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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
17 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Oct 17, 2005
Engine And Engine CoolingSteeringSuspension
PURSUANT TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL FOR MY 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT, I TOOK MY CAR TO OURISMAN MITSUBISHI IN 2004 WHO THEN INSPECTED THE BOOT, NOTICED THE BOOT WAS BROKEN YET THE SERVICEMAN RESEALED THE BOOT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE INTACT. IN AUGUST 2005, WHILE I WAS HAVING MY CAR SE…
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PURSUANT TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL FOR MY 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT, I TOOK MY CAR TO OURISMAN MITSUBISHI IN 2004 WHO THEN INSPECTED THE BOOT, NOTICED THE BOOT WAS BROKEN YET THE SERVICEMAN RESEALED THE BOOT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE INTACT. IN AUGUST 2005, WHILE I WAS HAVING MY CAR SERVICE FOR A WATER PUMP PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10140040
70,000 miles · Jan 26, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
I BOUGHT MY 94 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN DECEMBER OF 1998. THE FIRST TIME MY ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE WAS AUGUST OF 1999. SINCE THEN MY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 12 TIMES (7 TIMES THE BELT WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC). MOST OF THE TIME, MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE BELT BRAKES LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. …
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I BOUGHT MY 94 MITSUBISHI GALANT IN DECEMBER OF 1998. THE FIRST TIME MY ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE WAS AUGUST OF 1999. SINCE THEN MY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 12 TIMES (7 TIMES THE BELT WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC). MOST OF THE TIME, MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE BELT BRAKES LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BELT ALSO SQUEAKS REALLY BAD. I'VE TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO SQUEAK. I'VE HAD ALTERNATOR'S REPLACED, BELTS REPLACED, AND THE PULLEY ADJUSTED. NONE OF IT WORKED, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR IT. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10107968
Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10067499
Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE HARMONIC BALANCER SUDDENDLY BROKE ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK.THE MITSUBISHI DEALER SAID THAT IT SEEMED TO BE A VERY COMMOM OCCURANCE AND COMPLAINT AND THEREFORE HAD MANY PARTS IN STOCK. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY HAVE TO STOCK A LOT OF THESE PARTS THEN MAYBE A BETTER LOOK AT THE MANUFACTURING OF THEM SHOULD BE TAKEN.
NHTSA ODI #10023823
Mileage unknown · Nov 5, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingStructure
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN, ALSO SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *YH
NHTSA ODI #568104
Mileage unknown · Apr 12, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE LOWER PULLEY TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AND HAS NO RECORD OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER REF…
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THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE LOWER PULLEY TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS IDENTIFY THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AND HAS NO RECORD OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #760612
Mileage unknown · Jul 13, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK TIMING CRANK SENSOR ORIGINAL PART WAS LARGER THAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE CRANKSHAFT.*YD
NHTSA ODI #892747
Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingStructure
ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER DOOR IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY, ALSO A CONTINUOUS SMELL OF SMOKE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #873181
Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE/ SMELLED SMOKE. HER HUSBAND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BELT HAD POPPED OUT. SHE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PULLEY/CRANKSHAFT CAME APART. THEY REPLACED THE PART, THEN ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED A…
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CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE/ SMELLED SMOKE. HER HUSBAND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BELT HAD POPPED OUT. SHE DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PULLEY/CRANKSHAFT CAME APART. THEY REPLACED THE PART, THEN ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY, SHE HEARED A PINGGING NOISE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #869135
Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE PULLEY: CRANKSHAFT;THE OUTER RING WHICH HOLDS THE ALTERNATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER BELT HAS SEPARATED, CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF, RESULTING IN RING FLYING AROUND FREELY, AND CAUSING A VERY LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #856797
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