MITSUBISHI GALANT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

MITSUBISHI GALANT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of MITSUBISHI GALANT recalls and defective parts found on MITSUBISHI GALANT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the MITSUBISHI GALANT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For MITSUBISHI GALANT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2010 MITSUBISHI GALANT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Recall
2010 MITSUBISHI GALANT	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Units affected: 2307	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2010-02-25
Summary: MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 GALANT VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY ON SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT PLATING TO PREVENT CORROSION, IF THE PIPE SHOULD DEVELOP A HOLE DUE TO CORROSION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR.
2005-2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2005-2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 45988	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2008-09-09
Summary: MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 45,988 MY 2005-2007 ENDEAVOR, GALANT, ECLIPSE COUPE, AND MY 2007 ECLIPSE SPYDER VEHICLES. THE BRACKET THAT IS THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE LEFT REAR FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED DURING A METAL STAMPING PROCESS. THE PROCESS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE METAL TO HAVE A SPLIT IN THE AREA WHERE THE BOLT THAT HOLDS ONE OF THE TWO FUEL TANK STRAPS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED. IN THE EVENT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A SEVERE COLLISION, THE BRACKET MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO DROP DOWN, POSSIBLY CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.
2004-2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Recall
2004-2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Units affected: 73000	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2008-06-20
Summary: MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 73,000 MY 2004-2006 GALLANT PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING VEHICLE USE, THE IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK CABLE (WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM) MAY ALLOW THE INTERLOCKING CAM TO FALL FORWARD AND ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE GEARSHIFT MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION.
2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Recall
2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Units affected: 2901	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2005-09-15
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH CONTROLS THE FLUID PRESSURE TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES, MAY ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO BYPASS INTERNALLY DURING STOPPING.
1999-2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
1999-2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 100432	MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN Report Date: 2004-09-01
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Recall
2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Units affected: 17087	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Date: 2003-11-04
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE RESTRICTED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE MAY RESULT IN A LEAK IN THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Recall
2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Units affected: 3378	MITSUBISHI AMERICA Report Date: 2002-05-29
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ROUTING OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT HARNESS CAN ALLOW IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A ROUGH EDGE, ALLOWING ABRASION. THIS COULD RESULT IN GROUNDED CIRCUITS.
2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Recall
2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Units affected: 25803	MITSUBISHI AMERICA Report Date: 2001-09-25
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH V6 ENGINES TO FEDERAL EMISSION STANDARDS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID FEED TUBE CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD MOUNTED HEAT SHIELD CAUSING A HOLE TO BE WORN THROUGH THE POWER STEERING PIPE ALLOWING FLUID LEAKAGE.
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 192	MITSUBISHI AMERICA Report Date: 2001-03-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A BULGE IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS RESULTED IN THINNING OF THE MATERIAL DURING A WELDING OPERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF FUEL LEAKAGE.
1999-2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Recall
1999-2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Units affected: 277227	MITSUBISHI AMERICA Report Date: 2001-01-16
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.