Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Transmission 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.
17
Latest Nov 17, 2006
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.
8%
of 215 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Mitsubishi Galant submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineTransmission
Filed Nov 17, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HAD WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER FLUSH PERFORMED, ALL RELATED FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT IF PROBLEMS CONTINUED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEMS WORSENED.
NHTSA ID
10173721
Incident
Jan 1, 2006
Mileage
40,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 2005
VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS 40-50 MPH. *JB
NHTSA ID
10139043
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Transmission
Filed May 25, 2004
UPON REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT MY GEAR SHIFT BECAME FREE FLOATING. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, OR PARK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE CABLE BROKE. IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO FIX. THEY HAD TO PULL OUT THE DASH. MY CAR ONLY HAD 63,000 MILE ON IT, BUT WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 3,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $500. *NM
NHTSA ID
10073153
Incident
May 23, 2004
Mileage
63,000 mi
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jul 28, 2003
Crash reported1 death reported
ROTORS WARPED AND RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED.RESULTING IN COST OF $475 DOLLARS FOR NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO MINOR CRASH FOR SLOW STOPPING.CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK
NHTSA ID
10030263
Incident
Jun 1, 2003
Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. THEN, IT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
8013700
Incident
Jul 9, 2002
EngineTransmission
Filed Jun 29, 2001
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING.*AK
NHTSA ID
891751
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed May 18, 2001
THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION HOSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND DEAELR DID NOT WANT TO DO THE JOB. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
888620
Incident
May 17, 2001
Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 2001
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ID01V011001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 001SND0124. SEA COAST MITSUBISHI HAS PART ON BACK ORDER. DEALERSHIP IS ON RT 35 IN OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ. PHONE #732-493-4202. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED REPAIRS. *SLC
NHTSA ID
887053
Incident
Mar 15, 2001
Transmission
Filed Apr 9, 2001
CONSUMER HAS A RECALL . WHEN TAKEN INTO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT HAVE PART TO VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER CONUSMER HAS MADE APPOINTMENT, NO ONE CALLED CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM.*AK
NHTSA ID
885392
Incident
Apr 9, 2001
Transmission
Filed Feb 15, 2001
MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A MONTH UNTIL TRASSMISION WAS FIXED. *AK
NHTSA ID
740933
Incident
Jan 15, 2001
Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 2000
I FEEL THIS POSED A SAFETY PROBLEM BY THE TRANSMISSION FAILING TO RESPOND WHILE CHANGING LANES ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING 65MPH, LITERALLY PLACING MY LIFE IN DANGER.*AK
NHTSA ID
735119
Incident
Sep 25, 2000
BrakesTransmission
Filed Oct 12, 2000
UPON BREAKING FROM BOTH LOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TREMENDOUS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, THE LAST TIME REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND PRBLEM STILL EXISTS/RETURNED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED (LESS THAN 15 MILES/HOURS) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REQUIRING A TOTAL REPLACEMENT JUST BARELY PAST MFG WARRANTY EXPPIRED.
NHTSA ID
734129
Transmission
Filed Mar 29, 2000
THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP, EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A DOCUMENTED 4 TIMES AND A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT BY THE MANUFACTURE'S REPRESENTATIVE! *AK
NHTSA ID
720727
Incident
Nov 7, 1999
EngineTransmission
Filed Mar 20, 2000
Fire reported
ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING, CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE, SMOKE CAME OUT AND CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, CLAIM 30-V201-876. *SLC
NHTSA ID
6900616
Incident
Mar 14, 2000
Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 2000
TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY BANGING SEVERLY ON EACH SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER ,WAS TOLD SHIFTING WAS NORMAL.PROBLEM GOT WORSE , TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (20,000 MI) ,WAS TOLD COMPUTOR NEEDED REPROGRAMING AND REPAIRED.SOMEWHAT REMEDIED PROBLEMBUT AS TIME WENT ON PROBLEM REOCCURED.AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECALIST WAS TOLD SHIFT PATTERNS WERE NOT RIGHT AND THE ABUSE TO THIS POINT WILL DEFINILITY AFFECT THE LIFE OF THIS SYSTEM. TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM MITS. WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *AK
NHTSA ID
720386
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jul 18, 1999
NPO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
708773
Incident
Jul 2, 1999
Transmission
Filed Dec 31, 1998
HAD 800 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE LS AXLE CLIP HAD POPPED OUT & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
832924
Incident
Nov 21, 1998
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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