1999 Mitsubishi Galant

AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE CAR SHAKING WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER IN OCT 1999 AND THEY TURNED THE ROTARS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE IT IN BECAUSE THE BATTERY FAILED AND HAD THEM CHECK OUT THE BRAKES WHILE I WAS THERE AND THEY SAID I NEED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. I ASK THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE AND HE FOUND THEY HAD. HE SAID HE WOULD TURN THE ROTARS AGAIN BUT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES WERE REALLY TIGHT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK LAST WEEK, BUT NOW THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING BACK WHERE THEY WERE. THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED AND THE BRAKES. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AT NO COST TO ME. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS THE MAJORITY ARE ABOUT THE BRAKES. *AK

WHEN ENGINE SPEED FALLS TO IDLE (WITH FAN AND RADIO AND DEFROST ALL SET TO OFF), ALL LIGHTS IN CAR, AND THE HEADLIGHTS, WILL DIM. IT'S VERY NOTICEABLE. WHEN ENGINE SPEED RISES, LIGHTS BRIGHTEN. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN MULIPLE TIMES TO GET THIS FIXED. THE DEALER HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEIR TECHS TOLD THE MECHANICS TO CHECK VARIOUS THINGS (LIKE BAD GROUNDS), BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI NOW SAYS THAT IT'S "NORMAL OPERATION." THIS CAR NEVER USED TO DO THIS UP UNTIL AROUND NOVERMBER 2000. A PERSON WHO WORKS AT BURLINGTON MITSUIBISHI GRABBED A NEW GALANT OFF THE LOT, AND THE LIGHTS DIDN'T DIM AT IDLE. I ALSO HAD A 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND I DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS DIMMING. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. I WANT TO SELL THIS CAR (CAUSE I NEEDED AND BOUGHT AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE CAR) AND I FEEL THAT THIS CONDITION IS GOING TO HURT THE VALUE OF THIS CAR. I KNOW THAT IF I WERE TO BUY IT FROM SOMEONE, I'D NOT BE HAPPY TO SEE THESE LIGHTS DIMMING AT IDLE. I FEEL THAT I'M BEING STRONG-ARMED BY MITSUBISHI BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SO FAR THE ALTENATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE REST HAS BEEN TESTING. *AK

THERE IS A VIOLENT VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN VEHICLE, FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REDONE, REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARMS/BALANCE DAND ROTATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED FRONT TIRES, AND STATED THAT TIRES WERE CAUSING VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK