NHTSA Complaint #10048058 — 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10048058
Vehicle	1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date of Incident	June 17, 2003
Date Filed	November 17, 2003
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FLYWHEEL AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, RADIATOR HOSE SPLIT. *AK

Related Complaints for the 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT

Recent Complaints for the 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT

#11539015 — AIR BAGS — August 16, 2023 — The contact owns a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated that after stopping at a service station, after enterin...

#10899397 — SUSPENSION — August 30, 2016 — I PURCHASED A USED CAR IN 2004. LATER WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BALLJOINT RECALL, THE DEALERSHI...

#10481062 — ENGINE — October 18, 2012 — I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, S...

#10481062 — POWER TRAIN — October 18, 2012 — I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, S...

#10295783 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — December 15, 2009 — DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES; BOTH SIDES. I HAVE REPLACED WITH OTHER USED PARTS AND THOSE PARTS CONSISTENTLY ...