1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint Problems

THE WHEEL OF MY DAUGHTER'S MITSUBISHI GALANT FELL OFF! WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME, THE GALANT'S BALL JOINT ON THE LOWER LATERAL CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE BALL JOINT PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET AND THE TRANSAXLE PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RESULTED IN THE WHEEL FALLING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL (LITERALLY FALLING OFF THE CAR!) THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE BALL JOINT SOCKET. THANKFULLY, THIS OCCURRED AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS 1994 GALANT HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS NO OPEN RECALLS. MY DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT BECAUSE SHE SOMETIMES HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. THE SHOP WRONGLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TIE ROD ENDS. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO...

A NEAR MISS. THE NUT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME OFF ON DRIVERS SIDE. 75 MPH AND THANK GOODNESS I WAS STRONG TO PULL THE ASPHALT EATING FRONT END TO THE SIDE. GOING DOWNHILL HEARD WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A PEBBLE HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND THEN WAS BEING PULLED UNDER THE ONCOMING SEMI. UPON FINALLY STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER, I GOT OUT LOOKED AT MY TIRE SITTING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR, THE CARS FRONT END SITTING ON THE GROUND,(I HAVE PHOTO'S) I LOOKED BACK TO SEE A GROVE AND A BLACK LINE TRAVELING FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE CENTER LINE BACK TO THE LEFT LANE AND TO MY GALANT'S RESTING PLACE. AT 48 YEARS OLD I HAVE DRIVEN MANY A CAR, NEVER HAVE I COME SO NEAR TO MEETING MY MAKER. THE MECHANIC, 300 MILES FROM MY HOME SAID THE BALL JOINT BOOT FAILED...

DURING REPLACEMENT OF STRUTS SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BALL JOINTS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. *TS THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED MANY BALL JOINTS RECALL #SR-04-001 ACCORDING TO ALLDATA. *NM

PURSUANT TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL FOR MY 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT, I TOOK MY CAR TO OURISMAN MITSUBISHI IN 2004 WHO THEN INSPECTED THE BOOT, NOTICED THE BOOT WAS BROKEN YET THE SERVICEMAN RESEALED THE BOOT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE INTACT. IN AUGUST 2005, WHILE I WAS HAVING MY CAR SERVICE FOR A WATER PUMP PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *JB

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 1994 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS ,AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, OURISMAN MITSUBISHI, LAST YEAR CONCERNING THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINT. IT WAS DETERMINED THERE THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AFTER HAVING MY CAR INSPECTED BY MY PRIVATE AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THIS VERY PART. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00V421003 REPAIRS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER CONSUMER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO TAKE AN HOUR RIDE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER MECHANICS, WHO DETERMINED THAT DEALER HAD DONE SOMETHING THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND UPON ENTERING THE BAY AT THE SHOP, THE LOWER BALL JOINT FELL OFF. RECALL NO. 00V421001. *JB

THE RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*MR *LA

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP AND FALL FLAT TO THE GROUND. *AK

RECALL 00 V 421 001/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: REPORTING UPPER BALL JOINT IS FAILING AS LOWER BALL JOINT; NOTIFIED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK

RECALL#00V421001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR01-007. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. DEALER WILL NOT FIX VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOWER BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED OUTWARD. ALSO, AXLE CAME LOOSE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V421001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR99-002 REPAIRS. VEHICLE'S PROBLEM INVOLVED UPPER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT/LEFT FRONT SIDE. PROBLEM HAS TO BE REPAIRED OR WHEEL WILL COME OFF.*AK

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-421, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SEVERAL WORDS WERE WRONG ON THE INVOICE, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NLM

EXCESS PLAY IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BEFORE RECALL 99V066001, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS AND A TOTAL OF NINE TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO DEFECT. *SLC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS BEFORE RECALL 99V066001, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS AND A TOTAL OF NINE TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO DEFECT. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-066004), PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES OCCURRED PRIOR TO AXLE FALLING APART, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

RECALL 99V066001. BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. UNDER THE RECALL, DEALER ONLY REPLACED ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS, AND THE OTHERS CAUSED THE COLLISION. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE OTHER BOOT AS STATED IN THE RECALL.*AK *SLC

RUBBER BOOT ON VEHICLES LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE BACKING INTO A SPACE (99V-066). NLM

RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MATTER AND ONCE PERFORM A MECHANIC NOTICE BOLTS ON THE CONTROL ARM WERE LOOSE OR MISSING. 94 GALANT(SR-99-002). YH

LOWER BALL JOINT - FRONT: LEFT BALL JOINT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING OFF THE DRIVEWAY. HAD IT REPLACED ($391.00) AT PEP BOYS. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (SR-99-002) FROM MITSUBISHI. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON 7/15/99. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT ARM ASSEMBLY ON THE OTHER SIDE FREE OF CHARGE. AS INSTRUCTED ON THE "REIMBURSEMENTS" SECTION OF THE RECALL NOTICE, I BROUGHT THE ORIGINAL PAID INVOICES TO GLENDALE MITSUBISHI FOR REIMBURSEMENT. HAND THEM TO MARK TOOHEY, SERVICE ADVISOR. AFTER CALLING HIM SEVERAL TIMES, HE TOLD ME HE GAVE THEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, AND THAT THE MANAGER WOULD BE CALLING ME BACK REGARDIN THE STATUS OF MY CLAIM. NO CALL RECEIVED. I THEN CAME IN PERSON TO SEE THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED THE INVOICES, AT HIS REQUEST I GAVE HIM COPIES. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD CALL...

RUBBER BOOT ON VEHICLES LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND WHILE BACKING INTO A SPACE (99V-066). NLM

DUST COVER ON BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-066). NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-066), HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO ADDITIONAL WORK NECESSARY TO CORRECT PROBLEMS, PULLING TO SIDE (INNER AND END TIE RODS REPLACED ADDITIONALLY). MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER BEING DENIED FOR (DIFFERENT COMPONENT PART) (99V-066). MJS

VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR WORK CAN NOT BE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING DEFECT AT THIS TIME (99V-066004). MJS

VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON THE RIGHT LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT DUE TO CUT, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP REFUSED RECALL REPAIR ON THE LEFT LATERAL BALL JOINT DUE TO WEAR. MJS (99V-066)

FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WORN OUT, LOWER BALL JOINTS LOOSE. MJS

HEARD NOISE COMING FROM LEFT RIGHT FRONT, REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. TT