Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mitsubishi Galant.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON JAN. 9, 2013, WHILE I WAS BACKING UP MY MITSUBISHI GALANT 1998 (VIN # [XXX]) IN MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR … |
| 2009-09-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED… |
| 2008-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 1 | LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED… |
| 2006-08-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC. *JB |
| 2005-12-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN YOU START THE CAR IT MAKES A LOAD NOISE UNTIL FULLY HEATED, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS PULLING AND MAKING NOISE, IT G… |
| 2004-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE BLACK PAINT ON MY 1998 MISTUBISHI GALANT ES HAS WORN OFF IN AN A TYPICAL PATTERN. THE PAINT HAS COME OFF IN A GRID-… |
| 2004-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE BLACK PAINT ON MY 1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES HAS WORN OFF IN AN A TYPICAL PATTERN. THE PAINT HAS COME OFF IN A GRID-… |
| 2004-04-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | IN NOVEMBER 2003, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FELL OFF, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDEN… |
| 2004-02-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *PH THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR… |
| 2003-10-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR STARTED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS, HAD TRANSMISSION FILTER CHANGED, FOUND A LOT OF METAL IN FLUID. DROVE CAR 500 MORE … |
| 2003-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE BEDDING ON THE DASH IS COMING OFF, INCLUDING THE BEDDING ON THE AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI, THEY SAY A SERVI… |
| 2003-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MITSUBISHI GALANT 1998 - PADDED COVER OVER CONSOLE AND AIR BAG IS COMMING LOOSE, PROBABLY DUE TO POOR GLUE.IT MAY NOT B… |
| 2003-04-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB |
| 2002-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN JUNE OF 2002, AUTO TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. WAS REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT U… |
| 2002-04-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2002. ON 30 APRIL CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT SLOW SPEED. VEHI… |
| 2001-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED QUITING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT… |
| 2001-09-10 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE STEERING WHICH ENDED UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD CRASHING INTO … |
| 2001-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED TH… |
| 2001-04-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CALL ON AND STARTED TO STALL AT 60MPH. NO ADVANCE WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE… |
| 2001-03-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. WITH UNDER 20000 MILES ON THE CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT.… |
| 2001-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THIS … |
| 2000-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | AT 41,500 MILES I HAD A BASIC FRONT BRAKE JOB PERFORMED ON MY CAR DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SEVERELY WHILE BRAK… |
| 1999-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, AFTER REPLACEMENT FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT A SECOND TIME WHICH WAS CAUSIN… |
| 1999-11-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED. NO REAR LIGHTS WERE SHOWING WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW … |
| 1999-09-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEELING NOISE & AROUND 30 - 40 MPH (ON DECELERATION) STEERING WHEEL SHAKES… |
| 1999-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | LIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. ALSO… |
| 1999-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES. |
| 1999-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I ASKED THE S… |
| 1999-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN USING ELECTRICAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE MECHANIC TOLD HIM I… |
| 1999-01-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY TIGHTENED.THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS ABLE TO MOVE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE REPLACED… |
| 1998-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WE HAVE BEEN LEASING THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF GRINDING OF BRAKES, AND THREE TIMES T… |
| 1998-10-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO DIM. *AK |
| 1998-09-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH INOPERABLE. YH |
| 1998-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S KEYS CAN BE REMOVED IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO OTHER VEHICLE. |
| 1998-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE OBLONG/MISSHAPED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE.… |
| 1998-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THERE IS A VIBRATION THAT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 55 + MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS REPEATEDLY INFORMED HER TH… |
| 1998-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WOULD GRAB AND RELEASE, GRAB AND RELEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BYE A LITTLE TAR PELLET FROM A SHORT DISTANCE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING BADLY.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED TO STAL… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, AND HAVING IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS MECHANIC NOTICED THAT OIL … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED MECHANIC NOTICED THEAT ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN ENGINE.… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | BRAKES REPLACED X 2 AND PADS X1 AND BRAKES ALSO MACHINED ONCE W. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR.*AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | LEFT & RIGHT FRONT AXLE SHAFTS FAILED. *ET |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURLY WEARING OUT, CASUING CONSUMER TO RPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM 4 TIMES. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND HAD BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO SEE I… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NOTICED TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TRANSMISSION WA… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | LIGHTS DIM VERY FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. TAKEN TO BE FIXED 3 TIME… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN PREMATURELY CAUSING THEM TO FADE UPON BRAKING. NLM |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING SHAKES. BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS ARE WORN OUT AT 19,000 MILES (VERY PREMATURE); BRAKE… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS POPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WELD… |