1992 Mitsubishi Galant problems
NHTSA has received 43 complaints about the 1992 Mitsubishi Galant, and 37% of them involve transmission. After that come drivetrain & axles (21%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- 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; 2 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant with enough data (13 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.
1992 mitsubishi galant caught fire in the engine compartment. A new engine had been install 3000 miles prior to the fire.
A severe fuel leak developed on the external side of the fuel tank sending unit on top of the tank. The metal components of the fuel line corroded.
I was driving my mother-n-laws 1992 mitsubishi galant and all of the sudden the car just started to swerve from right to left making a weird scrapping sound making me think the brakes were probably locked up. Smoke started coming from underneath the right rear tire. At first I thought the car was on fire. The smoke kept coming out even though the car was parked for more than 10 minutes. My kid's and I were all afraid to go near the car.