2001 Mitsubishi Galant Electrical System Problems

PROBLEM CODES WRONG WITH MY CAR. P0431 P0174 P0176 OR P0171 P0441 P0335 P0300. *TR

I HAVE HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE MY HORN WILL SOUND DURING THE NIGHT, AND IF I WAS USING IT AS A WARNING TO ANOTHER DRIVER. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, AND I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG IS PROBABLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. NOW MY HORN DOESN'T SOUND AT ALL AND THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME, MY CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

MY HEATER STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE HEAT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE COMING ON BUT WOULD ONLY STAY WARM WHEN I WAS DRIVING. CANNOT KEEP MY WINDOWS DEFROSTED IN THE WINTER! VERY UNSAFE! ALSO, MY LEFT, FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL GO ON BY ITSELF AND WILL BLINK, WITHOUT ANY KEY IN IGNITION, IT WILL STILL COME ON. DRVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULDNT COME ON BUT THAT FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD BLINK. I CAN ALSO HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS, SMOKE POURED OUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL. HE PERSONALLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH PLATE WAS MELTED AND THE SUNROOF, RADIO, AND POWER WINDOW DEVICES WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

WHEN BATTERY CABLES ARE DISCONNECTED FOR SERVICE, THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY & REPEATEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONTINUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MILES BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. TWICE IN 2007 WHEN THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY; ONCE TO CLEAN ACID BUILD-UP OFF THE CABLES (5/07) & THEN AGAIN TO INSTALL A NEW BATTERY (10/07) , THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND RAN FINE UNTIL OUT ON THE ROAD AND PREPARING TO STOP FOR A LIGHT AND/OR SLOWING DOWN UNDER 30 MPH AND THEN IT DIED REPEATEDLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE APPROVED AUTONATION DEALER (POWER FORD) AS THEY WERE THE ONES THAT CLEANED THE CABLES ALONG WITH MY 40,000 MI SERVICE. AN OLDER MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A SENSOR THAT HAS TO 'RESET' ITSELF AFTER BEING DISCONNECTED. HE TOOK THE CAR OUT AND DROVE IT TO PUT THE MILES ON IT, FOR IT TO STOP. I HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THAT THEORY AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. IT IS SO DANGEROUS I CANNOT BELIEVE IT WOULD CONTINUE FOR THAT MANY MILES. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME MY CAR HAS EVER GIVEN ME TROUBLE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM FILLED WITH DREAD WORRYING ABOUT THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING HAS TO BE CHECKED OR DONE INVOLVING THE BATTERY. *TR

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

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

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

THE BATTERY FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FIRST BATTERY WAS REPLACED 18 MONTHS AGO. *AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. TS

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE HE HAS TO OPEN THE HOOD AND UNPLUGGED, DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $800 DOLLARS. TS CONSUMER IS AWARE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY. *TT