1999 Mitsubishi Galant

MY GALANT HAS HAD WHEEL VIBRATION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS, PADS AND BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. I STILL HAD THE WHEEL VIBRATIONS AND CONTINUED TO ARGUE WITH THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHILE LOOSING TIME AT WORK AND SPENDING MY WEEKEND MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS AT THE DEALERSHIP. EVERY SIX MONTHS I'VE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED AND ALIGNED TO AT LEAST LIMIT THE VIBRATIONS TO A MINIMUM. THE CAR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS MORE TIRE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE THAN ON THE REST OF THE CAR. 68,000 MILES AND 5 YEARS WITH ONLY 8 MORE PAYMENTS LEFT TO GO AND I FEEL THAT I'VE BEEN MISTREATED BY MITSUBISHI AFTER THIS BEING MY SECOND MITSUBISHI CAR. DUE TO MITSUBISHIS' POOR SERVICE AND UNWILLFULNESS TO HELP A 2 TIME BUYER OF THEIR CARS I AM NO LONGER LOYAL TO MITSUBISHI. I OWN A 1996 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT RUNS 2 TIMES BETTER THAN MY GALANT THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2002. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR MY BRAKES KEEP MAKING THIS CRACKING NOISES. IVE REPLACED THEM SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 TIMES INCLUDING REPLACING MY ROTORS AND GETTING THEM TURNED, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. I HAVE EVEN BOUGHT THE MOST EXPESSIVE AND SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BRAKE PADS . YOU CAN BUY FOR A MITTSUBISHI GALANT. THEY ARE FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTER I REPLACE THEM BUT THEY GO BACK TO THE SAME WAY AFTER A FEW WEEKS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT KEEPS GETTING STUCK. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT WONT STOP GETTING STUCK. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

SPRING 2003 MY 1999 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT STARTING HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEAR COAT. IT BEGAN FADING AND CRACKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY MOONROOF. IT HAS NOW SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR, THE TRUNK LID AND NOW HAS BEGUN ON MY HOOD. I CALLED THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP BACK IN JULY OF 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT I WOULD EITHER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT PAINTED TO LEAVE IT. LAST MONTH WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A FREE INSPECTION PROMOTION THEY WERE DOING AND HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HE SAID HE HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO A CAR AND WOULD HAVE THE KANSAS CITY REPRESENTATIVE COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HE ALSO APOLOGIZED THAT THE SERVICE REP. I HAD TALKED TO BEFORE BLEW ME OFF. THE KANSAS CITY REP. CAME DOWN AND SAID MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT THAT I HAD SET SOMETHING ON MY CAR TO CAUSE THE SUN TO BURN OR FADE THE CLEAR COAT. WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR AND HAVE NEVER PUT ANYTHING ON IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL 1999 AND 2000 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD MITSUBISHI BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *JB

SAFETY ISSUE WITH 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANTS. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE 4 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS AND NUMEROUS RESURFACING. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN SEPARATE ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. THE PROBLEM WOULD LEAVE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WHEN THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD COME BACK. *SC *JB

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

PAINT FLAW ,THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF. IT HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE CAR.MY WHOLE CAR LOOKS AS IF IT IS CAMOFLOUGE.I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR BLACK GALANT.MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PAINT.I THINK IT SHOULD BE.A PAINT JOB SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN4 YEARS.THE CAR HAD A LITTLE SPOT ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT IT SPREAD OVER THE WHOLE THING IN LESS THAN A YEAR.SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME.*AK