1997 Mitsubishi Galant

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------------770787. *AK *NLM

• 12/15/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES; BOTH SIDES. I HAVE REPLACED WITH OTHER USED PARTS AND THOSE PARTS CONSISTENTLY FAILED TOO. I HAVE FOUND FOUR ASSEMBLIES, ON OTHER USED GALANTS, AND THEY HAVE ALL FAILED. I AM AWARE THAT NEW PARTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IDEAL, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT IF THESE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED TO MITSUBISHI'S USUALLY HIGH STANDARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. *TR

• 12/15/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

• 12/14/2002· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ENGINE HAS AN UNEVEN IDLE AND HESISTATES AT 2200 RPM. FOUR LIFTERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 23K MILES. THE ENGINE WAS REMANUFACTURED UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AT 28K MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 75K MILES AND IS AGAIN BURNING OIL AT 1 QUART/1K MILES. THE CASTER ALIGNMENT IS OFF BY 1.2 DEGREES AND CANNOT BE FIXED. THE FRONT BUMPER IS FALLING OFF BECAUSE THE THIN METAL PLATE THAT HOLDS IT ON HAS RUSTED OFF. THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE GROUND AND WIRING IN GENERAL.

• 12/11/2008· SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT COMES OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I CALLED TWO MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I THOUGHT SEATBELTS LASTED THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE WITH ME DAILY AND WOULD HATE FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN AND MY KIDS HAVE TO WITNESS THEIR MOM GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO UNSAFE SEATBELT. *TR

• 12/10/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  RECEIVED RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINT IN 2001. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SHOW DAMAGE, THE DEALER ONLY LUBRICATED THEM. THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE TIE ROD END IN 2/07. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHICH COST OVER $600.00. NOW, THE LEFT ONE IS GOING OUT. LUBRICATING A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY IS LIKE PUTTING ON A BANDAID, WHICH HAS NOW PROVEN TO BE THE CASE WITH BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVING TO BE REPLACED PLUS A TIE ROD END. I'M NOT ONLY UPSET ABOUT THE COST OF THE REPAIR, BUT THE SAFETY ISSUE IS MUCH MORE OF A CONCERN. HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM YOUR FRONT END CAN BE ANYTHING AND IGNORED, BUT IGNORING THIS PARTICULAR NOISE PUTS THE DRIVER AND ANYONE AROUND THEM AT A VERY HIGH RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. IS THE DEALER LIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLIES IN THE FIRST PLACE? *TR

• 12/04/2001· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH REAR SEATS FELL FORWARD, CAUSING CHILD IN REAR TO BECOME CRUSHED BY WEIGHT OF THE SEATS. CHILD WAS PROPERLY RESTRAINED. AS A RESULT, CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/04/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF AIRBAG FAILURE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/01/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. *AK

• 11/25/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

• 11/24/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLES RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LITERALLY CAME OFF THE AXLE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO OFFICE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO RESULT IN INJURY. CONSUMER'S BACK SEATS MOVE FRONT AND BACK, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. IT CAME TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER HAD TO TIE THEM TOGETHER SO THEY WOULDN'T MOVE. THERE WAS A CHILD SEAT BEING USED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE.*AK

• 11/20/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SHOCK TOWER AND WHEEL WELL WALL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. METAL WAS WELDED TO REINFORCE THE SHOCK TOWER. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK TOWER AND WHEEL WELL WALL RUSTED THROUGH WITH MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 11/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FLYWHEEL AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, RADIATOR HOSE SPLIT. *AK

• 11/12/2004· STRUCTURE

  CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS, HINGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND BENT ONCE AGAIN AFTER THE TOP WAS PUT DOWN ONCE. THE WATER POOLS UP TOP AND THEN POURS ALL OVER THE DRIVER. CAUSED EXTENSIVE WATER DAMAGE, CAR IS HORRIBLE. *JB

• 11/12/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH CAUSED INTERFERENCE WITH MOTOR, RESULTING IN THE WHOLE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE BEING REPLACED. *JB

• 11/06/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/05/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS DIM RANDOMLY FOR 1-3 SECONDS. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH FAILS TO TURN THE DOME LIGHT ON WHEN SET TO "ON" AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN THE LIGHT ON WHEN SET TO "DOOR" WITH THE DOOR OPEN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER REARVIEW MIRRORS NO LONGER MOVE THESE DEFECTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****769329. *AK *JB

• 11/03/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ON HWY WITH FAMILY AT 65MPH CAR LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. CAME TO A HALT IN REAL BUSY TRAFFIC. NO LIGHTS INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD TURN ON. CAR WOULD NOT START AND STALLED. FORCED TO VEAR OFF HIGHWAY NOT TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. TOTAL COST OF TOWING 155 DOLLARS AND TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS 900 DOLLARS. LUCKY WE ARE STILL ALIVE AND NO ONE ELSE GOT HURT.*AK

• 11/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THIS COULD BE THE WOREST CAR IN THE WORLD, BESIDES THE BRAKES FAILING 9 TIMES THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMITION AND RADIO. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SENT TO THE SCRAP YARD

• 10/18/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS NOT MOVED EVER SINCE. *TR

• 10/15/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VISIBILITYCrash

  VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FIXED TWICE BY DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD ACCIDENT WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS APRIL, 1997 WHEN BRAKES FAILED TO GIVE GOOD RESPONSE. CAR WAS FIXED BY DEALER BUT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 3 - 6 MONTHS.

• 09/29/1998· STEERING

  CARTER PIN AND NUT WHICH HOLDS TIE ROD END TOGETHER WAS NOT ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/22/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN FAILED UPON DELIVERY.

• 09/20/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHILE MAKING REPAIRS DEALER NOTICED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REAR WHEEL KNUCKLE HAD CRACKS ALL AWAY AROUND, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE WHEEL WOULD COME OFF. *AK *YD

• 09/20/2001· STEERING

  THIS WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. I SPOKE WITH MITSUBISHI, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, BUT IF THIS FULLY CRACKED KNUCKLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE. I HAVE ALSO COPIED A LETTER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU REGARDING THIS MATTER. PLEASE ASSIST. THANK YOU.

• 09/18/2001· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES DOING 100% OF BRAKING, REAR BRAKES NEVER SET TO CONTACT DRUMS. ROTORS REPLACED 7 TO 8 TIMES IN PAST FEW YEARS WHILE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I STOPPED GOING TO BOCH MITSUBISHI AND WENT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NO GOOD AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD ZERO WEAR ON THEM AFTER 3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN LIED TO BY THIS DEALER TOO OFTEN. I WENT IN FOR A LOWER BALLJOINT RECALL AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE BUT MY INNER TIERODS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO LOOSENESS. I WENT TO MY BRAKE MAN WHO TOLD ME THE TIERODS WERE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AND DID NOT NEED REPLACING.*AK

• 09/15/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN STOPPING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *YH

• 09/14/2004· SUSPENSION

  FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. RECALL 00V421001. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

• 09/12/2001· SUSPENSION

  THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO WORN OUT LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT, PRIOR TO RECALL. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

• 09/05/2001· TIRES

  WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED. ALSO A LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WERE BUBBLES LOCATED ON OUTER SIDE OF TIRES. VEHICLE JERKED WHEN IN DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/05/2001· SUSPENSION

  NHTSA RECALL 00V421001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98V020000 FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR REMEDY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/30/2016· SUSPENSION

  I PURCHASED A USED CAR IN 2004. LATER WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BALLJOINT RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO GET INVOLVE IN ASSISTING ME IN PURSUING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED WITH THE CAR REGARDING OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES WITH THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUMKED WHICH I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP DOING. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND I ONLY DROVE IT ON CITY STREETS ONLY. THE DEALERSHIP I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A LOANER CAR INSEAD OF ME RISKING MYSELF IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THE WYNN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE ASSISTED ME MORE IN PURSUING THE CORRECT REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SALVAGED FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. RIGHT NOW I AM OUT OF $1000 WARRANTY AND A VEHICLE PURCHASED AT $5000. YOU WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE WARRANTY WYNN;S OR THE BUSINESS THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE RESPONSIBLE. THIS BUSINESS TRIED TO WELD THE TRANSMISSION CASING BROKEN IN THE ACCIDENT BACK WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR THE REPUTATION OF THE COMPANY OR THE BRAND. ANY RECOURSE DO I OR NHTSA HAVE AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS

• 08/29/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL CONSUME OVER ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER HAS NOTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLE HAD 23 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/19/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH STUCK ON FLASHING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER CANCELING. *TR

• 08/16/2023· AIR BAGS

  The contact owns a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated that after stopping at a service station, after entering and restarting the vehicle, the driver’s, and passenger’s side air bags independently deployed. The contact stated that the windshield on the passenger side was cracked by the air bag. The contact stated he was injured by the driver's side air bag. The contact stated that he suffered deep abrasions on his nose and his lips were bruised. The contact stated that his glasses fractured, and his right eye was bruised. The contact was transported to an emergency room by ambulance. The contact stated that the vehicle was left at service station. The police were not contacted. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 375,461.

• 08/04/2006· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT-AUTO TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED ON 08/03/2006 AND COST AROUND 2 GRAND. I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFT CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THIS GEAR CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BRAKES TO BE PRESSED NOR THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESS THE BUTTON AND SHIFT GEARS BY MYSELF. MY TEENAGER NORMALLY SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I AM REALLY WORRIED. *NM

• 07/29/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *MR AS THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER ENTERED THE GARAGE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE HIT THE WALL. *SCC *JB

• 07/25/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 07/24/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL JUST BY TOUCHING IT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 07/19/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY COLUMN SWITCH NO LONGER WORKS RESULTING IN TURN SIGNALS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WEN INVESTIGATING THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS ITEM, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE SAME THAT WHICH MITSUBISHI INSTALLED ON ITS 1999 GALANT. THERE HAS BEEN A NHTSA RECALL FOR THIS UNIT. THUS, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL OF THIS UNIT FOR 1997 YEAR MODELS OF THE MITSUBISHI GALANT AS WELL.

• 07/15/1997· POWER TRAIN

  FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 1997, THE SECOND IN APRIL OF 1997 AND DURING THAT TEST DRIVE TRANSMISSION PROVED TO BE FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

• 06/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *MJS

• 06/25/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/25/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED, EXPLAINED THEY SAID THE LITTLE DELAY AND THUNK IT HOW THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES. WENT ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR LESS BEFORE DEFAULT. *AK

• 06/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  DEFROSTER SYSTEMS LACKS SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 7,070 MILES.

• 06/20/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20MPH, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT; UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER DRIVER/PASSENGER WAS INJURED. VEHICLE NOT AT DEALER. *AK

• 06/11/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LATCHES HAVE FLOWN OPEN OR UNLATCHED BY THEM SELVES WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH REAR DOORS. THE REAR DOOR DO NOT STAY CLOSED ANYMORE. PASSENGERS COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 06/08/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER RECEIVED ARECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MANAGER MIKE SWEITZER. *AK

• 06/06/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES.*TT

• 06/02/2006· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  COMPLAINT #1 - LEFT FRONT AXLE I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY LEFT FRONT AXLE ON A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT FOR THE 3RD TIME. 1ST REPAIR DATE - 9/25/01 2ND REPAIR DATE - 6/5/03 3RD REPAIR DATE - 6/2/06 THERE IS NO REASON THE SAME AXLE SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY. COMPLAINT #2 - FRONT STRUTS I AM REPLACING THE FRONT STRUTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 4 YEARS. IS THIS NORMAL? WHY DO THEY REPEATEDLY LEAK? REPAIR #1 - 4/30/02 REPAIR #2 - 6/2/06. *JB