2001 Mitsubishi Galant Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“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”

“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”

“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”

“THE CLEARCOAT ON MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK HAVE TURNED COMPLETELY WHITE”

“THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS TURNED WHITE ALL AROUND MY SUNROOF AND IS BEGINNING TO START ON MY HOOD”

“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”

“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”

“WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALLED”

“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”

“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”

“RECALL 00V299001/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL”

“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”

“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”

“WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO HIT A WALL”

“WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A WALL”