1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT Power Train Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HAD WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER FLUSH PERFORMED, ALL RELATED FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT IF PROBLEMS CONTINUED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEMS WORSENED.

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS 40-50 MPH. *JB

UPON REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT MY GEAR SHIFT BECAME FREE FLOATING. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, OR PARK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE CABLE BROKE. IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO FIX. THEY HAD TO PULL OUT THE DASH. MY CAR ONLY HAD 63,000 MILE ON IT, BUT WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 3,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $500. *NM

Mileage: 63,000

ROTORS WARPED AND RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED.RESULTING IN COST OF $475 DOLLARS FOR NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO MINOR CRASH FOR SLOW STOPPING.CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. THEN, IT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING.*AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION HOSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND DEAELR DID NOT WANT TO DO THE JOB. *AK *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ID01V011001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 001SND0124. SEA COAST MITSUBISHI HAS PART ON BACK ORDER. DEALERSHIP IS ON RT 35 IN OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ. PHONE #732-493-4202. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED REPAIRS. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS A RECALL . WHEN TAKEN INTO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT HAVE PART TO VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER CONUSMER HAS MADE APPOINTMENT, NO ONE CALLED CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM.*AK

MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A MONTH UNTIL TRASSMISION WAS FIXED. *AK

I FEEL THIS POSED A SAFETY PROBLEM BY THE TRANSMISSION FAILING TO RESPOND WHILE CHANGING LANES ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING 65MPH, LITERALLY PLACING MY LIFE IN DANGER.*AK

UPON BREAKING FROM BOTH LOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TREMENDOUS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, THE LAST TIME REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND PRBLEM STILL EXISTS/RETURNED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED (LESS THAN 15 MILES/HOURS) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REQUIRING A TOTAL REPLACEMENT JUST BARELY PAST MFG WARRANTY EXPPIRED.

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

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

NPO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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