Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099766 | Incident Date: Mar, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: TAKOMA PARK | Consumer's State: MD |
| 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: Electrical system:horn |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46G91E | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns 2001 mitsubishi gallant. the horn would sound without being depressed whether the ignition was on or off. the contact stated that the horn sounded off sporadically without warning. the dealer determined that the airbags needed to be replaced. the dealer replaced the airbags. however, the horn continued to beep. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure, and informed the contact they were unable to duplicate the problem. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer complaint #1-203-916-392. the vehicle currently had 94000 miles. *ak dealer stated both horn assembly and air bags needed to be replaced ,the horn shorted out air bags. customer states was involved in accident on 3/2 when car rolled back into front bumper. the consumer was not able to warn the driver by blowing the horn because the horn short circuited and would not work. consumer also states horn was previously replace twice on vehicle. update 04/17/07. *tr |