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2002 Mitsubishi Galant wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 22 complaints for the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
22 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2002 Mitsubishi Galant Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 26% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Two weeks ago our cars? Passenger front panel started to smoke within a few minutes the engine was started. At the time it happened we did not know where the smoke was coming from. When I went to get closer to the smoke it was the panel where the window and door buttons are. The security guard in our building had a flashlight and saw the top part of the panel was melting, he was able to lift the melting plastic and inside the door the smoke and flames were. The fire extinguished and we pulled the fuse.

December 2007 Fire

As seen several times on this complaint page my mitsubishi galant 2002 models heater has gone out do to what I do not know. I also had a clicking noise when I would turn the dial from cold to hot. Then finally about 6 months ago it just stopped and since have not heat to come back on!

Reported at 89,000 miles, January 2006

Other problems reported for the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant

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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Mitsubishi models