Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 1999
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007107958 | Incident Date: May, 17 2007 |
| Consumer's City: ALOHA | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GALANT | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46G4XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a '99 mits galant for my daughter for her 16th b'day in november of 2004. she continually complained of steering wheel vibration which i did feel on the couple of occasions i drove the vehicle. in late 2005 she went to make a left hand turn and the vehicle would not steer left. she subsequently hit a retaining wall. i did not turn it into my insurance since it was purely cosmetic. she was driving the vehicle very little. she saved her money until last month when she had the front end repaired. within weeks of getting the vehicle back she again went to make a left turn off of our street and the vehicle would not steer left again. she hit a trailer and pushed it into a fence. unfortunately, this time she was injured and had to be transported to the hospital by ambulance. due to this 2nd occurrence i decided to check for recalls that deal with the steering on these vehicles. i found recall #00v225001 dated 8/10/2000 that describes her problems perfectly. i don't understand why i was not made aware that i needed to have this checked when i purchased the vehicle. i think the manufacturer should take care of the current repairs on the vehicle or replace it. |