Mitsubishi GALANT brakes problems
262 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,438 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
71,244 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1986 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 506 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
262 of 1,438 complaints match this topic (18.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 736200 · 2000-11-12 (November 12, 2000)
THERE CONTINUES TO BE EXCESSIVE SCRAPING SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT COME BACK TO SAME POSITION AFTER MAKING TURN-THIS IS EVEN AFTER A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT SEARS-ELMHURST, NY ON 10/30/00. HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR IF NOT SET ON AUTO-THERMOSTAT ; AND THEN MUST BE SET AT LEAST 75 DEGREES; WAS IN MITSUBISHI DEALER ON 11 AVENUE NYC OVER PAST 2 YEARS; HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED; EVIDENTLY NOT THE PROBLEM; MITSUBISHI DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS BUT WOULDN'T REFUND ME FOR THE PART THEY ORIGNALLY REPLACED *AK
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Owner report 10024122 · 2003-06-16 (June 16, 2003)
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK
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Owner report 801528 · 1996-09-30 (September 30, 1996)
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
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Owner report 868379 · 2000-08-23 (August 23, 2000)
EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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Owner report 889777 · 2001-06-05 (June 5, 2001)
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
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