2004 Mitsubishi Galant Owner Complaints

After spending money on drained battery and ruined alternator the mechanic noticed the security system being at fault . Pep Boys did not offer refund of almost $500.00

NHTSA ID

11473098

Incident

Jun 22, 2022

SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON . After repairs at Pep Boys due to drained alternator from after market security system light remains on

NHTSA ID

11473096

Incident

Jul 9, 2022

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND GALANT SHIFT INTERLOCK

NHTSA ID

11350927

Incident

Aug 8, 2020

PASSAGER SIDE AIRBAGIS COMING OUT LOOK LIKE IT MAY BLOW OUT ANY DAY.

NHTSA ID

11043098

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

IT SAID IT COULD POSSIBLY ROLL AWAY ON ITS OWN

NHTSA ID

10884663

Incident

Jul 13, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE WIRIING CONNECTED TO TO AIR CONDITIONER UNDER DASH BOARD PASSENGER SIDE KEEP BURNING. HAD TO REPLACE WIRE NUMEROUS TIMES.

NHTSA ID

10876579

Incident

Apr 2, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE BOX. THE AIR BAG WAS VISIBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10871275

Incident

Apr 12, 2016

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10758784

Incident

Dec 16, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

IN 2015 MY VEHICLE WAS BACK INTO BY A SNOW PLOW. AFTER THAT THE THE TOTAL SUSPENSION HAS ALMOST REPLACED. THE SWAY BAR BREAKS NOW WORKING ON BEARINGS AND CONTROL ARMS. ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. ALSO SRS LIGHT IS ON .IHAVE TO PAYU FOR ALL REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET . IT HAS BEEN EXPENSIVE . THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE CLAIM FOR THE REPAIRS ONLY PAID TO FIX THE BUMPER AND VERY LITTLE ELSE. FRONT END DAMAGE NOTHING UNDERCARRIAGE. ITS HAS BEEN VERY EXPENSIVE.

NHTSA ID

10743529

Incident

Feb 17, 2015

Mileage

165,000 mi

MY CAR STARTED SHOWING THE SRS LIGHT THREE WEEKS AGO.I WAITED IF IT WILL GO OFF BY ITSELF BUT NEVER DID. I BOUGHT IT IN 2014 AT THE AUCTION BUT LATER TO DISCOVER SOME ISSUE ON IT,THE FRONT MANIFOLD IS BROKEN:I WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT.THE AC CONDENSER IS NOT IN THE CAR WHICH I VE NOT FIX:I GUEST THAT COULD BE RESULT OF ACCIDENT FROM THE LAST USER.IT HAS BRAKING ISSUE:I WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT.THE ENGINE GIVE RATLING NOISE DOING COLD START AND THE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FORCEFULLY.

NHTSA ID

10722120

Incident

May 8, 2015

I ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN THE MORNING TO GO THROUGH A DRIVE THRU FOR BREAKFAST. WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOW BACK UP, IT MADE A SCREECHING SOUND. LATER THAT EVENING WHEN I LEFT WORK, THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS STILL IN THE FRAME BUT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. MY WORK REVIEWED SECURITY TAPES FOR POSSIBLE FOUL PLAY BUT NOBODY APPROACHED MY CAR ALL DAY. IT APPEARS THE INSIDE MECHANISM OF THE POWER WINDOW WEAKENED THE GLASS. I HAVE FILED TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF HOW BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE ROLLED THEMSELVES DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAMES. THERE APPEARS TO BE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I AM UNABLE TO USE MY WINDOWS AS NORMAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704831

Incident

Apr 8, 2015

THE RIGHT REAR SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED ITSELF DOWN IN THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LEFT REAR SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW DOING THE SAME THING. I DID NOT HAVE THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN, IT DID IT ON ITS OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704829

Incident

Jun 18, 2014

MY REAR LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED ITSELF DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. I DID NOT ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, IT DID IT ON ITS OWN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR BECAME DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704828

Incident

Sep 16, 2013

SEAT BELT DOES NOT JUST CLICK EASILY AS IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T CLICK AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT WOULD WORK IN A CAR CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702656

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR PANEL LOOSE; PANEL RE-ATTACHED WITH CLIPS BY COOL SPRING MITSUBISHI SECOND INCIDENT JULY 25, 2008; DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR LOOSE AGAIN, RE-ATTACHED WITH CLIPS BY HALLMARK MITSUBISHI THIRD INCIDENT SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR PANEL LOOSE, COULD NOT RE-ATTACHED WITH CLIPS; NEED TO ORDER NEW INSIDE DOOR PANEL. PANEL ORDERED AND RE-INSTALLED BY (NTB) NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY FOURTH INCIDENT, JULY 2014, PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR PANEL LOOSE; NTB AND FIRESTONE COULD NOT FIX, NEED PANEL REPLACED. I HAVE RECEIPT FOR ALL THESE INCIDENTS. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DOOR PANELS WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED ON THIS CAR. MITSUBISHI SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS REPAIR OF THESE PANELS AND FIX THE PANEL FOR THE REAR DOOR. I ALSO NEED ASSURANCE AND PROOF THAT THEY WILL REPAIR AT NO COST ANY FUTURE PANELS THAT COME LOOSE AS LONG AS I OWN THIS CAR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF YOUR CAR BECAUSE THE PANEL CATCHES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629649

Incident

Sep 25, 2006

Mileage

22,503 mi

THERE IS NO ACCIDENT BUT THE PAINT ON MY BLACK CAR IS PEELING OFF. I HAVE BIG WHITE SPLOTCHES ALL OVER MY CAR. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR, AND THE PAINT JUST STARTED PEELING OFF. I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN THIS ON ALOT OF MITSUBISHI BLACK CARS. I THINK IT DEFECTIVE PAINT. HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609141

Incident

Jul 31, 2013

GAS LEAKS FROM PIPE THAT LEADS FROM FILLER HOLE TO GAS TANK. ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN FUELING CAR AT GAS STATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552500

Incident

Nov 2, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

WELL SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR,THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR. THEN A COUPLE DAYS AGO THE OTHER REAR WINDOW FELL ALSO. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED,BUT THE WINDOW WASN'T EVEN BEING USED AT THE TIME IT FELL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PART INSIDE THE DOOR WENT BAD,BUT I FEEL IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543212

Incident

Sep 9, 2013

Mileage

113,000 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL GETS CAUGHT ON THE B PILLAR ALMOST EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS CLOSED MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. ALSO A FEW WEEKS AFTER THIS STARTED HAPPENING THE WINDOW STARTED TO STICK IN THE DOWN POSITION ONLY GOING UP AFTER BEATING ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR . *TR

NHTSA ID

10469905

Incident

Apr 3, 2012

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS COVERING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10466459

Incident

Jul 2, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN EMISSIONS TEST PERFORMED ON HE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FUEL FILL PIPE WAS CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

NHTSA ID

10454172

Incident

Mar 14, 2012

Mileage

94,000 mi

MY SON'S CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME THING. HE SAID HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE TRIED BRAKING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TO HIM 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP BOTH TIMES. IN MARCH, 2006 MY SON WAS KILLED IN THIS CAR. (IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP JUST 5 DAYS EARLIER) HE WAS ON A 45 MPH ROAD IN HOUSTON. THE CAR WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN IT LEFT THE ROADWAY. IT HAS BEEN HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I KNOW THAT THE CAR DID THE SAME THING IT HAD DONE JUST DAYS BEFORE, RESULTING IN MY SON'S DEATH.

NHTSA ID

10450903

Incident

Mar 19, 2006

Mileage

31,200 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 AND THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF THE CAR. GLASS/BRACKETS/INSIDE COVER. ENTIRE THING JUST SEPARATED. THANK GOD NOBODY BEHIND ME. CHECKED WITH MITSUBISHI CORPORATE AND NO HELP. CLAIMED NOT FACTORY INSTALLED. COULD NOT TELL ME IF DEALER INSTALLED - NO INFO AT ALL TO TRACK DOWN WHEN INSTALLED/BY WHOM/DEALER/PURCHASER ETC. SHOULD BE TRACKED DOWN TO SEE IF FAULTY AND THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE. REPAIR PERSON COULD ONLY TELL ME: POSSIBLE BRACKET RUSTED OUT???? *TR

NHTSA ID

10442191

Incident

Dec 31, 2011

ELECTRICAL - I HAVE REPLACED MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT ABOUT 20 TIMES BEFORE I WAS INFORMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I PURCHASED A NEW SOCKET THE LIGHT WORK FOR 2 WEEKS AND NOW ITS OFF AGAIN. *TR UNKNOWN - EVERYTIME IT RAINS HARD MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOODS WITH A POOL OF WATER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW MY CAR SMELL LIKE MOLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WERE LEAVES CLOGGING THE HOSE, OUT OF EVERYONE I KNOW WITH A CAR THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO THEM. I CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE THIS CAR IN. I WILL NEVER EVER GET A MITSU AND I WILL STOP ANYONE I KNOW FROM PURCHASING ONE.

NHTSA ID

10430556

Incident

Sep 4, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

SOON AFTER I PAID OFF MY 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS OXIDIZING SO I TOOK IT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAINTED IT FOR ME. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 7 MONTHS SINCE THE PAINT JOB AND THE PAINT IS OXIDIZING AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN OTHER BLACK GALANTS AROUND WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *KB

NHTSA ID

10429314

Incident

Jan 1, 2011