Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003219929 Incident Date: Jun, 23 2003
Consumer's City: LENOIR Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: GALANT Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46H81E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 17 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At just after 48,000 miles on the 2001 mitsubishi galant es v6, the abs and traction control lights came on and stayed on while operating the vehicle. the brakes, which had recently been replaced, made loud echoing crunch noises. braking distance increased. the brakes had almost always been wobbly, even with newly machined rotors. also, front and side air bags did not deploy when vehicle rear-ended a tahoe on a different occasion. *jb