Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-29 | 02V147000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 3,378 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated that while his son was being chased by another motorist a… |
| 2015-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INST… |
| 2014-11-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FR… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTEN… |
| 2014-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I'VE HAD THIS 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS. THEY DON'T S… |
| 2013-08-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS O… |
| 2012-11-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN? NOT THAT MANY MILES. *TR UPDATED 12/04/12*LJ |
| 2012-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A BURNING … |
| 2012-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AS THE … |
| 2012-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DON'T COME ON. FUSES ALL OK, SWITCHES OK, REOSTAT OK. COULD BE BULBS BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL -… |
| 2012-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT WANTING TO START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE D… |
| 2011-09-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED INTERMI… |
| 2011-07-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHI… |
| 2010-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. PURCHASED "AS IS" IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, DID NOT NOTICE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. 2. INTERIOR LIGHTS AND TRUNK … |
| 2010-05-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS CONSTANTLY WET IN MY 2001 GALANT. IT STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I CHECKED THE UN… |
| 2009-10-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT, IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE GALANTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT..THE PAINT … |
| 2009-09-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | WHILE THE 2002 GALANT WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE OFF , VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN STEEP DRIVEWAY I WAS FASTENING BABY INTO CARSE… |
| 2009-09-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PAINT TURNING WHITE A PEELING OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2009-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE TO… |
| 2009-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS A PAINT DEFECT THAT IS SEEN IN EVERY BLACK GALANT THAT IS SEEN ON THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER… |
| 2009-04-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | OUR 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS PAINT FADING ON THE TRUNK AND TOP. TWO BODYSHOPS HAVE TOLD US THIS IS COMMON WITH… |
| 2009-04-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 1 | I CRASHED MY 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT... I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE SAME RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON THE 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT … |
| 2009-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO WAL-MART FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE AND REFUSED TO DO THE TIRE ROTATION… |
| 2009-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. HE IMM… |
| 2008-12-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 MITSIBUSHI GALANT ES AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK INVOLVING 3 AUTOS AND I HIT THE BACK END OF THE SECOND… |
| 2008-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT DEFECT LEADS T RAPID OXIDATION AND RUSTING OF CAR. *TR |
| 2008-06-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | MITSUBISHI HEATER CORE LEAKING ALL OVER. CARPET SOAKING WET!! *TR |
| 2008-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 02 GALANT THAT WITH OUT ANY WARNING SIGNS AT ALL THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2008-05-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR, AN 02 MITSUBISHI GALANT FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO POINTED OUT TO ME THE KNOCKING SOUND IN THE DASH WHE… |
| 2008-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | 18 DEMEITS ? HORN NOT WORKING REPOLLED NO REASON BAD VIN# CAR TURNED OFF LO-JACK. *TR |
| 2007-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | TWO WEEKS AGO OUR CARS? PASSENGER FRONT PANEL STARTED TO SMOKE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. AT THE TIME… |
| 2007-12-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. A GENTLEMAN RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY DAUGHTER COL… |
| 2007-10-24 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CONTROL MOTOR ON MY CAR HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. *TR |
| 2007-10-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 2002 MITSHUBISHI GALANT- HEAT STOPPED WORKING AT 75,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING ON HEAT CAR BEGAN MAKING A "GARGLING" NOIS… |
| 2007-10-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 2002 SILVER MITSUBISHI GALANT GTZ LOOKS HORRIBLE. NOTICING AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE AN… |
| 2007-09-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER NO LONGER WORKS. *TR |
| 2007-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE ROOF/HOOD OF MY 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS FADED BADLY. I READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLIN… |
| 2007-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 03'. I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT WHICH HAS OXIDATION (FADING PAINT) ON THE ROOF AND SIDE PANEL… |
| 2007-07-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP HERE LOCALLY, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LAT… |
| 2007-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT ES AND LIKE MANY OTHERS I SEE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE READ ABOU… |
| 2007-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASE OF 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SQUEAKING BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE … |
| 2007-05-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT 3.0 V6, HEATER CONTROL MOTOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSIST… |
| 2007-04-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH THE 3.0 LITER ENGINE, THE HEAT OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO PROVIDE WARM AIR. THE FAN WORKS,… |
| 2007-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I AM OWNER OF 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH A VERY BADLY FADING PAINT JOB. I AM A SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR(SINCE 20… |
| 2007-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AIR CONDITION/ HEAT (BLUE- RED) DIAL MAKES CLIKING SOUND WHEN TURNING FROM BLUE TO RED AND SOME TIMES DOES NOT ALLOW WA… |
| 2007-03-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEAT STOPPED WORKING.. CONTROL MOTER FOR THE HEATER CORE.*AK |
| 2007-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE FIRE IN A 2002 MITSUBISHI, GALANT ON MARCH 22, 2007. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE BU… |
| 2007-01-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE CAR STARTS SHAKING WHEN IT REACHES 60 AND ABOVE MPH. *NM |
| 2007-01-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | A/C HEATER BLEND MOTOR WORN OUT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, BECAUSE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE RIPPED APART. *TR |
| 2006-11-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT I TOOK CARE OF IT BY KEEPING IT WASHED AND WAXED AND AFTER 6 MONTHS I HAD THE CAR I S… |