Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-22 | 98V168000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 9,560 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AFTER REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH OTHER UNIT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. ( APRIL … |
| 2003-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR… |
| 2003-07-23 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT AXLES IN 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT AFTER ONLY 55,577 MILES.*AK |
| 2003-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT EASTABOGA AUTO SALES. DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP I TOOK IT BACK … |
| 2003-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ECU FAILURE OF MY 91 MITSUBISHI GALANT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED THREE YEARS AGO. REC… |
| 2002-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A RECALL DONE ON VEHICLE REGARDING TRANSFER CASE A FEW YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AGAIN.… |
| 2002-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE FLUID IS LEAKING, ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BU… |
| 2001-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WHILE DRIVING STARTS IDLING AND THEN STARTS CLICKING INSIDE AND THE SHUTS OFF THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN ALSO … |
| 2000-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES OVER 3 MONTHS. ONE DAY, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING I… |
| 2000-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IS COLD AND CONSUMER STEPS ON BRAKES, TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGH SPEED. VEHIC… |
| 2000-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALL REPAIR (98V-168) COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THEY FIXED A TRANSMIS… |
| 1999-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS 4DR FROM A LOCAL DEALER(YORKTOWN MITSUBISHI, NEW YORK) 4 MONTHS AGO. A FEW DAYS AG… |
| 1999-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY A NHTSA CONSELOR THAT I HAD TO FILL OUT THIS FORM TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I HAVE A 1991 MITUBISHIU GALANT VR… |
| 1999-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP REAR WHEELS, CAUSING A 75 FOOT SKID. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY FLATBED TO STOHLMAN 6/1/99. THE DAMAGE… |
| 1998-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS FAILED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MONEY ON A REPLACEMENT. OFCOURSE ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON TH… |
| 1998-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-04-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAKING. |
| 1998-04-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE YOKE LEAKING. |
| 1998-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE SEVERELY LEAKS. |
| 1997-10-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE 1997 HAVE PUT IN THREE ECM COMPUTERS WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NEVER ADDRESSED BY M… |
| 1997-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUCTIONS CAUSING SURGING AND NO REVERSE POSITION DUE TO A SEAL WHICH SHRINKS AND DOES NOT… |
| 1996-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT AXLE FAILED. |
| 1996-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES MAIN COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE… |
| 1995-09-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE UNIT FAILED. *DSH |
| 1995-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | FRONT AXLES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AW |
| 1995-05-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | REAR DEFOGGER FAILURE. |
| 1995-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVER COASTED TO SIDE/PARKING LOT. WENT TO MAKE CALL CAME BACK AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DES… |
| 1995-01-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND WAS LODGES AROUND THROTTLE/THROTTLE COULD NOT CLOSE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELER… |
| 1995-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE. *SKD |
| 1994-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TT |
| 1993-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT RELEASING, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OFTEN .*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS,… |
| 1993-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE SEIZURE. |
| 1993-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | PASSENGER LAP BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT |
| 1992-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS RUSTING INTO ROTORS. TT |
| 1991-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FAILURE OF DISC BRAKE ROTORS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OF 70MPH, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTR… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE OFF. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR CONDITIONER VENT, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION PRIOR TO RECALL 98V-069). |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES OF OWNERSHIP, LEAVING OWNER IN MIDDLE OF ROAD W/NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DET… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE LEAK. ALTHOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER FOR MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE/ EAGLE TALON AND PLYMOUTH LASER FOR… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER LATCHING LAP BELT INTO BELT BUCKLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE FROM BUCKLE WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRI… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE FAILED. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT IS VERY SLUGGISH AND DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER D… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE RECALL. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V16800 FOR TRASN… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | RECALL # 98V168001 POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED SOME TIME AG… |