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1989 Mitsubishi Galant Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 16, 2003
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.
4
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Mitsubishi 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

Showing 1–19 of 19

Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 16, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITH PRIOR WARNING LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024127
Incident
Jun 16, 2003
Brakes
Filed Jun 16, 2003

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK

NHTSA ID
10024122
Incident
Jun 16, 2003
Transmission
Filed Jun 28, 2000
Crash reported

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE, SHE TURNED IT OFF, AND TOOK KEYS OUT. KEYS WERE NOT INSIDE OF THE CAR, AND CONSUMER WALKED ALWAY, THINKING EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER. HOWEVER, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
864430
Incident
Jun 19, 2000
Filed Jun 23, 2000
Crash reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
724425
Transmission
Filed Feb 10, 2000

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE IN VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID
550876
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 6, 1998

ENGINE WILL INCREASE THE GAS, WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND INCREASED SPEED, DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
828643
Incident
Sep 6, 1998
Electrical
Filed Apr 30, 1998
Fire reported1 injury reported

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED FIRE.

NHTSA ID
534948
Incident
Apr 17, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jan 6, 1997

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
605773
Incident
May 1, 1992
Driver assistance
Filed May 24, 1996

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
504762
Incident
May 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Feb 2, 1996

ENGINE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING DOWN EVERY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978609
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1996

MFG DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 95V103004. TT

NHTSA ID
978360
Transmission
Filed Sep 21, 1995

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
487857
Incident
Mar 19, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Sep 6, 1995

SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO BUCKLE FAILURE. *SD

NHTSA ID
483510
Incident
Sep 6, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 12, 1995

PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TT

NHTSA ID
965280
Incident
Apr 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 30, 1995

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY FASTENED, UNFASTENS WHEN MAKING CERTAIN TURNS. TT

NHTSA ID
962819
Incident
Aug 1, 1989
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 1995

PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH, INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
961866
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 1995

REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481760
Incident
Feb 23, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING.(PE94-080). TT

NHTSA ID
960292
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 6, 1995
Crash reported

REAR WHEEL BEARING DISCONNECTED FROM AXLE, CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
481084
Incident
Nov 12, 1994

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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