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1997 Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 2, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 2, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1997 Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Jun 2, 2006

COMPLAINT #1 - LEFT FRONT AXLE I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY LEFT FRONT AXLE ON A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT FOR THE 3RD TIME. 1ST REPAIR DATE - 9/25/01 2ND REPAIR DATE - 6/5/03 3RD REPAIR DATE - 6/2/06 THERE IS NO REASON THE SAME AXLE SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY. COMPLAINT #2 - FRONT STRUTS I AM REPLACING THE FRONT STRUTS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 4 YEARS. IS THIS NORMAL? WHY DO THEY REPEATEDLY LEAK? REPAIR #1 - 4/30/02 REPAIR #2 - 6/2/06. *JB

NHTSA ID
10158826
Incident
Sep 25, 2001

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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