Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Mitsubishi Galant.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS LAP SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. WHILE EXTENDING IT TO BUCKLE, A NOISE LIKE A TAPE MEASURE RAPIDLY CLOSING WAS … |
| 2002-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER FELL APART. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS OEM PART. I THINK THEY ARE MADE FROM OLD TUNA CANS.*AK |
| 2002-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS, AND HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES. *AK |
| 1999-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | RECALL 98V168000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR-98-003/ TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. IN DECEMBER CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER… |
| 1999-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I PULLED INTO GAS STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. SMALL FIRE AROUND FUEL LINE, IGNITION WIRES, COIL, WI… |
| 1998-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1,LESS THAN 20,000 MILES THE CAR NEEDED A HEAD GASKET,TIMING BELT AND A WATER PUMP MIND YOU THE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED ON… |
| 1998-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPEN AFTER ENGAGEMENT. SOMETIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *AK |
| 1997-08-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE TRANSMISISON LOCKED UP LOCKING UP THE FRONT WHEELS. CONSUMER ALSO STATED TH… |
| 1996-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOCKED UP AND BACK END CAME AROUND, WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTO SHOP, WHERE STATEMENTS… |
| 1996-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/DIE. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND LOCKED UP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF 98V069000 BUT HAS THE SAME DRIVETRAIN. |
| 1995-05-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | A-FRAME OF CAR SNAPPED IN HALF DUE TO METAL STRESS CRACKS WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1994-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING IT JAM . TT |
| 1994-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND FOOT REMOVED FROM BRAKE. |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAIL TO ENGAGE, STICKING/STOPPING MIDWAY W/NOISE. LUBRICATION TEMPORARY FIXES PROBLEMS ON… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAKED FLUID PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE AND MODEL/YEAR 98V069000 AND 98V069001. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A RAPID SPEED. *JB |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, MUST PRESS RELEASE BUTTON TO INSERT MALE INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY "LATCHING" THE LAP BELT, SOUNDS AS IF SOM… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. HAVE NOTED SEVERAL OTHER MITSUBISHI VEHICLES OF THE SAME YE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT TH… |