29.4% of complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Galant came in its first year of service — a higher share than 98% of the 201 1999 model-years on record. That points to problems present from new rather than wear. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (73 complaints), typically at 1.0 yr or about 80,000 miles.
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, RESULTING IN SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION TO STIFF STEERING, AND IN THE WORST CASE, NO ABILITY TO TURN LEFT.
A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES AND FEDERAL EMISSION EQUIPMENT. THE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS CAN BECOME HEAT DAMAGED BY THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE GROUNDED CIRCUITS.
THIS CIRCUIT FAILURE COULD CAUSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TO OCCUR: (1) THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE MAIN FUSE WILL BLOW IF THE POWER LEAD IS GROUNDED; (2) THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE IF THE SIGNAL WIRE IS GROUNDED; (3) THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE IF THE LEAD TO THE MAGNETIC CLUTCH IS GROUNDED; AND (4) THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMPS WILL BECOME INO
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COLUMN SWITCH LEVERS CAN BECOME LOOSE OR BREAK OVER TIME.
LOOSENING OR CRACKING OF THE LEVERS CAN CAUSE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS THAT DO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF, WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DO NOT OPERATE.
HAD 800 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE LS AXLE CLIP HAD POPPED OUT & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY BANGING SEVERLY ON EACH SHIFT. TOOK TO DEALER ,WAS TOLD SHIFTING WAS NORMAL.PROBLEM GOT WORSE , TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (20,000 MI) ,WAS TOLD COMPUTOR NEEDED REPROGRAMING AND REPAIRED.SOMEWHAT REMEDIED PROBLEMBUT AS TIME WENT ON PROBLEM REOCCURED.AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPECALIST WAS TOLD SHIFT PATTERNS WERE NOT RIGHT AND THE ABUSE TO THIS POINT WILL DEFINILITY AFFECT THE LIFE OF THIS SYSTEM. TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM MITS. WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP, EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A DOCUMENTED 4 TIMES AND A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT BY THE MANUFACTURE'S REPRESENTATIVE! *AK
STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY VIBRATING, AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES CONSUMER LOSE CONTROL. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *AK