Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-10 | 00V225001 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 228,294 | — | Details |
| 1999-11-01 | 99V305001 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 98,817 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A DIRT ROAD GOING ABOUT 5 MPH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE NOT ANY OF THE RUBBER BOOTS THE CONTROL … |
| 2014-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CARS SLIPS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. TODAY IT WAS RAINING AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CAR WOULD NOT… |
| 2011-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER … |
| 2009-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICE A FIRE COMING FROM THE W… |
| 2007-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. AS OF DECEMBER 2… |
| 2007-11-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES BLACK PAINT IS DETERIORATING AND GETTING WHITE. *TR |
| 2007-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS OXIDIZED WITH CHIP… |
| 2007-05-18 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 1 | I PURCHASED A '99 MITS GALANT FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER 16TH B'DAY IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. SHE CONTINUALLY COMPLAINED OF ST… |
| 2007-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON MY 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. HARNESS AND ALTERNATOR PLUG WERE TOTALLY BURNT… |
| 2007-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE TO FAST. SEEMS TO BE WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAS SET FOR A … |
| 2006-11-28 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | EVER SINCE PURCHASE OF 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN 2003 THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ENGINE TEMP IS NORMAL BUT BLOW… |
| 2006-10-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1999 MITSUBISHI PAINT PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2006-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING THE IGNITION. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE… |
| 2006-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT ON PLASTIC BUMPERS, HOOD, ROOF, TRUNK AND WINDOW ARCHES IS ALL PEELING, BLISTERING AND CRACKING.… |
| 2006-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I OWN A GREEN 99 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALLIGATOR SKIN I… |
| 2006-04-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON MY CAR IS FADING, I SEE WHITE SPOTS ON THE HOOD, TRUNK AND ROOF OF CAR. THE CAR IS BLACK. I SEE MANY OTH… |
| 2006-03-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. *JB |
| 2006-03-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 "BLACK" MITSUBISHI GALANT, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE COMPLAINT IS OVER THE PAINT JOB, I HAVE NOTIC… |
| 2006-03-07 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH/WIRING IS BROKE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #99V305001 CONCE… |
| 2006-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HAD WORSENED OVER … |
| 2005-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 3 | ABS FAILURE- LIGHT IS ON AFTER CAR WAS REAR ENDED. DEALER CHARGE ME $218 US DOLLARS TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED AN ABS SYS… |
| 2005-07-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE CLEAR COAT ON MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT WAS PEELING OFF ON THE HOOD. NOW MY HOOD, ROOF… |
| 2005-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOOT HITS THE TRUNK OPENER, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO COME … |
| 2005-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED. I OWN A 1999 GALANT. *AK |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS 40-50 MPH. *JB |
| 2005-02-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2002. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR MY BRAKES KEEP MAKING THIS CRACKING NOISES. IVE REPLACED THEM… |
| 2005-02-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 99 BLACK GALANT AND THE EARLIER PART OF 2005 I STARTED SEEING MY PAINT FADE OFF. IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND GR… |
| 2004-12-15 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH CLEARCOAT FAILURE ON ENTIRE TOP OF HOOD, CAR, AND TRUNK LOCAL DEALER SAID I WAS OUT OF LUC… |
| 2004-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO START THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-06-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SPRING 2003 MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT STARTING HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEAR COAT. IT BEGAN FADING AND CRACKING O… |
| 2004-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | SAFETY ISSUE WITH 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANTS. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE 4 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AND NUMEROUS RESUR… |
| 2004-05-23 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | UPON REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT MY GEAR SHIFT BECAME FREE FLOATING. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, OR PARK… |
| 2003-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIRD WATER PUMP GONE ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2003-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL, THE PAINT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND EVENTUALLY RUST. THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY ON… |
| 2003-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE MITSUBISHI MOTORS WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRODUCTS. ON AUGUST 27,1999 I PURCHA… |
| 2003-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY CAR DRIVING ABILITY SEEMS OKAY BUT AT TIMES IT TENDS TO PULL TO THE SIDE AS IF I'M ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. SECONDLY, I… |
| 2003-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN REPLACING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS SINCE 93 ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND, THE DEALER TELLS ME I… |
| 2003-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT AROUND 15000 MILES. AT THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND BOUGHT HIGH QUALITY PADS… |
| 2003-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | Yes | 0 | ROTORS WARPED AND RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED.RESULTING IN COST OF $475 DOLLARS FOR NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE … |
| 2003-03-20 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | PAINT FLAW ,THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF. IT HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE CAR.MY WHOLE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT IS CAMOFLOUGE.I WA… |
| 2003-03-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *SCC |
| 2002-11-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770785 |
| 2002-08-20 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | THE HOOKS ON THE HUB CAPS DO NOT HOLD PROPERLY THE HUB CAP ON THE RIM OF THE WHEEL PROPERLY. HITTING THE LIGHTEST BUMP… |
| 2002-08-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA# 99 V 305 001/HEADLAMP WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH: CONSUMEVEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT OP… |
| 2002-07-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25-30 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT… |
| 2002-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. THEN, IT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WA… |
| 2002-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN I BARELY LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY VEHICHLE LEPT FORWARD, HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF… |
| 2002-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1999 GALANT CLEAR COAT DEFECTIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR OLD AND WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO FLAKE… |
| 2002-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |