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vehicle
2001 / mitsubishi / galant
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
167 on file (2001-01-23 → 2020-01-02)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
71 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Front brake rotor warping and steering wheel vibrationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC31 complaints2001-10 → 2014-05galant-2001-brake-rotor-warp
10213645 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS ON THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY WARPED
10068383 FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 5,000 TO 8,000...THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS I HAVE GONE THROUGH SINCE 2002. THERE IS HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING
Clearcoat paint fading and turning whiteSTRUCTURE10 complaints2005-07 → 2009-08galant-2001-clearcoat-fading
10269869 THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS TURNED WHITE ALL AROUND MY HOOD AND TRUNK AND THE ROOF MY CAR IS HAS OXIDIZE AND RUST
10274912 THE CLEARCOAT ON MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK HAVE TURNED COMPLETELY WHITE
10225405 THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS TURNED WHITE ALL AROUND MY SUNROOF AND IS BEGINNING TO START ON MY HOOD
Air bags fail to deploy in frontal or head-on collisionAIR BAGS25 complaints2001-02 → 2014-01galant-2001-airbag-non-deployment
10562190 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DIRT HILL, DESTROYING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE
10206472 I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND A CAR STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THEIR CAR. THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
8013159 WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALLED
Engine stall linked to crankshaft position sensorENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18 complaints2001-01 → 2009-04galant-2001-crankshaft-stall
10267278 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEED WOULD DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES
10238861 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
878808 RECALL 00V299001/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL
Automatic transmission failure and fluid leakPOWER TRAIN20 complaints2001-03 → 2020-01galant-2001-transmission-failure
11296677 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN THE DRIVE AND REVERSE POSITION
10175301 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRANSMISSION DIED...DRIVE/REVERSE NO LONGER WORK. NEW TRANSMISSION REQUIRED AT A COST OF OVER $6,000 FROM MITSUBISHI DEALER
10107203 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS
10115043 VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING JUST BELOW 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OFF THE ROAD
10115038 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND RIM SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE
10018575 ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE REAR END OF MY CAR STARTED SLIDING I TRY TO CORRECT THE FISH TALE BUT THE DRIVER REAR TIRE AND RIM FOLDED UNDER THE CAR WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO FLIP SEVERAL TIMES
Horn sounds spontaneously or fails to soundELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints2002-10 → 2014-10galant-2001-horn-malfunction
10649656 I HAVE HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS WHERE MY HORN WILL SOUND DURING THE NIGHT, AND IF I WAS USING IT AS A WARNING TO ANOTHER DRIVER
10154608 MY HORN CONTINUES BLOW AND WILL NOT STOP. I REPLACED THE HORN RELAY BUT IT CONTINUES TO BLOW AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO UNPLUG THE HONE FUSE OR RELAY
8021838 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE
Sudden unintended acceleration from a stopVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints2001-03 → 2015-03galant-2001-unintended-acceleration
10352837 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV
10067181 WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO HIT A WALL
884041 WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A WALL
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Mitsubishi Galant vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mitsubishi/galant
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_mitsubishi_galant_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Mitsubishi Galant},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mitsubishi/galant}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
