Mitsubishi / Galant / 1996
1996 Mitsubishi Galant problems
Owners have filed 200 complaints about the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 19.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 16.5%.
Complaints200
Crashes37
Fires5
Injuries32
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 19.5% · 39
Service brakes, hydraulic 16.5% · 33
Suspension 11.5% · 23
Air bags 10.5% · 21
Engine and engine cooling 10.0% · 20
Structure 6.5% · 13
Visibility 4.5% · 9
Vehicle speed control 3.5% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 37 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 32 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant in this data, 1996 sits 5th by complaint volume. 1995 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 15 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 96,498 miles.
In owners' own words
Dealer informed consumer that the mileage on vehicle which read 053086 was not the original mileage and that the previous owner had replaced the speedometer at 35992 miles because the vehicle had experienced electrical problems and the odometer was inoperative, dealer could not repair vehicle under warranty due to mileage. Power train
When driving and upon taking off vehicle hesitated and jerked forward. Also, when driving transmission locked up, causing tires to skid. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer has replaced parts, problem still occurs. Ak the converter locks sometimes due to tcc soleniod failure. Power train
At 32,383 miles dealer replaced transmission due to leakeage. Currently,at present mileages, transmission stopped operating while driving. Dealer notified, and informed consumer vehicle was out of its warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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