Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005060728 Incident Date: Apr, 14 2005
Consumer's City: PORTLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: GALANT Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46H91E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problem #1) purchased used vehicle from private seller. the driver side door/window has rattling sound during driving, causing unpleasant driving experience and concern for safety. during pre-purchase inspections, dealership(s) did not had clear diagnostic explanation regarding cause and/or solution. problem #2) rear passenger right side door, when door was shut, with the child safe lock unlocked, passenger is unable to open door from inside. driver must open passenger door for passenger on the right, problem occur often on (average 8 out of 10 times). problem was not discovered by dealership during pre-purchase inspection. problem #3 & #4) moonroof will not shut during highway driving (above 40 mph) from tilted position. driver have to open moonroof (press button toward rear side of vehicle) in order to open moonroof, then close moonroof (press button toward front side of vehicle) to close moonroof completely. also, occasionally, when closing moonroof (from tilted position), moonroof does not close entirely, leaving an inch of the moonroof tilted (average 1 out of 5 times). *jb