2001 Mitsubishi Galant air bags problems
31 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 24 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
While traveling at about 65 MPH consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle head-on on drivers side. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Consumer and passenger were injured. Consumer felt if airbags had deployed some of the injuries would not have been so bad.
Driver applied brakes at 25-28 MPH and vehicle slid on leave covered road and rear ended another vehicle. Upon impact, neither air bags deployed. Driver sustained cuts and bruises. Vehicle was totaled.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
- Brakes 44 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints