Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073695 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2006
Consumer's City: BAY SHORE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: GALANT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46G0XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 galant clear coat on plastic bumpers, hood, roof, trunk and window arches is all peeling, blistering and cracking. this is mentioned by numerous persons with the same year car. i was told upon purchase of car (before paint had a problem) that 1999 was first year of using a "mercedes" manufactured paint. mitsubishi claims consumers are at fault for various chemical cleaning products and sun/parking conditions. *jb