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1997 Mitsubishi Galant Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Apr 12, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
16%
of 80 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Mitsubishi Galant submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesFuel system
Filed Apr 12, 2003

THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES SEEM TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AT A FAR DISTANCE TO PREVENT FROM RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AWHILE AND NOTED TO SERVICE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN BRAKING. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS SHAKING FROM IN THE TANK. THIS IS A CONCERN WHEN TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT. DON'T KNOW IF THE TANK WILL EVENTUALLY EXPLODE OR IGNITE A FIRE. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10014304
Incident
May 1, 2002
Mileage
60,000 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Mar 21, 2003

NOTICED "SQUEAKING" NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT MINIMAL SPEED-ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AUTO MECHANIC SAID THE STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, BRAKES HAVE BEEN CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH ROTOR DAMAGE. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10010834
Incident
Mar 21, 2003
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jun 6, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V421001 CONCERNING THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEING DAMAGE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *TT

NHTSA ID
566010
BrakesSuspension
Filed Sep 18, 2001

FRONT BRAKES DOING 100% OF BRAKING, REAR BRAKES NEVER SET TO CONTACT DRUMS. ROTORS REPLACED 7 TO 8 TIMES IN PAST FEW YEARS WHILE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I STOPPED GOING TO BOCH MITSUBISHI AND WENT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NO GOOD AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD ZERO WEAR ON THEM AFTER 3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN LIED TO BY THIS DEALER TOO OFTEN. I WENT IN FOR A LOWER BALLJOINT RECALL AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE BUT MY INNER TIERODS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO LOOSENESS. I WENT TO MY BRAKE MAN WHO TOLD ME THE TIERODS WERE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AND DID NOT NEED REPLACING.*AK

NHTSA ID
752353
BrakesElectricalTransmission
Filed Apr 7, 2001

REPLACED BRAKES TWICE REPLACED ROTORS ONCE BRAKES STILL PULSATING, HORN WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSING SLAMS INTO GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
743701
Brakes
Filed Sep 15, 2000

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN STOPPING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
870550
Incident
Oct 11, 1999
BrakesSteeringVisibility
Filed Oct 15, 1999
Crash reported

VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FIXED TWICE BY DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD ACCIDENT WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS APRIL, 1997 WHEN BRAKES FAILED TO GIVE GOOD RESPONSE. CAR WAS FIXED BY DEALER BUT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 3 - 6 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID
713339
Incident
May 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed May 17, 1999

THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NOISES OR HUMMING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN VEHICLE HAD 11684 MILES ON IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
836413
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 6, 1998

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
830277
Brakes
Filed Nov 3, 1998

THIS COULD BE THE WOREST CAR IN THE WORLD, BESIDES THE BRAKES FAILING 9 TIMES THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMITION AND RADIO. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SENT TO THE SCRAP YARD

NHTSA ID
700277
Incident
Oct 25, 1998
BrakesVisibility
Filed Jun 23, 1998

DEFROSTER SYSTEMS LACKS SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 7,070 MILES.

NHTSA ID
537443
Incident
Feb 23, 1998
Brakes
Filed Apr 2, 1998

WHEELS LOCKED UP UNDER MODERATE BRAKING CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA ID
533814
Brakes
Filed Dec 1, 1997
Crash reported

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ID
819556
Incident
Sep 8, 1997

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Suspension18Transmission11Engine10Steering9Electrical8Airbags8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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