1991 Mitsubishi Galant Electrical Problems

RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 60000 - THE LEFT ONE WAS). LEFT BOOT HAS ONLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 TIME (AROUND 65000)& WAS NOT AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT HAS BEEN EVERY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM & WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. COMPUTER CHIP DIED AROUND 95000 EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD IT WOULD LAST LONGER. FRIEND'S MITSUBISHI CHIP DIED ALSO BUT IT WAS AT 120000. REPAIR SHOP STATED THEY HAVE HAD MANY MITSUBISHI COMPUTER CHIP PROBLEM CARS BROUGHT IN - MOST PEOPLE JUNK THE CAR BECAUSE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I HAD TO REPLACE A WORN BELT ("GOOD FOR 60000") AT 25000. GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (NEW). ARE THESE PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD?

NHTSA ID

10070668

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

105,000 mi

MY 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES OVER 3 MONTHS. ONE DAY, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING IT TO WORK. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IN A SHOP. THE CAR THEN HAD SEVERE HARD IDLING PROBLEMS. THE SERVO WAS THEN REPLACED. THE IDLING PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND IS STILL PRESENT. NOW THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING WITH A BRAND NEW COMPUTER.

NHTSA ID

741881

Incident

Nov 12, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION ABOUT EVERY 4 DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERIES 4 TIMES, AND TOOK COMPUTER OUT, AND WAS SENT TO HOUSTON, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE, AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID

881099

THE VEHICLES MAIN COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING CRONIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND ALARM. NLM

NHTSA ID

553769

Incident

Apr 1, 1996

I BOUGHT A 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS 4DR FROM A LOCAL DEALER(YORKTOWN MITSUBISHI, NEW YORK) 4 MONTHS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE ECU UNIT (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) BURNED OUT AND ALL OF THE POWER IN THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT OFF. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHICH INDICATES THAT IT WAS THE PART ITSELF WHICH MALFUNCTIONED AND NOT SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL SOURCE. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE. ANYWAY, AFTER TAKING WITH SEVERAL DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE "ECUS" "HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GO (BURN OUT)". THE DEMAND FOR THIS PART IS VERY AS WELL AS THE PRICE $800 WHILE THE SUPPLY IS VERY LOW. A COUPLE OF DEALERS TOLD ME THAT SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, REPLACED THE UNIT WITH A NEW ONE AND IT BURN OUT AGAIN, SOME OF THEM TWICE MORE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHERS AND PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, I DEEM IT NECESSARILY WORTHY OF AN INVESTIGATION OF SOME SORT , PERHAPS LEADING TO A RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

710875

Incident

Aug 28, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

707750

Incident

Jul 6, 1998

THE HORN HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY SINCE JUST AFTER PURCHASE.

NHTSA ID

530818

ENGINE NOISE UNKNOWN BUT RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE STALLING WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

806218

FRONT AXLE FAILED.

NHTSA ID

601927

Incident

Jul 1, 1996

VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVER COASTED TO SIDE/PARKING LOT. WENT TO MAKE CALL CAME BACK AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID

961881

Incident

Mar 13, 1995