1995 Mitsubishi Galant Brakes Problems

ANTILOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THERE WAS NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED GRINDING NOISE HEARD AND THEN ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED TOO OFTEN AND MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX IT. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 5, 2007, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10199483

Incident

Aug 5, 2007

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT ABS LIGHT TURNED ON 03/11/07. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENING HOURS AT THE SPEED OF 50-55 MPH THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. HE NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO PRESS. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/12/07, AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO CHECK AND SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL ,AND IF IT WAS, TO CALL THEM BACK. THE CONTACT FOUND NO RECALL FOR THE ABS, BUT DID FIND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. HE STATED THAT HE HASN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE RECENTLY, BUT DID START IT UP, AND THE LIGHT ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150000.*AK

NHTSA ID

10184885

Incident

Mar 11, 2007

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. CONSUMER THEN PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, POPPED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE IN ENGINE. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPTARTMENT ADVISED THAT FIRE BEGAN WITH STARTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

882951

Incident

Mar 9, 2001

AFTER ABS OPERATION PEDAL RELESED INTERMITTENTLY, BRAKES REMAIN APPLIED, ABS TOO SENSITIVE, WARNING LAMP SOME TIMES ON, CODES, MANUFACTURER HAS UPDATED CONTROL UNIT $800 FOR THIS PROBLEM, STOP SWITCH PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT DEALER FOR CAMPAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

737866

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

RECALL STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, NEW SWITCH CAUSED BRAKES TO PARTIALLY ENGAGE, THIS WAS NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BY SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL, DEALER REMOVED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND PLACED ORIGINAL BACK IN VEHICLE, PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO BRAKES AND ROTORS AT THIS TIME UNTIL INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED

NHTSA ID

721965

Incident

Apr 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED DUE TO THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK. ALSO, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

857963

BALL JOINT DAMAGE IS DUE TO BAD BOOTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE EX-RAYED TO PROVE THEIR INCOMPETANCE TO DO THEIR JOB PROTECTING THE BALL JTS. THE MISALIGNMENT, PINCHING, HAIRLINE CRACKS OR HOLES HAVE CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION ON THE CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JTS. THESE PROBLEMS PUT STRAIN ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THUS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP AND WEAR OUT. I WOULD LIKE ALL DOCUMENTATION ON ALL GALANTS WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND THEIR RESULTS (20 SUSP., 25 BRAKE, & 17 POWER TRAIN ON YOUR COMPLAINT ISSUANCE VIA NET). I WOULD LIKE ALL OTHER COMPLAINT DATA VIA TELCONS OR WRITTEN COMPLAINTS IN THESE MATTERS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN INJUSTICE TO ME AS A CONSUMER, IN MY HEART AND SOUL I KNOW THAT THIS IS WRONG. CAN YOU ASSIST ME IN OBTAINING RECALL LETTERS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITIED TO #'S 99V0660001 AND 99V066002)PLEASE AND EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A RECALL ON A BOOT CAN BE ESTABLISHED WITHOUT THE COOPERATIVE PARTS AS WELL. PLEASE SEND A COPY O THIS COMPLAINT BACK TO MY HOME ADDRESS AND EMAIL AND INCLUDE PLEASE ALL O THESE NOTES AS A HARD COPY. DO YOU ALSO MAINTAIN ANY RECORDS O SMALL CLAIMS CASES, INDEPENDANT LAW SUITS OR COURT ACTIONS O ANY KIND RELATING TO THIS OR MY PURSUIT O JUSTICE. I AM WILLING TO GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO RESOLVE THIS INJUSTICE INCLUDING CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTY, AND THE STATE ATTY. GENERAL. ALSO, I IMPLORE YOU TO SEND THIS DATA TO YOUR ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OR SAETY ASSURANCE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE LACKING LETTER BETWEEN D & G IN MY CORRESPONDENCE TO YOU. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE OR YOUR SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH. SINCERELY, VICKI BEAUMONT. *AK

NHTSA ID

716484

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE RUBBER BALL JOINT FAILED. ALSO, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND DID A 360 DEGREE TURN. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID

847634

Incident

Aug 31, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

847321

ROTORS ALWAYS WARPED/CAMSHAFT FAILURE/IGNITION FAILED/WINDOWS FOG

NHTSA ID

709328

Incident

Jun 30, 1999

MAY, 98; CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AT 47,000 MILES. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OVER INTO A BOOT THAT MADE THE STEERING HARD. ALSO, RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MITSUBISHI DEALERS SAID THERE WAS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. PLEASE ADD VIN. NUMBER. *AK

NHTSA ID

836817

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE DOOR LOCKS AND FREEZES. THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE ARE NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK RADIO CUTS OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR TURN SIGNALS ARE APPLIED, BATTERY WAS LOSING ITS CHARGE AND HAD TO BE JUMPED EVERY MORNING, LIGHTER FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. RADIO ANTENNA INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. BRAKES NOISY, LUGS BROKEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

825727

Incident

Mar 1, 1997

IT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN THAT THE CAR THAT I AM LEASING IS A GENUINE LEMON. IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING HAVING THIS CAR THAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE AND HAS CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS THAT A UNRESOLVED SINCE ONLY 600 MILES. (I HAVE ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT NOW) FROM THIS WEB SITE IT IS APPARENT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS DEALING WITH THE NEGLIGENCE AND UTMOST POOR QUALITY THAT MITSUBISHI CALLS A CAR. FUEL GAUGE, FRONT ROTORS, REAR DRUMS, TRANS COLLER CLAMP, TRANS MOUNT INSULATOR, LOWER CONTROL ARM.

NHTSA ID

535836

Incident

Oct 4, 1995

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT EVERY 2-3000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALERS ARE UNCERTAIN WHY THIS IS OCCURRING.THESE ARE NON ABS BRAKES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

814253

CONSUMER EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT LEFT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING EVERY 2000 MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS/PADS AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

813828

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT FLOOR, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

812732

Incident

Jun 2, 1997

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BAD ROTORS, BRAKES KEEP VIBRATING. OWNER KEEPS REPLACING BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

811872

Incident

Dec 18, 1996

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, HAD TO PUMP BRAKE TO STOP, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PARTS 5 TIMES, VEHICLE IN SHOP NOW FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

810301

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND ON THE THIRD OCCASION THERE WAS A BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID

805633

FAILURE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS FOUR HAIR LINE CRACKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

804032

Incident

Oct 22, 1996

BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

510363

Incident

Oct 15, 1996

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

509616

Incident

Apr 18, 1995

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

802775

Incident

Jan 15, 1996

VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING DUE TO WARPED ROTOR.

NHTSA ID

508992

Incident

Jan 25, 1996

30 MILES AND HAD TO GET THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES, ONCE THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN INTO TWO. PLEASE DESCRIBE

NHTSA ID

801784