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1994 Mitsubishi GALANT problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

198 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

109,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1994 model year. Data updated: . 10 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint is the most frequently named component, appearing in 28 of 198 complaints (14.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2412.1%
Transmission and shifting147.1%
Electrical and battery issues105.1%
Steering behavior94.5%
Engine operation63.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
28
Air Bags:Frontal
25
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
13
Suspension:Front:Control Arm
11
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
10
Structure:Body:Door
10
Air Bags
9
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint28
Air Bags:Frontal25
Power Train:Automatic Transmission13
Suspension:Front:Control Arm11
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip10
Structure:Body:Door10
Air Bags9
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine8

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint: 28; Air Bags:Frontal: 25; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 13; Suspension:Front:Control Arm: 11; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 10; Structure:Body:Door: 10; Air Bags: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 149,999
3
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9992
75,000 to 99,9992
100,000 to 149,9993
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 2

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 188 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
29
1996
18
1997
11
1998
18
1999
40
2000
30
2001
23
2002
11
2003
3
2004
5
2005
6
2006
1
2007
1
2009
1
2016
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
199529
199618
199711
199818
199940
200030
200123
200211
20033
20045
20056
20061
20071
20091
20161

1995: 29; 1996: 18; 1997: 11; 1998: 18; 1999: 40; 2000: 30; 2001: 23; 2002: 11; 2003: 3; 2004: 5; 2005: 6; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2009: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 24 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10107968 · 2005-01-26 (January 26, 2005)

I BOUGHT MY 94 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN DECEMBER OF 1998. THE FIRST TIME MY ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE WAS AUGUST OF 1999. SINCE THEN MY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 12 TIMES (7 TIMES THE BELT WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC). MOST OF THE TIME, MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE BELT BRAKES LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BELT ALSO SQUEAKS REALLY BAD. I'VE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO SQUEAK. I'VE HAD ALTERNATOR'S REPLACED, BELTS REPLACED, AND THE PULLEY ADJUSTED. NONE OF IT WORKED, B…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10107968 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10113983 · 2005-03-12 (March 12, 2005)

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY THE BRAKES FAILED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 161,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10113983 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10198911 · 2007-08-08 (August 8, 2007)

THE WHEEL OF MY DAUGHTER'S MITSUBISHI GALANT FELL OFF! WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME, THE GALANT'S BALL JOINT ON THE LOWER LATERAL CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE BALL JOINT PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET AND THE TRANSAXLE PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RESULTED IN THE WHEEL FALLING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL (LITERALLY FALLING OFF THE CAR!) THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE BALL JOINT SOCKET. THANKFULLY, THIS OCCURRED AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS 19…

Owner-reported narrative. 86,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198911 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 518133 · 1997-07-10 (July 10, 1997)

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILURE. *AK

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Owner report 502239 · 1996-03-13 (March 13, 1996)

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

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Owner report 707077 · 1999-06-01 (June 1, 1999)

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DOORS WILL LOCK ON YOU WHILE IN CAR, SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK

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Owner report 510732 · 1996-10-29 (October 29, 1996)

RIGHT REAR STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING TWO FATALITIES.

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Owner report 515869 · 1997-03-24 (March 24, 1997)

DURING THE ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN , CAUSING DRIVER TO STRIKE STEERING WHEEL SUSTAINING HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES.

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Owner report 10126063 · 2005-06-21 (June 21, 2005)

DT: CALLER SAYS THE CAR STALLED AT ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT REPLACE PARTS UNTIL THEY FIND THE ONE THAT WORKED MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 124,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126063 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

198 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

5.1%Usable mileage10 / 198 records
74.2%Valid incident date147 / 198 records
100.0%Valid filing date198 / 198 records
74.2%Ordered incident and filing dates147 / 198 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Air Bags:Frontal
11.9%
ODI 854097

WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED. NO REAR LIGHTS WERE SHOWING WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NOTICING THE RED TAIL LIGHTS, REARENDED SMALL TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. VEHICLE IS REPAIRABLE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

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104.7%
ODI 10117890 · 68,000 mi

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED. I OWN A 1999 GALANT. *AK

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96.6%
ODI 10022135 · 14,325 mi

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

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1711.3%
ODI 10014592 · 43,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB...............*AK

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107.4%
ODI 10009684 · 8,000 mi

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

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54.0%
ODI 10140004 · 32,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 17, 2005 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A MITISIBISHI GALANT 2003, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING . THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

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11.6%
ODI 10125667

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT STRUCK CONCRETE MEDIAN SEPARATOR ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 TO 75 MPH . UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE STRUCK CONCRETE WALL HEAD ON. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 6:30 PM. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS BUT NEITHER DEPLOYED. COLORADO STATE PATROL RATED DAMAGE TO FRONT END A 3 ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 3, 3 BEING MOST SEVERE. THERE WAS NO INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY SOMEONE WHO COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM YET.*AK *NM

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00.0%

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14.2%
ODI 10229863 · 84,000 mi

FRONT END COLLISION AT ABOUT 50 MPH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE CAR. *TR

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14.2%
ODI 10401328 · 40,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TWO CAR ACCIDENTS IN MY 2007 GALLANT ONE IN WHICH MY ENTIRE FRONT END CAME OFF AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED OVER $5500.00 IN DAMAGE THE SECOND ONE WAS A SIDE IMPACT IN WHICH MY PASSENGER DOORS WERE BOTH HIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1120.8%
ODI 10021483 · 76,000 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. WITH UNDER 20000 MILES ON THE CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT AND IT WAS FINE. THEN, AT 76000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN TRAFFIC. *JB

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104.7%
ODI 10030263

ROTORS WARPED AND RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED.RESULTING IN COST OF $475 DOLLARS FOR NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO MINOR CRASH FOR SLOW STOPPING.CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK

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21.5%
ODI 769919

NO SUMMARY. DT

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117.3%
ODI 10043418 · 34,857 mi

I WAS TRAVELING RUSH TRAFFIC GOING OVER A HILL WHEN THE CAR STOP AND STARTED TO REVERSE, WHILE IN DRIVE. I BRAKED AND PUT CAR IN PARK STOP THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TRIED MOVING FORWARD BUT THE CAR STILL PRECEDED BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL. I TRIED ALL GEARS INCLUDED REVERSE AND NONE WORKED EXCEPT PARK AND CAR ENGINE WAS KEPT ON RUNNING FINE ALL THAT TIME. *LA

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10.7%
ODI 10283905

WHILE THE 2002 GALANT WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE OFF , VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN STEEP DRIVEWAY I WAS FASTENING BABY INTO CARSEAT ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OTHER CHILD BUMPED GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND CAR ENGAGED . I WAS DRAGGED WITH VEHICLE DOWN DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREET INTO A YARD AND INTO A TREE WHERE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER CRASHING INTO TREE. THE GALANTS SHIFT LOCK DOES NOT WORK THE BRAKE SHOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TO SHIFT AND NOT AT ALL IF ENGINE IS OFF. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS COULD WELL HAVE BEEN FATAL. LUCKILY I RECEIVED ONLY …

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21.6%
ODI 10025249 · 8,100 mi

I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER/LINE. I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. A WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND I TOO…

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11.6%
ODI 10242001 · 137,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE RISK OF AN INJURY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CORE LINE PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $5,200. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HER VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILIT…

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00.0%

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14.2%
ODI 10209667 · 8,800 mi

I HAVE A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NOW I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF ENGINE NOISE. MY FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A SQUAWKING SOUND EVERYTIME YOU GO OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE WHOLE FRONT END HAS BEEN REBUILT BUT IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 8,800 MILES AND THERE IS NOW 23,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE ABOUT 8,800 MILES ALSO AND THEY HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
47.5%
ODI 549274

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES.

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3014.0%
ODI 10023500

I LEASED A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT ON AUG 30, 1999, TWO WEEKS LATER I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE OF HEARING GRINDING AND SCRUBBING NOISES WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES, I WAS TOLD BY A RUDE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS BRAKE DUST SO ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAN IT OUT WHICH WAS A LAME EXCUSE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND OWNED CARS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE DUST, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT IN AGAIN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED ROTORS AND BEGAN TO TELL HOW MUCH IT COSTS, I ARG…

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32.2%
ODI 10116958 · 82,000 mi

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED ROTORS 3 TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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127.9%
ODI 10034126

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS.*AK

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1410.4%
ODI 10008481 · 15,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AFTER 15000 MILES, AND THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN AT 29000 MILES ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE.*JB

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54.0%
ODI 10052236

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A GUARDRAIL. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN AUG OF 2003 AND THE CONSUMER WA TOLD THE ROTORS WERE BAD. THREE MONTHS LATER THE ROTORS WENT BAD AGAIN AND THE DEALER MACHINED THEM AND TWO DAYS LATER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

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11.6%
ODI 10203389 · 22,242 mi

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT TO THE DEALER OVER 9 TIMES FOR MY BRAKES. I CONTACTED A LAWYER FOR THE LEMON LAW AND WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO MY MILEAGE I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR A LEMON RETURN. HE ADVISED ME TO SETTLE WITH MITSUBISHI AND MOVE ON. IN THE PROCESS OF THE ATTORNEY PROCESSING MY SETTLEMENT, MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A NON COLLISION ACCIDENT, WE FEEL IT WAS BREAK FAILURE, BUT THE LAWYER STATED IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO PROVE IT WAS BREAK FAILURE. I DID AS HE STATED EXCEPT THAT I DIDN'T MOVE ON BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICL…

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13.8%
ODI 10191546 · 6,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS A CONSANT SQUEAKING NOISE AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL MITSUBITSI SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES ABOUT THIS CONCERN. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE BRAKE PADS BECAUSE I HAVE CHANGED THEM 4 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27000 MILES. I WAS TOLD AT MY LAST VISIT THAT I SHOULD HAVE REPROTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 10000 MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE CLERK THAT I HAD, HE ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF IT, ONLY THAT I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGES. I FEEL THAT…

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00.0%

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28.3%
ODI 10224897 · 7,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT ON APRIL 28, 2007. AFTER ABOUT 7000 MILES, MY BRAKES STARTED PULSATING. I TOOK A DAY OFF WORK TO RETURN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO JUST RE-SURFACE THE ROTORS AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. ABOUT 7,000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN... SO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I WENT AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY DECIDED TO RESURFACE MY ROTORS.. NOW OF COARSE AT 22,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, MY BREAK LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON WITH THE PULSATION BACK AND MY BRAKE PEDAL NOW CONTINUES …

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
47.5%
ODI 10065311 · 133,770 mi

BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *PH THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

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10.5%
ODI 10126610

MY GALANT HAS HAD WHEEL VIBRATION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS, PADS AND BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. I STILL HAD THE WHEEL VIBRATIONS AND CONTINUED TO ARGUE WITH THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHILE LOOSING TIME AT WORK AND SPENDING MY WEEKEND MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS AT THE DEALERSHIP. EVERY SIX MONTHS I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO GET THE TIRES B…

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00.0%

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10.7%
ODI 10068164 · 40,000 mi

PREMATURE WEAR, NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK

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Air Bags
11.9%
ODI 10037165 · 52,000 mi

THE BEDDING ON THE DASH IS COMING OFF, INCLUDING THE BEDDING ON THE AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI, THEY SAY A SERVICE PERSON WILL CALL ME BACK IN 72 HOURS AND THEY NEVER DO. MITSUBISHI MOTORS 1998 GALLANT.*AK

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20.9%
ODI 10012062 · 115,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *SCC

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21.5%
ODI 10720996

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A CRASH BAR CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INQUIRES AND A HERNIATED DISK DISPLACER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED ACCURATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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138.6%
ODI 10011058

I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON MARCH 17 2003. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CAVED IN. THE PROBLEM WAS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTLE BUS THAT HIT ME PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WE COLLIDED. I AM REALLY UPSET BUT THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I TRIED CONTACTING THE MITSUBISHI COMPANY BUT THEY DECLINED TO SPEAK TO ME AND GAVE THE RUN AROUND. IF THERE IS …

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75.2%
ODI 10009032

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

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64.8%
ODI 10044134

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR PILE UP. DURING THE COLLISION, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR AND FRONT, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. REAR SEAT PASSENGER HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, CAUSING IT TO BREAK. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MASSIVE BRAIN DAMAGE AND BLOOD CLOTS. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT ARM. *AK

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46.6%
ODI 10722120

MY CAR STARTED SHOWING THE SRS LIGHT THREE WEEKS AGO.I WAITED IF IT WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF BUT NEVER DID. I BOUGHT IT IN 2014 AT THE AUCTION BUT LATER TO DISCOVER SOME ISSUE ON IT,THE FRONT MANIFOLD IS BROKEN:I WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT.THE AC CONDENSER IS NOT IN THE CAR WHICH I VE NOT FIX:I GUEST THAT COULD BE RESULT OF ACCIDENT FROM THE LAST USER.IT HAS BRAKING ISSUE:I WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT.THE ENGINE GIVE RATLING NOISE DOING COLD START AND THE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FORCEFULLY.

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27.7%
ODI 10543014 · 139,208 mi

GOOD MORNING, I PURCHASED MY 2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES IN JUNE OR JULY OF 2005 WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,400 MILES AND FOR THE PASTED FEW WEEKS I'VE NOTICE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS RISING/SEPARATING MORE AND MORE OF THE DASHBOARD EXACTLY ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT SILVER TRIMMING. I CONTACT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER [phone removed]) ON SEPT. 10, 2013 WHERE I MY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM IN DETAIL THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE SERVICE WRITER ASKED FOR THE LAST EIGHT DIGIT OF THE VEHICLE VIN # WHICH I PROVIDED. THE SERVICE…

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312.5%
ODI 10184640 · 11,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALLANT. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE OCNSUMER COULD NOT TURN IT AT ALL. THE CONTACT USED ALL OF THE STRENGTH IN HER ARMS TO TURN IT A COUPLE OF INCHES AVOID HITTING A LIGHT POST. WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN SHE RAN UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A SIGN THAT WAS BEING HELD UP BY CEMENT. THE …

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729.2%
ODI 10198637 · 9,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER, DROVE OVER A MEDIAN, AND ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 9008020623070003 WAS FILED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

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116.7%
ODI 10839465

2008 MITSUBISHI GALANT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG QUESTIONS. *LD

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1062.5%
ODI 10360983 · 47,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

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333.3%
ODI 10482891 · 46,883 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND AS A RESULT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,883. …

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266.7%
ODI 10608263 · 34,000 mi

THERE WAS A POLICE CHASE, THE CAR THAT WAS BEEN CHASED HIT ANOTHER CAR THE BOTH CARS HIT MY CAR, MY CAR WAS IS TOTAL. NON OF THE 8 AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT HARD BOTH FROM THE FRONT & SIDE. *TR

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111.1%
ODI 11661432 · 200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's and passenger's side air bags unexpectedly deployed, cracking the windshield and injuring his arm. No warning light was illuminated. Medical attention was not received. The contact stated that there was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bags to deploy. The contact's husband drove the vehicle to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. Th…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
11.9%
ODI 742295

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING SHAKES. BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS ARE WORN OUT AT 19,000 MILES (VERY PREMATURE); BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY IN VEHICLE - REPLACE W/ BRAKE FLUID, WHEELS SCREECH WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN - MITSUBISHI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE GIVING A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING THE BRAKES W/19,000 MILES. *AK

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2712.6%
ODI 550560

ABS LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

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53.7%
ODI 758366

BRAKES STARTED ANNOYING SQUEALING AT @24,500 MILES. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER TO INSPECT, ASKED TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW, WITH 29,512 MILES, PROBLEM SYILL EXISTS. WHEN SCHEDULING 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, ASKED SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO MINE. MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MITSUBISHI WAS LOOKING INTO IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A POTENTIAL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT AN EXTREME ANNOYANCE FOR THE OWNER. YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU!*AK

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96.0%
ODI 10014102

2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 15,000 MILES AND TIRES WERE PROPERLY ROTATED AND BALANCED. CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE POSES SERIOUS SAFETY H…

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10.7%
ODI 10095678

WE BROUGHT OUR CAR IN 4/2002. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR THIRD SET OF PADS AND OUR SECOND SET OF ROTORS. SQUEEKING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALONG WITH GRINDING AND FOR SOME REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE BRAKES DURING THE LAST PAD CHANGE AND HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE CALLIPER SYSTEM. I JUST THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL I CHECK IT OUT.*AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

27.7%
ODI 10167744 · 16,271 mi

I FEEL THERE IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN ANTI-SKID BRAKES. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND FEEL THEIR RESPONSE IS INADEQUATE. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION FAILED DURING TWO EMERGENCY STOPS AND ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR-END COLLISIONS. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION ALSO ACTUATES WHEN THERE IS NO BRAKING CONDITION THAT WARRANTS IT TO ACTIVATE. *JB

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14.2%
ODI 10209667 · 8,800 mi

I HAVE A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NOW I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF ENGINE NOISE. MY FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A SQUAWKING SOUND EVERYTIME YOU GO OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE WHOLE FRONT END HAS BEEN REBUILT BUT IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 8,800 MILES AND THERE IS NOW 23,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING SINCE ABOUT 8,800 MILES ALSO AND THEY HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
11.9%
ODI 860589

WHEN USING ELECTRICAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE MECHANIC TOLD HIM IT COULD CAUSE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR LIGHTS COULD KEEP FLICKERING. *AK

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31.4%
ODI 10286969 · 134,308 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICE A FIRE COMING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS OUT OF THE FUSE BOX. DISCONNECTTED THE BATTERY AND TOWED IT HOME. *TR

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85.9%
ODI 10023462

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 HO…

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53.3%
ODI 10234669 · 91,000 mi

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 …

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139.6%
ODI 10058622 · 15,200 mi

TWO WEEKS AGO AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MY GALANT SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES, I DID GET TO WORK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY KEPT IT FOR 24 HOURS, DROVE IT, RAN SOME TESTS AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY, BUT IT STOPPED MOVING FIVE TIMES BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET TO WORK. AGAIN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD…

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118.7%
ODI 10005435

WHEN EVER I CRANK THE CAR UP IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE THE EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE BAD EGGS. THE RADIO/CD WAS REPLACE THREE TIMES ALREADY AND THE CD PLAYER STILL SOUNDS STATICTY WHEN PLAYIND DISC AND THE SPEAKERS POP WHEN THE RADIO IS COMPLETELY OFF. ALSO WHEN EVER SOME GETS IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THEY GET SHOCKED BY IT TO THE POINT WHERE U CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SPARK FROM THE SHOCK. AND WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITING RUNNING U CAN FEEL THE CAR SHAKE LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF.

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34.9%
ODI 10340975 · 63,000 mi

BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOTH REAR WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO CONTROLS BOTH AT THE DRIVER SEAT AND THE CONTROLS ON THE DOORS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (4 YRS, 8 MOS) TO GET WINDOWS REPAIRED, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERRORS AND DID NOT DO ANY SERVICE ON THE CAR. SIX MONTHS LATER (AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WENT COMPLETELY DOWN ON ITS OWN (I HAD NOT TOUCHED WINDOW CONTROLS). WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. INDEPENDENT GARAGE…

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13.8%
ODI 10163267 · 6,398 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THE ABS/TCL (TRACTION CONTROL) HAS DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 8/9/2006 - THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISENGAGES WHILE AT SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS ALSO AT QUESTION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION, DTC'S AND ALL PC…

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937.5%
ODI 10348274 · 109,777 mi

2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT, 109,777 MILES: DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AT 11:30PM MY GALANT ELECTRICALLY DIED. MY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION MODULE, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, HEAD LIGHTS, RADIO ALL WENT DEAD. DEALER FOUND THREE POWER CABLES TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT RUN UNDER THE CARPET ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HUMP HAD SHORTED OUT BECAUSE THREE PROTRUSIONS ON A BODY WELD WORKED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND SHORTED ALL POWER TO GROUND. IF THIS HAPPENED …

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

116.7%
ODI 11255190

I HAVE TROUBLE WITH STARTING THE CAR REPETITIVE ISSUE NEEDS A RECALL, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS A RECALL. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DONT WORK PROPERLY NEED A RECALL. PAINT JOB IS VERY FADED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS WELL. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S NOT ALREADY RECALLS FOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE HELP

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

111.1%
ODI 10549623 · 36,000 mi

MITSUBISHI UPDATES THEIR MAPS FOR THE GALANT EVERY 1.5 YEARS, HOWEVER THE MAPS USED TO UPDATE ARE OLD MAPS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE APRIL 2013 VERSION HAS MAPS FROM 2011. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

111.1%
ODI 11324572 · 105,000 mi

THE DRIVER WINDOW IS BREAKING WITHOUT CAUSE. HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. DID NOT TAKE PICTURE. BUT INSURANCE FIXED THE MOST RECENT SHATTERING INCIDENT--SO IF PICTURE NEEDED CAN OBTAIN IN THE FUTURE. ONCE OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. ANOTHER OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR

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Structure:Body
23.8%
ODI 10033494

MITSUBISHI GALANT 1998 - PADDED COVER OVER CONSOLE AND AIR BAG IS COMMING LOOSE, PROBABLY DUE TO POOR GLUE.IT MAY NOT BE SAFE, BUT I CANNOT GET MITSUBISHI TO FIX IT OR EVEN TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO HEAR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.*AK

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52.3%
ODI 10078870

SPRING 2003 MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT STARTING HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEAR COAT. IT BEGAN FADING AND CRACKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY MOONROOF. IT HAS NOW SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR, THE TRUNK LID AND NOW HAS BEGUN ON MY HOOD. I CALLED THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP BACK IN JULY OF 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT I WOULD EITHER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT PAINTED TO LEAVE IT. LAST MONTH WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A FREE INSPECTION PROMOTION THEY WERE DOING AND HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TAKE A LO…

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1511.0%
ODI 10037435

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…

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85.3%
ODI 10120638 · 57,101 mi

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

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118.1%
ODI 10110463 · 30,000 mi

PAINT ON FRONT AREA OF ROOF AND REAR DECK LID IS CRACKED AND COMING OFF. *JB

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118.7%
ODI 10198516

MY PAINT ON MY CAR STARTED TO FADE A YEAR AGO. ITS A SHAME THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND LOOKS 10YRS OLD. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND I'M MAKING PAYMENTS NOW I HATE TO MAKE MY PAYMENTS BECAUSE MY CAR LOOKS SO BAD. *TR

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69.8%
ODI 10229064 · 50,000 mi

PURCHASED A USED 2004 MITUSBISHI GALANT JULY 2007. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2007 PASSENGER DOOR JAMMED, UNABLE TO OPEN OR GET OUT OF DOOR. DEALER REPLACED DOOR PANEL OUT OF "GOODWILL" NOVEMBER 07. APPROX 2 MONTHS LATER, BOTH FRONT DOORS STICKING AND HARD TO OPEN. DEALER REPLACED BOTH DOOR PANELS. APPROX 1 MONTH AGO OR LESS , DRIVER DOOR PANEL STUCK AGAIN. HAD TO CRAWL ACROSS SEATS FOR APPROX ONE WEEK TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. DEALER DID NOT REPLACE DOOR PANEL EVEN THOUGH LAST DOOR PANEL STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MERELY REATTACHED PANEL. FIRST 2 CASES, C…

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311.5%
ODI 10285305 · 40,000 mi

BLACK PAINT ON CAR IS COMING OFF DESPITE PROPER CARE AND GARAGE. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

14.2%
ODI 10871187 · 108,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD THAT HOLDS IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS COME UNGLUED FROM THE FRAME ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT VERY STABLE AND HAVE BEEN SHAKING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAS JUST BROKE OFF FROM DRIVING AND TURNING ONTO OTHER ROADS THAT HAVE SLIGHT DIP. THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE TURNED BRITTLE AND WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR IT JUST BROKE OFF.

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116.7%
ODI 10873033

THE DOOR PANELS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POP OUT CAUSING DOOR TO GERMANY JAMMED. NEED TO RECALL

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318.8%
ODI 10433597 · 34,500 mi

UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR IS RUSTED. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 10608263 · 34,000 mi

THERE WAS A POLICE CHASE, THE CAR THAT WAS BEEN CHASED HIT ANOTHER CAR THE BOTH CARS HIT MY CAR, MY CAR WAS IS TOTAL. NON OF THE 8 AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT HARD BOTH FROM THE FRONT & SIDE. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointToo few reports for a range92,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10066757 · 98,000 mi

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP AND FALL FLAT TO THE GROUND. *AK

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ODI 10083463 · 126,572 mi

THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND UPON ENTERING THE BAY AT THE SHOP, THE LOWER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. RECALL NO. 00V421001. *JB

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ODI 10133255 · 71,904 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS ,AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, OURISMAN MITSUBISHI, LAST YEAR CONCERNING THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINT. IT WAS DETERMINED THERE THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AFTER HAVING MY CAR INSPECTED BY MY PRIVATE AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THIS VERY PART. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range101,584 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10025433 · 203,000 mi

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN DURING MY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IT WAS PRACTICALLY A HEAD ON COLLISION AND I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT OR I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK

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ODI 10293326 · 168 mi

FRONTAL AUTO ACCIDENT 1994 MITSIBISHI GALANT LS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *TR

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2011: 1 complaints · 2012: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2011111
2012233
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2011300
2012900

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointAir Bags:FrontalPower Train:Automatic TransmissionSuspension:Front:Control ArmService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipStructure:Body:DoorAir BagsEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint—0000000
Air Bags:Frontal0—000000
Power Train:Automatic Transmission00—0
1
ODI 518133

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILURE. *AK

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm000—0000
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ODI 518133

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILURE. *AK

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ODI 781415

MAIN ENGINE REAR SEAL FAILED/DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK/ALL LIGHTS DIM OR GET BRIGHTER DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE/FRONT END SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED/WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, ALL DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND THE RELOCK BY THEMSELVES.

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ODI 781415

MAIN ENGINE REAR SEAL FAILED/DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK/ALL LIGHTS DIM OR GET BRIGHTER DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE/FRONT END SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED/WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, ALL DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND THE RELOCK BY THEMSELVES.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

3 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

6 mentions · 3.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 124,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10126063 · 124,000 mi

DT: CALLER SAYS THE CAR STALLED AT ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT REPLACE PARTS UNTIL THEY FIND THE ONE THAT WORKED MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. *AK

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ODI 502239

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

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ODI 552865

THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ABS SYSTEM LOCKING UP AND FAILURE. YH

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 161,500 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10113983 · 161,500 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY THE BRAKES FAILED.*AK

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ODI 518133

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILURE. *AK

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ODI 868479

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/CLUTCH AND STEERING WHEEL. SHE SAID THAT STEERING WHEEL WANDERED ON IT'S OWN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL STAYED UP HIGH, AND ON OTHER TIMES, BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EVERY SIX MONTHS, SHE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. ALSO, CLUTCH STUCK, AND MOVED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 503525

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON.

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ODI 837675

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b