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2000 Mitsubishi Galant lighting problems

20 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2000 Mitsubishi Galant Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 92,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 92,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 6% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi galant. The contact stated that the driver side headlight failed. He attempted to replace the bulb and noticed that the socket was melted. Last year, the passenger side headlight experienced the same failure. The mechanic removed the socket, but did not state what caused the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000 and current mileage was 105,000.

Reported at 93,000 miles, July 2006 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi galant. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact discovered that the plastic piece in the turn signal lever snapped inside. Currently, the headlights, turn signals, and high beams do not work. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 99v305001 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring). The current and failure mileages were 144,000.

Reported at 144,000 miles, June 2008

Other problems reported for the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant

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Lighting problems across all Mitsubishi models