1994 Mitsubishi Galant problems
NHTSA has received 284 complaints about the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant, and 23% of them involve suspension. After that come air bags (15%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 284 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 46 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 121,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 121,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 46 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 24 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% 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 1994 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant with enough data (151 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Right rear steering knuckle broke, causing accident, also no deployment of airbag during accident, causing two fatalities.
The car was hit in the rear and the car spun around and hit a guard rail, no deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags, driver sustained injuries.
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.
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.