DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THE ABS/TCL (TRACTION CONTROL) HAS DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 8/9/2006 - THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISENGAGES WHI…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THE ABS/TCL (TRACTION CONTROL) HAS DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 8/9/2006 - THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISENGAGES WHILE AT SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS ALSO AT QUESTION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION, DTC'S AND ALL PCM'S WERE OK. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING.*NM
NHTSA ODI #10163267
6,100 miles · Nov 30, 2005
Seat Belts
MY SON BECAME TRAPPED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT OF MY 05 GALANT WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT AND IT REFUSED TO UNLOCK. EVERY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MY SON FROM THE SEAT BELT CAUSED HIS BREATHING TO BE FURTHER CUT OFF, AT WHICH TIME WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CUT HIM OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10144026
12,000 miles · Oct 19, 2005
Steering
NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE BUT ON THE MORNING OF OCT 4TH I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS AT 55 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FLUID COVERING THE UNDE…
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NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE BUT ON THE MORNING OF OCT 4TH I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS AT 55 MPH AND EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FLUID COVERING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND A TOW TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND DELIVER IT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE METRO MITSUBISHI IN BLOOMINGTON MINNESOTA. NOT THAT A STATEMENT BY A TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS LAW BUT HE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS HIS BELIEF THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. METRO MITSUBISHI CALLED ME A FEW HOURS LATER TO NOTIFY ME THAT IT WAS INDEED A STEERING PUMP FAILURE AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHICH MEANT THAT I WAS NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE THAT I'M LEASING IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT A STEERING FAILURE AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU DOUGLAS NIZNICK. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10140219
3,200 miles · Aug 7, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR FOR APPROX. 40 DAYS TOTAL. SELLING DEALERSHIP, PALM SPRINGS MITSUBISHI, HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE VEHICLE AS REQUESTED. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10131841
150 miles · Jul 31, 2005
Suspension
BOUGHT A NEW MITSUBISHI GALANT 2005. AT ABOUT 150 MILES DURING THE BREAK IN PERIOD I STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT. AFTER THE BREAK IN PERIOD WHEN I COULD TAKE IT TO A HIGHER SPEED I ALSO NOTICED A DISTINCT SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIBRATION IS VERY PRONOUNCED BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. AT THIS SPEED THE VIBRAT…
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BOUGHT A NEW MITSUBISHI GALANT 2005. AT ABOUT 150 MILES DURING THE BREAK IN PERIOD I STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT. AFTER THE BREAK IN PERIOD WHEN I COULD TAKE IT TO A HIGHER SPEED I ALSO NOTICED A DISTINCT SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIBRATION IS VERY PRONOUNCED BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. AT THIS SPEED THE VIBRATION IS NOTICEABLE ON JUST ABOUT ANY ROAD SURFACE. THE VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND IN THE SEAT OF THE PANTS VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE FRONT. THE COMPLAINT WAS INITIALLY ADDRESSED BY THE MITSUBISHI DEALER BY NOTING THAT TWO TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE AND RE-BALANCING. THIS DID NOT WORK. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO A TIRE SPECIALIST WHERE A ROAD BALANCE WAS DONE AND ONE TIRE WHEEL COMBINATION THAT COULD NOT BE BALANCED THE TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH YOKOHAMA. THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. MITSUBISHI WAS CONTACTED AND THE REGIONAL MANAGER FOR MITSUBISHI ORDERED TO REPLACE THE YOKOHAMA TIRES WITH MICHELIN. I ALLOWED A BREAK IN PERIOD FOR THE TIRES AND THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE SPECIALIST NOTED THAT IT COULD BE A BAD FRONT AXEL OR TRANSMISSION ENGINE MOUNTS. AT THIS POINT I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT SINCE THE WORK DONE WHILE CONSISTENT WITH BAD TIRES OR UNBALANCED TIRES HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RE-BALANCINGS AND A NEW SET OF TIRES BY MICHELIN. THE PROBLEM OF FRONT VIBRATION AND THE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10130707
Mileage unknown · May 5, 2005
Visibility
DT: BOTH EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS WIPING THEM. *NM
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 45,988 MY 2005-2007 ENDEAVOR, GALANT, ECLIPSE COUPE, AND MY 2007 ECLIPSE SPYDER VEHICLES. THE BRACKET THAT IS THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE LEFT REAR FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED DURING A METAL STAMPING PROCESS. THE PROCESS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE METAL TO HAVE A SPLIT IN THE AREA WHERE THE BOLT THAT HOLDS ONE OF THE TWO FUEL TANK STRAPS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED. IN THE EVENT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A SEVERE COLLISION, THE BRACKET MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO DROP DOWN, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE LEFT REAR FUEL TANK STRAP MOUNTING BRACKET HAS SPLITTING BEYOND A SPECIFIC LIMIT. VEHICLES WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE SPLITTING WILL BE REPAIRED USING A REINFORCEMENT CAP, A SPECIAL STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE, AND A RIVET TO REINFORCE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 73,000 MY 2004-2006 GALLANT PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING VEHICLE USE, THE IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK CABLE (WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM) MAY ALLOW THE INTERLOCKING CAM TO FALL FORWARD AND ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE GEARSHIFT MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CORRECT THESE VEHICLES FOR THE REPORTED CONDITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH CONTROLS THE FLUID PRESSURE TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES, MAY ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO BYPASS INTERNALLY DURING STOPPING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS MAY RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
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