2006 Mitsubishi Galant

AT ABOUT 6000 MILES MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR PADS. THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS, SAYING THEY HAD FOUND A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WHICH ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. FOR A SHORT TIME THE BRAKES WERE OK, BUT NOW (AT 11000 MILES) ARE SQUEAKING AGAIN. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OR IF THERE IS IN FACT A RECALL/BULLETIN BEFORE I GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND/OR MITSUBISHI MOTORS. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON 2006 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS THIS WAS AT 16945 MILES, AGAIN AT 22380 MILES, REPLACE BACK BRAKES AT 23403 NOW THE BRAKES ARE GONE AGAIN AT 28552. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST BRAKE DUST AND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT IN LESS THEN 3 WEEKS THE BRAKES ARE DOWN METAL TO METAL. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI GALLANT. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE OCNSUMER COULD NOT TURN IT AT ALL. THE CONTACT USED ALL OF THE STRENGTH IN HER ARMS TO TURN IT A COUPLE OF INCHES AVOID HITTING A LIGHT POST. WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK, SHE COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN SHE RAN UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A SIGN THAT WAS BEING HELD UP BY CEMENT. THE CONTACT HIT THE CURB IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE AGENT SUGGESTED THAT SHE HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REFUSED THE VEHICLE. THE AGENT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER NEAR WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COLLISION CENTER AND THEN TAKEN TO MITSUBISHI, WHERE THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE IT WOULD ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID AND DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRADE AND THAT SHE WOULD GET ANOTHER 2006 MITSUBISHI. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 11,000. *AK THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 2007 GALANT. THE CONTACT HAS INCLUDED THE INSURANCE CLAIM FOR THE VEHICLE, AND REQUESTED A LETTER FROM THE MITUBUSHI DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER MITUBUSHI IS STATING THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. *UPDATE 5/3/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WAS OVER REACTING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AT 65 MPH. ONCE THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD BETTER CONTROL BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ELECTRONICALLY OPERATING ITSELF THROUGH THE TURNS AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, A VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE WHICH REQUIRED HER TO DO A QUICK EVASIVE MANEUVER, THE TURN THE CONSUMER MADE TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS QUICK, BUT SMALL. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO OVER REACT TO THE CONSUMER'S INPUT AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM OVERCORRECTING. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL CAR. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB