1991 Mitsubishi Galant problems
NHTSA has received 78 complaints about the 1991 Mitsubishi Galant, and 37% of them involve transmission. After that come drivetrain & axles (14%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle stalled and driver coasted to side/parking lot. Went to make call came back and vehicle was on fire. Please describe details. Tt
Throttle cable became disconnected and was lodges around throttle/throttle could not close, resulting in sudden acceleration.
Timing belt has been replaced (6) times of ownership, leaving owner in middle of road w/no warning. Please describe details.
Right boot has self destructed for the third time (the first time was around 35000 & I was told they should be good for at least 60000 - the left one was). Left boot has only had to be replaced 1 time (around 65000)& was not as badly damaged as the right has been every time. I would like to know if other people have been having this same problem & what can be done about it. Computer chip died around 95000 even though I was told it would last longer. Friend's mitsubishi chip died also but it was at 120000.
Transmission failure to shift to third gear after replacing transmission with other unit less than a year ago. ( april 2005) makes a loud bang when downshifting to 1st gear upon stopping.