004 THE PAINT BEGAN TO DRASTICALLY FADE ON THE HOOD, TRUNK & ROOF. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT JOB. I STRONGLY BELIEVE MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PAINT JOB! *TR

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *TS

BRAKE ROTORS WARP, PULSATING UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS ON THIS SUV. *JB

NO SUMMARY. DT

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON MY BRAKES 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY MACHINED/TURNED THE ORIGINAL FRONT DISC ROTORS ONCE AND HAVE HAD TO BUY A NEW PAIR OF THEM AS WELL. THE PADS/SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. IT MAKES A SQUEEKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. IT STOPPED WHEN I GET THE BRAKES SERVICED BUT RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 2K. IT FIRST STARTS OFF WITH TREMBLING WHEN I BRAKE AND THEN THE TREMBLING PROGRESSES. IT STOPS SHAKING WHEN THE THE BRAKES ARE SERVICED BUT ALSO RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 2K. DT

THERE WAS RECALL O1V225001 A FEW MONTHS BACK REGARDING STEERING GEAR LOCKING UP. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM RESOLVED. CURRENTLY, SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING IN SAME VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKCONSUMER WAS INVOLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A POLE. SINCE THEN CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO A GAURD RAIL. *JG

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK AND PARKED. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT ADVISED CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN.*AK

ALONG WITH SEVERAL RECALLS, THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BATTERY, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. HORN STILL DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED. ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH BLINKER LIGHT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT STAYING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. LETTERS WRITTEN TO MITSUBISHI GO UNRESPONSIVE TO AND/OR ARE REFERRED TO MY LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WITH NO RESPONSE, ONLY THAT MY CLAIMS ARE DENIED. NEED HELP. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A BRAND NEW VEHICLE CAN HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY PARTS REPLACED (AT MY EXPENSE) AND SO MANY OTHER DEFECTS AND NO ONE PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS/REASONS OR RESPONSES TO COMPLAINTS. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *NLM

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM

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).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXTERIOR BODY EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST SPOTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRING THE RUST. THE DASHBOARD ALSO EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE CRACKING AND WARPS WHICH COVERED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFROSTER UNIT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,800.

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 TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKES/ROTORS, AND TIRES. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BACK SPRINGS ON TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED. ALSO THE BATTERY HAD GONE DEAD, AND THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK. *SCC

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

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

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

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR HAD SENATIVE HUB CAPS. TS

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

ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT WENT HEAD ON INTO A ROCK WALL AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T INFLATE AT ALL THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER AND I WANT AN ANSWER.*AK

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 BROUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT BRAND NEW IN 2000. I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO. TAKING CARE WITH THE FINISH. I WASHED AND WAX THE CAR AS REQUIRED. THE CAR WAS BLACK. THE PAINT STARTED TO FADE ABOUT A YEAR AN A HALF AGO. THE CAR NOW LOOKS WHITE IT IS SO BAD. BECAUSE WE DO A GREAT DEAL OF DRIVING WERE TOLD WE WERE OVER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILAGE. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

BEGINNING JUST A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2000 GALANT BRAND NEW, THE PAINT STARTED EATING ITSELF AWAY (OXIDIZING). THERE ARE HUGE BLOTCHES COVERING THE ROOF AND REAR OF THE CAR. IT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. NO ONE WILL HELP ME AT MITSIBUSHI. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER ORIGINALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HIT A DEER AND HAD THE HOOD AND DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACED PARTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SAW FLAMES APPEARING FROM THE HOOD, CLAIM 59-V969-316. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*JB(CLAIM#59-V969-316)

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE AND INJURED HIS BACK, CLAIM 24-5202-022. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INSURED JUMPED OUT AND INJURED HIS BACK.*JB(CLAIM#24-5202-022)

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FADED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED MITSUBISHI WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS RECALL000295001 ON POWER STEERING TUBE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION BY DEALERSHIP WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD BURNED UP. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

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

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

DEALER FIXED RECALL ON VEHICLE, AND NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO WITHOUT POLICE REPORT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICE SMOKE IN REARVIEW MIRROR. WITHIN 1/4 MILE LOST ALL BRAKES, ALL READ WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE STOPPED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *JB *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****749723

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN SIDEWALL ON FRONT LEFT TIRE, SIZE P19565R15, BLEWOUT. ALSO, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT. CONTACTED GOODYEAR.*AK GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY, A FEW WEEKS LATER CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER TIRE, GOODYEAR DID REPLACE THIS TIRE, CONSUMER ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS TIRE, THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED IN FIRST TIRE FAILURE. *SLC

ON SUNSET FWY ONRAMP TO HOLLYWOOD FWY SOUTH, MY CAR'S STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSED ME LOSING CONTROL. CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN BEFORE FOR STEERING RECALL.I WAS TOLD STEERING IS OKAY AND NOTHING WAS REPLACED.*AK