1995 Mitsubishi Galant Transmission Problems

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT OFF THE CAR. THE AIR CONDITIONER PULLEY HAD 5 SCREWS BREAK OFF CAUSING THE A/C TO BLOW OUT, I HAD TO REPLACE IT . THE WINDOW PULLEY SYSTEM CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE MANUAL WINDOW TO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN ON DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO THE WIRING GOING TO THE HEADLIGHTS ARE MESSED UP, THE LIGHTS WORK BUT YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD AND MESS WITH THE BACK OF THE HALOGEN TO GET IT TO COME ON. THERE IS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR ON THE FRAME. MY FUEL GAUGE WHEN FULL ONLY READS 3/4. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE CAR A SPRING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN POKING ME IN THE BACK. I GOT A SEAT FROM A JUNK YARD. I HAVE PAID FOR ALL THE REPAIRS ON THE CAR SO FAR AND AM LOOKING FOR EITHER RETRIBUTION OR SOMEONE TO HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS FROM RE-OCCURRING. MY INCINT DATE IS WHEN THING BEGAN TO HAPPEN AND TILL THIS DAY I AM FIGHTING BATTLES LIKE THE TACHOMETER BEGINS JUMPING AROUND WHEN RUNNING AT CONSTANT SPEEDS W/O ENGINE REVVING OR ANYTHING. ONE MORE THING THE HAZE ON THE WINDOW HAS CAUSED IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157926

Incident

Mar 14, 2004

Mileage

182,541 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 65,000 MILES. HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT AT COST OF $3,000. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, ALL FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. VERY ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED. NO ONE CAN JUSTIFY WHY THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WITHOUT A SINGLE NOISE ONE DAY AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN ENGINE MOUNTS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142914

Incident

Sep 7, 2005

Mileage

65,000 mi

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTING WORE OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO JUMP WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073534

Incident

May 12, 2004

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. TS THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ACROSS THE TWO LANES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

8021283

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

Mileage

54,000 mi

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE CAR HAD INTERMITTENT AT TRANSMISSION "SLUGGISHNESS" TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST. ON OR ABOUT 6/31/02 THE CAR TRANSMISSION DIED, NO POWER AT IDLE, AND BARELY ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT. AT EXACT MOMENT OF FAILURE, CAR'S CLOCK AND RADIO ALSO LOST POWER. NEXT DAY, UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, STARTED UP AND TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY THROUGH ALL GEARS WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT, WITHOUT SLUGGISHNESS. CLOCK AND RADIO WERE ALSO WORKING FINE. I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO MECHANIC'S SHOP (NOT DEALER). MECHANIC SPENT NEXT TWO DAYS TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RECREATE THE SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO HAD ANOTHER SHOP'S MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION REPAIRS INSPECT IT. BOTH COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY, BUT SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION OR A RELATED CONTROLLER. ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE ORIGINAL MECANIC'S TESTING, IT DIED AS BEFORE, BARELY ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP. HE RECOMMENDED A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT DUE TO THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE SUSPECTED PROBLEM AREA. HE AGAIN REAFFIRMED THAT I SHOULD NOT EXPECT ANY MECHANICAL REPAIRS. DEALER (HOLLER MITSUBISHI, CLOSEST LOCATED DEALER) LOOKED IT OVER AND CALLED ME BACK SAME DAY TO INFORM ME THAT AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, AS WELL AS SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNTS. THE TOTAL COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS WORK IS $2392.58 + TAX. WITH 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR, HE SAID AFTER 60,000 MILES IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIR CHARGES ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I STRONGLY REQUESTED HE RECHECK WITH HIS TECHNICIAN AND SVC MGR AND TO RECONSIDER THIS AS A GOODWILL WARRANTY REPAIR AS IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PRODUCT FAILURE, NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. I REITERATED THE FINDINGS OF OTHER MECHANICS - NO MECHANICAL FAILURES FOUND. SAME ANSWER CAME BACK, OUT OF WARRANTY, ME TO PAY. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS LOTS OF TRANNY PROBLEM HISTORY. WHO ELSE CAN I CONTACT FOR THIS??? PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA ID

763214

Incident

May 31, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END COLLASPED, AND VEHICLE SLID 30 FEET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY REPLACED CV JOINT/ NEW BALL JOINTS, AND A NEW TIRE. UPON RECIEVING VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

896445

Incident

Aug 13, 2001

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED MILEAGE TOO HIGH TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*NLM

NHTSA ID

562379

Incident

Jul 31, 2000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. GEAR WOULD NOT GRAB INTO 2ND GEAR. IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL. VEHICLE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR 1 1/2 TRANSMISSIONS FROM MITSUBISHI, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO GO BACK TO MITSUBISHI BECAUSE TRANSMISSION COULD BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

892901

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

THE VALVE INVOLVED IT FLUID CIRCULATION WAS TOO SMALL CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. ET

NHTSA ID

561738

TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WHEN EVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IT WOULD JERK. CAN HEAR & FEEL IT WHEN IT HAPPENS. AFTER ACCELERATING, WOULD REMAIN IN ONE GEAR, AND MAKE GRINDING NOISES BEFORE CHANGING. NOT AT DEALERSHIP.*AK

NHTSA ID

890407

ON 10/13/00 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. UPON HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION HAD GOTTEN WAY TOO HOT. HE SAID HE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR OR ADD AN EXTERNAL COOLER, OR THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD AND ADD AN EXTERNAL COOLER. UPON GETTING READY TO ADD AN EXTERNAL COOLER, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT I ALREADY HAD ONE. HOWEVER IT WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE EXTERNAL COOLER TO THE RADIATOR, AND BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROUTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR TO THE EXTERNAL COOLER, AND BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE FIRST OWNER. NEITHER OF US HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON EXCEPT FOR REGULAR SERVICING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE TRANSMISSION OR A CHECK OF THE EXTERNAL COOLER ROUTING. I HAVE NOTIFIED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AS I AM SURE MY GALANT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE EXTERNAL COOLER ROUTED INCORRECTLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT OWNERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1,800 TO $2,400 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR ON MITSUBISHI'S PART.*AK

NHTSA ID

736103

Incident

Oct 13, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720941

Incident

Mar 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BUT VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND ROLLING INTO THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ONE MORNING UPON STARTING VEHICLE, AND SHIFTING IT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, SHIFTING WAS ROUGH, COULD FEEL TRANSMISSION JUMPING. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. DIDN'T CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

853257

Incident

Oct 23, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 65,000 MILES. IS THIS NORMAL? CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

706444

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NHTSA ID

701847

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

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE PEDAL FELT THIGHT AND CONSUMER SAID SHE TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T GO FOWARD. INSTEAD MOVED BACKWARDS. SHE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BEFORE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

821085

Incident

Jan 30, 1998

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGHLY, DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. *DSH

NHTSA ID

490820

Incident

Aug 1, 1995

TRANSMISSION SLAPS WHEN DROPPING INTO DRIVE POSITION. *TT

NHTSA ID

601168

Incident

Sep 21, 1995

MISALIGNMENT, RESULTING IN UNBALANCED TIRES/VIBRATION.

NHTSA ID

483618

Incident

Jun 30, 1995

AUTO-TRANS: TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN LOWER GEARS; DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN FLOORED; SHIFTS ROUGHLY; DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN. TT

NHTSA ID

970162

Incident

Feb 2, 1995

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOWN SHIFTS/SLOWS DOWN. *SKD

NHTSA ID

482661

Incident

Apr 3, 1995