Mitsubishi GALANT fuel problems
16 complaint narratives mention fuel 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.
Fuel system concerns evidence
16 of 1,438 complaints match this topic (1.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 730046 · 2000-09-04 (September 4, 2000)
SENDING UNIT ON THE DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AS THE CAR DOWN-SHIFTED FROM PASSING GEAR. FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 730046 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 741936 · 2001-03-05 (March 5, 2001)
NEVER RECEIVED RECALLS FOR THE CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, AND I SMELL GAS IN MY CAR. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 741936 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10014304 · 2003-04-12 (April 12, 2003)
THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES SEEM TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AT A FAR DISTANCE TO PREVENT FROM RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AWHILE AND NOTED TO SERVICE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN BRAKING. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS SHAKING FROM IN THE TANK. THIS IS A CONCERN WHEN TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT. DON'T KNOW IF THE TANK WILL EVENTUALLY EXPLODE …
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014304 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 889352 · 2001-05-30 (May 30, 2001)
PLASTIC FUEL TANK DOOR HAS CRACKED. DEALER CLAIMED DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER INDICATED DEFECT WAS COMMON AND PART WAS ON BACKORDER.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 889352 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 ↗