2000 Mitsubishi GALANT problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
136 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
83,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 model year. Data snapshot: . 48 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Structure:Body is the most frequently named component, appearing in 15 of 136 complaints (11.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 18 | 13.2% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 18 | 13.2% |
| Steering behavior | 8 | 5.9% |
| Engine operation | 6 | 4.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 2 | 1.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 1 | 0.7% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Structure:Body | 15 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 11 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 9 |
| Electrical System | 8 |
| Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal:Switch | 7 |
| Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood | 6 |
| Exterior Lighting:Headlights | 6 |
| Structure | 6 |
Structure:Body: 15; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 11; Air Bags:Frontal: 9; Electrical System: 8; Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal:Switch: 7; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 6; Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 6; Structure: 6
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 10 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 6 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 15 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 10 |
| 150,000 and above | 4 |
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 10; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 15; 100,000 to 149,999: 10; 150,000 and above: 4
75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (15). 88 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
2000: 9; 2001: 29; 2002: 25; 2003: 8; 2004: 12; 2005: 11; 2006: 8; 2007: 12; 2008: 8; 2009: 6; 2010: 4; 2013: 1; 2014: 1; 2015: 1; 2017: 1
Pattern summary
Structure:Body leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 18 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10023462 · 2003-06-20 (June 20, 2003)
ALONG WITH SEVERAL RECALLS, THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BATTERY, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. HORN STILL DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED. ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH BLINKER LIGHT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT STAYING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. LETTERS WRITTEN TO MITSUBISHI GO UNRESPONSIVE TO AND/OR ARE REFERRED TO MY LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WITH NO RESPONSE, ONLY THAT MY CLAIMS ARE DENIED. NEED HELP. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. CAN'T UNDERSTAND HO…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10023462 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10030703 · 2003-08-03 (August 3, 2003)
ON JULY 1, 2003, WE PURCHASED A USED 2000 MISTIBUSHI GALANT FROM COLONIAL MITIBUSHI IN DANBURY, CONN. ON JULY 2, WE REPORTED TO THEM THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. IT WAS SLIPPING. THEY RUB IT OFF AND TOLD US BEFORE WE PURCHASE THE CAR, THE CAR WENT THROUGH A GREAT INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. JULY 4, MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. HE FINALLY COASTED UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND USED THE SHIFT PANEL TO STOP THE CAR. WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 33,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030703 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10057107 · 2004-02-12 (February 12, 2004)
NEED FOR RADIO CODE NOT FURNISHED BY MITSUBSHI DEALER IN ALHAMBRA, CA HAD TO PURCHASE NEW BATTERY, RADIO WOULD NOT WORK AFTER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED WE HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE CODE TO INPUT MYSELF, AS I AM PERFECTLY ABLE TO DO. I FEEL THIS IS A DELIBERATE CON JOB TO GET MORE FROM HELPLESS CUSTOMERS, THE MITSUBISHI MANUAL SAYS WE ARE TO RECEIVE THE CODE WHEN WE ORIGINAL THE VEHICLE AND NO CODE WAS GIVEN, THE DEALER SAID IT COULD COST UP TO 100.00 DOLLARS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE JUST LAYING, I FEEL THAT THE …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10057107 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10003282 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)
THE SUSPENSION/STEERING FOUNDATION HAS A PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE. AN ALIGNMENT IS NEEDED EVERY 2/3 MONTHS(NOT ALWAYS RIDING ON ROUGH ROADS). STEERING FEELS OUT OF CONTROL, HAD 4 ALIGNMENTS DONE, 2 SETS OF 4 BRAND NEW TIRES PLACED ON THE CAR IN A 2YR. PERIOD- THE STEERING & SUSPENSION FEELS OUT OF CONTROL(ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS) AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG...ALSO NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT THEY CANNOT FIND EITHER...........I SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS SENT ALREADY!
Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003282 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 748512 · 2001-07-16 (July 16, 2001)
ON SUNSET FWY ONRAMP TO HOLLYWOOD FWY SOUTH, MY CAR'S STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSED ME LOSING CONTROL. CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN BEFORE FOR STEERING RECALL.I WAS TOLD STEERING IS OKAY AND NOTHING WAS REPLACED.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 748512 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10064861 · 2004-03-25 (March 25, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10064861 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10104062 · 2004-12-18 (December 18, 2004)
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR MADE THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT STALLED ON ME,AND CUT OFF ON THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOW TO MY HOUSE ,I CALLED A MECHANIC HE CHECKED AND FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 90,148 miles reported. Look up ODI 10104062 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10341082 · 2010-07-02 (July 2, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 25, 2010, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A FUEL PUMP AT A GASOLINE STATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,906. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341082 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 728788 · 2000-08-23 (August 23, 2000)
THIS CAR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK TWO DAYS AND A PHONE CALL TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, TO GET MITSUBISHI TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I BELIEVED THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, AFTER I FILLED THE TANK. I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR APPX. 24 HOURS, AND RETURNED TO FIND MY HOUSE FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES, WHICH TOOK OVER A DAY TO DISSIPATE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY'D NEVER HAD REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO GE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 728788 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 899822 · 2001-12-04 (December 4, 2001)
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FADED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED MITSUBISHI WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS RECALL000295001 ON POWER STEERING TUBE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 899822 at NHTSA ↗