10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,151 miles

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1999 Mitsubishi Galant engine problems

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1999 Mitsubishi Galant Owner Comments

problem #8

Jul 072002

Galant 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 81,208 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was stopped at a light when I barely let my foot off the brake. My vehichle lept forward, hitting the car in front of me, which caused that car to hit the car in front of him.

- La Mesa, CA, USA

problem #7

Mar 252002

Galant

  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Atco, NJ, USA

problem #6

Jan 192001

Galant

  • miles
Mentor Mitsubishi should be checked out for fraud-they are not decent people there. No safety defect listed.

- South Euclid, OH, USA

problem #5

Oct 251999

Galant

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Going from reverse to drive, car accelerated and smashed into a mobile home. (details? rdruner31@aol.com). I was attempting to back out of someone's dirt driveway. I was positioned at an angle. When I backed out (going about 3-5 mph), I bumped into a tree. I then put my foot on the brakes so that I could put the car in drive. When I put the car in drive, the car accelerated at an extreme rate and made a terribly loud noise. The car then thrusted forward (the entire time my foot was heavy on the brake - I am 100% sure of this!). the brake did not stop the car. After traveling about 60 feet, the car then careamed into a mobile home. I turned the ignition off. I believe though that the car was stopped by the metal beams from the mobile home. The car is now at the dealership. I am looking into the lemon law due to this accident and other problems. Trying to get the car repurchased or replaced. This is a revision for ODI #716575.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #4

Oct 251999

Galant

  • miles
Going from reverse to drive, car accellerated and smashed into a mobile home. (details? rdruner@aol.com). I was attempting to back out of someones dirt driveway. I was positioned at an angle. When I backed out (going about 3-5 mph), I bumped into a tree. I then put my foot on the brakes so that I could put the car in drive. When I put the car in drive, the car accellerated at an extreme rate and made a terrible loud noise. The car then thrusted forward (the entire time my foot was heavy on the brake - I am 100% sure of this!). the brake did not stop the car. After traveling about 60 feet, the car then careamed into a mobile home. I turned the ignition off. I believe though that the car was stopped by the metal beams from the mobile home. The car is now at the dealership. I am looking into the lemon law due to this incident and other problems. Trying to get the car repurchased or replaced.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #3

Dec 021999

(reported on)

Galant

  • miles
I was backing up at about 5 mph when the car suddenly accelerated even though I had my foot off the accelerator.

- Kensington, MD, USA

problem #2

Sep 271999

(reported on)

Galant

  • miles
After taking foot off of brake pedal vehicle accelerated into a wall at high speed. Dealer has vehicle.

- Whitewater, WI, USA

problem #1

Apr 011999

Galant

  • miles
I had pulled into a parking space in a shopping center's parking lot. The car was crooked so I put the car in reverse to merely straighten it out at which point the car flew backwards as if my foot had pressed the accelerator to the floor and held it there although this certainly was not the case. As my foot was on the brake and this was happening I shifted the car into park. All this occurred in a 3 second period and I'm not sure what actually stopped my car- the brake, the gear in park or the car I hit which parked 12-15 ft behind me. I've had a safe driving record for many years and have never had anything like this occur.

- Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA

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