Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-25 | 01V295001 |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 25,803 | — | Details |
| 2001-01-16 | 01V011001 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 277,227 | — | Details |
| 1999-11-23 | 99V333001 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 19,179 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM DISABLED BY MY OWN FACTORY ALARM. THE CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE MY ECU WAS DEFECTIVE AND I REPLACED IT WITH A US… |
| 2014-11-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A CRASH BAR CRASHED… |
| 2014-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2010-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM NOT A MECHAN… |
| 2010-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUM… |
| 2010-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MATCHING RECALL MITSUBISHI NOTICE SR-99-003 AND NHTSA 99V305001, OUR GALANT HAS THE BUSTED TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. MITSUBI… |
| 2010-06-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 25, 2010, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK CAUSI… |
| 2009-08-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ALL OF THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT IS COMING OFF. THIS CAR WAS GARAGE KEPT MOST OF IT'S LIFE. *TR |
| 2009-07-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-11-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2000 MITS. GALANT (BLACK) WHICH WAS A SPECIAL EDITION FROM THE LOCAL DEALER FOR MITSBUSHI A… |
| 2008-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT BRAND NEW IN JUNE, 2000. ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER, MY CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP RUNN… |
| 2008-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 200 MITSUBISHI GALANT. HAVING ISSUES WITH THE OIL LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON AND THE CAR SHUTT… |
| 2008-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE TWO INTAKE MANIFOLDS IN 42 MONTHS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. *TR |
| 2008-06-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLAST… |
| 2008-06-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS BLACK AND THE PAINT IS STARTING TO GET LITTLE WHITE DOTS IN BIG AREAS! I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP ABOU… |
| 2008-06-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 1999. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH LEVER BROKE AND IS STUCK IN T… |
| 2008-05-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | YES I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH MY GALANT YEAR 2000 DASH BOARD HAS CRACK IN THE COLD! THE PAINT(BLACK) HAS TUR… |
| 2008-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. AS FIRST I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING WRONG, … |
| 2008-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE CON… |
| 2008-01-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT W… |
| 2007-07-27 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO GET HOT, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGINS TO BL… |
| 2007-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE SIXTH SET THAT THIS CAR HAD BEEN THROUGH. THEY WERE LEAKING AT TIME OF … |
| 2006-12-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 2000 GALLANT HEADLIGHT WIRES OVERHEAT CAUSING TO BURN OUT WIRE. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD (DID NOT HAPPEN TO US), HOWEVER H… |
| 2006-10-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. ADDITI… |
| 2006-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER THE SOCKETS WERE OBSERVED … |
| 2006-09-05 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | HUB CAPS ON MITSUBISHI GALANTS KEEP FALLING ON DURING DRIVING. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TIRED OF BUYING NEW ON… |
| 2006-07-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A BLACK 2000 GALANT. AFTER 3 YEARS THE PAINT ON THE ROOF BEGAN FADING. NOW THE ROOF AND HOOD ARE COVERED WITH BI… |
| 2006-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SNAPPED OFF… |
| 2006-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. HE ATTEMPTED … |
| 2006-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE PAINT STARTED FADING WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF OWNING THIS V… |
| 2006-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | HAD WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED -- LEFT REAR IN 2004 AND RIGHT REAR IN DEC 2005. WENT FOR OIL CHANGE TODAY AND ASKED THE … |
| 2006-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | CAR WAS SHUT OFF AT WORK FOR ABOUT 30 - 50 MINUTES WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLARE FOR NO REASON -- NO ALARM INSTALLED. … |
| 2006-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT OXIDATION ON ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK. *JB |
| 2005-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | CAR DIES DUE TO ENGINE FUSE BLOWING, APPARENTLY RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 99V333001. MITSUBISHI DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF… |
| 2005-10-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED A 2000 GALANT BRAND NEW FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE, AND ALWAYS USE MITSUBISHI SERVI… |
| 2005-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW THE THIRD MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED IN THE VERY SAME PLACE AS THE FIRST TWO.… |
| 2005-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE COMPUTER SENSORS FAILED. THIS COULD AFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSE AIR POLLUTION. DID … |
| 2005-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CAR JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TURNS OUT TIMING CHAIN WENT. 1200 REPAIR FIXED WITHIN 2 MONTHS NEEDED ANOTHER TIMING B… |
| 2005-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I AM VERY DISGUSTED, I PURCHASED MY 2000 MITUSBISHI GALANT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I WAS MY CAR WEEKLY AND… |
| 2005-01-15 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | (1) MINOR FRONT BUMPER IMPACT WAS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER AN INSURANCE CLAIM (2) IN TEARDOWN PROCESS FOUND SPOT WELDS THA… |
| 2005-01-10 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE WHEEL COVERS CONTINUE TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY A PERSON THAT SELLS WHEEL COVERS, THAT THE 2000 MITSUBIS… |
| 2005-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED ROTORS 3 TIM… |
| 2005-01-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON MY BLACK CAR WAS STARTING TO GET WHITE/GRAY SPOTS ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF … |
| 2004-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR MADE THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT STALL… |
| 2004-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT AND VALUES FOR THE MITSUBISHI GALANTS NEED TO BE LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF IT'S A RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE MINE W… |
| 2004-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT OS ABOUT THE PAINT ON MY CAR IT IS CRACKING IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF MY CAR FOR NO REASON. I HAD BROUGH… |
| 2004-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2000. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE PAINT IN A SMAL… |
| 2004-09-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE LEVER THAT CONTROLLED THE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WAS LOOSE . THIS DEFECT WAS RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPA… |
| 2004-09-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THE SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 99V305001 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS… |
| 2004-07-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT END FEELS SHAKY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE DRIVING ON … |