Mitsubishi GALANT steering problems
106 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
106 of 1,438 complaints match this topic (7.4%). 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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 736200 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10210185 · 2007-11-28 (November 28, 2007)
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE 1997 HAVE PUT IN THREE ECM COMPUTERS WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NEVER ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER CHECK OUT THIS SITE -HTTP://WWW.90GSX.COM/ECLIPSE/CAP/CAPS.HTM ALONG WITH OIL LEAKAGE RECALL OF 97-98 WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF & JUST FOUND OUT WITH MY CAR LEAKING OIL EVERY WARE & NOW POWER STEERING LEAKAGE FROM STEERING KNUCKLE SPINDLE ARM THAT WAS RECALLED IN JAPAN 2001 BUT NOT HERE ! HELP *TR
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Owner report 865546 · 2000-07-18 (July 18, 2000)
RECALL 98V168001/TRANSFER CASE: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 55 MPH REAR WHEELS COMMENCED TO LOCK UP AND CAUSED STEERING TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. LATER ON RECEIVING A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE, DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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Owner report 742324 · 2001-03-12 (March 12, 2001)
I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK PULLY THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING THAT THE CAR LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND POWER, MITSUBISHI TOWED MY VEHICLE AND REPAIRED THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN IN 2001 WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHEN IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL TO HAPPEN THAT MANY TIMES TO ONE VEHICLE EVEN A…
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Owner report 746911 · 2001-06-15 (June 15, 2001)
THE CAR IS VEERING TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. THE BODY OF THE CAR SHAKES UP/DOWN AND LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AT 30MPH. BELOW THAT SPEED, THE STEERIG WHEEL MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT RAPIDLY. WHEN THE CAR DIPS, THE CAR BOUNCES SIDEWAY THAT COULD BE COMPENSATED OR CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: XLJ6 7375 TIRESIZE: 185/70R14)
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 746911 at NHTSA ↗