1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT Problems & Recalls

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE 1997 HAVE PUT IN THREE ECM COMPUTERS WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NEVER ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER CHECK OUT THIS SITE -HTTP://WWW.90GSX.COM/ECLIPSE/CAP/CAPS.HTM ALONG WITH OIL LEAKAGE RECALL OF 97-98 WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF & JUST FOUND OUT WITH MY CAR LEAKING...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AFTER REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH OTHER UNIT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. ( APRIL 2005) MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR UPON STOPPING. *NM

Mileage: 199,000

PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT EASTABOGA AUTO SALES. DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT A COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE HE HAD JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN IT AND IT HAD BEEN SITTING UP FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS TO DRIVE IT AND LET EVERYTHING ...

RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 60000 - THE LEFT ONE WAS). LEFT BOOT HAS ONLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 TIME (AROUND 65000)& WAS NOT AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT HAS BEEN EVERY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I...

Mileage: 105,000

RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 60000 - THE LEFT ONE WAS). LEFT BOOT HAS ONLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 TIME (AROUND 65000)& WAS NOT AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT HAS BEEN EVERY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I...

Mileage: 105,000

RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 60000 - THE LEFT ONE WAS). LEFT BOOT HAS ONLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 TIME (AROUND 65000)& WAS NOT AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT HAS BEEN EVERY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I...

Mileage: 105,000

REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT AXLES IN 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT AFTER ONLY 55,577 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 55,500

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ECU FAILURE OF MY 91 MITSUBISHI GALANT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED THREE YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ERROR CODE SHOWED A BAD BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR. I REPLACED IT AND COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. A SHOP REPLACED IT AGAIN AND THE ERROR COD...

Mileage: 120,090

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL DONE ON VEHICLE REGARDING TRANSFER CASE A FEW YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AGAIN. TRANSFER CASE WILL LOCK UP WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.AK

OVERDRIVE FLUID IS LEAKING, ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BUT ALL DEALER DID WAS TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. THEN, DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING. THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANYTHING. CURRENTLY, THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V16800 FOR TRASNFER CASE. HE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEM SINCE RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN STATED TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR WHILE DRIVING STARTS IDLING AND THEN STARTS CLICKING INSIDE AND THE SHUTS OFF THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN ALSO BURNS OIL. *AK

WHEN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IS COLD AND CONSUMER STEPS ON BRAKES, TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT FROM A HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH A LIGHT. SOMETIMES, THERE'S A LOUD BANG WHEN STOPPING.*AK *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT IS VERY SLUGGISH AND DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

MY 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES OVER 3 MONTHS. ONE DAY, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING IT TO WORK. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IN A SHOP. THE CAR THEN HAD SEVERE HARD IDLING PROBLEMS. THE SERVO WAS THEN REPLACED. THE IDLING PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND IS...

MY 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES OVER 3 MONTHS. ONE DAY, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING IT TO WORK. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IN A SHOP. THE CAR THEN HAD SEVERE HARD IDLING PROBLEMS. THE SERVO WAS THEN REPLACED. THE IDLING PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND IS...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION ABOUT EVERY 4 DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERIES 4 TIMES, AND TOOK COMPUTER OUT, AND WAS SENT TO HOUSTON, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE, AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION ABOUT EVERY 4 DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERIES 4 TIMES, AND TOOK COMPUTER OUT, AND WAS SENT TO HOUSTON, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE, AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP CONSUMER. *AK

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT RECALL 98V168 BE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, THE DEALER IS CHARGING FOR PARTS THAT THE CONSUMER FEELS ARE NOT NEEDED AND ONLY WANTS THE RECALL REPAIR DONE. *SLC

THE VEHICLES MAIN COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING CRONIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND ALARM. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RECALL REPAIR (98V-168) COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THEY FIXED A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH WOULD COST $500. *MJS

TIMING BELT FAILED. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL # 98V168001 POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED SOME TIME AGO. EVEN THOUGH RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING LEAKS AND NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. DEALERSH...

I WAS TOLD BY A NHTSA CONSELOR THAT I HAD TO FILL OUT THIS FORM TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I HAVE A 1991 MITUBISHIU GALANT VR4 . THIS VEHICAL HAS AN AWD DRIVETRAION . TO MY KNOWLAGE ALL MITUBISHI VEHICALS WITH THIS FEATURE BETWEEN 1990 TO 1998 WERE RECALLED. I PERSONALY KNOW ABOUT 40 OTHER 1991 MITUBISHI ...

I BOUGHT A 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS 4DR FROM A LOCAL DEALER(YORKTOWN MITSUBISHI, NEW YORK) 4 MONTHS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE ECU UNIT (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) BURNED OUT AND ALL OF THE POWER IN THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT OFF. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW WHEN THIS ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP REAR WHEELS, CAUSING A 75 FOOT SKID. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY FLATBED TO STOHLMAN 6/1/99. THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED, AND IS STILL AT STOHLMAN DUE TO LACK OF PARTS FROM MITSUBISHI. I HAVE CALLED TO GET AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE FROM SERVICE MGR. GARY BEAVERS, BUT HE WILL NOT GIVE ...

MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS FAILED, EVEN AFTER SPENDING MONEY ON A REPLACEMENT. OFCOURSE ONLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT PART EXPIRED. MY TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS ALSO BAD. NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE OFF.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUCTIONS CAUSING SURGING AND NO REVERSE POSITION DUE TO A SEAL WHICH SHRINKS AND DOES NOT LET THE FLUID FLOW THROUGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSFER CASE RECALL.

TRANSFER CASE FAILURE.

AFTER LATCHING LAP BELT INTO BELT BUCKLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE FROM BUCKLE WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT HIS COMPLAINT BECANCELED SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HER OWN ERROR. SODA WAS SPILLED INTO SEAT BELT LATC...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSFER CASE YOKE LEAKS.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKING.

TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION PRIOR TO RECALL 98V-069).

TRANSFER CASE SEVERELY LEAKS.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS.

TRANSFER CASE LEAK.

TRANSFER CASE FAILED.

TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILED.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND RESULT IN A CRASH.

TRANSFER CASE SEIZURE.

TRANSFER CASE YOKE LEAKING.

TRANSFER CASE LEAK. ALTHOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER FOR MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE/ EAGLE TALON AND PLYMOUTH LASER FOR TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, GALANT RV4 WAS NOT RECALLED.

THE HORN HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY SINCE JUST AFTER PURCHASE.

A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR CONDITIONER VENT, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER.

WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLED AND MADE A NOISE , CALLED MECHANIC AND SAID IT WAS TIMING BELT. *AK

ENGINE NOISE UNKNOWN BUT RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE STALLING WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT RELEASING, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OFTEN .*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE NOISE LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING.*JB

THE BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT RELEASING, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OFTEN .*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, BRAKES CONSTANTLY MAKE NOISE LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING.*JB

FRONT AXLE FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

FAILURE OF DISC BRAKE ROTORS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OF 70MPH, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES FOR ROTORS. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES OF OWNERSHIP, LEAVING OWNER IN MIDDLE OF ROAD W/NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REAR DEFOGGER FAILURE.

BRAKE: BOOSTER FAILURE.

AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION: OVERDRIVE FAILURE.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

2 FRONT DRIVE AXLES FAILED. *AK

TINTED WINDOWS, IMPAIR VISIBILITY.

OVERDRIVE UNIT FAILED. *DSH

FRONT AXLES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AW

BRAKE PADS RUSTING INTO ROTORS. TT

PASSENGER LAP BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT

VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVER COASTED TO SIDE/PARKING LOT. WENT TO MAKE CALL CAME BACK AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL TIGHTEN WHEN DRIVEN EVEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THROTTLE CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND WAS LODGES AROUND THROTTLE/THROTTLE COULD NOT CLOSE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE. *SKD

BRAKE FAILURE WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TT