2003 Mitsubishi Galant body & structure problems
21 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was driving at 33 MPH on a main street when car on my right goes through stop sign and drives into my car. He hit the front of my car near, but not including, the passenger door. After impact (he never brake) he continued to move my car with his thereby folding the front of my car in half, taking off front wheels, fenders and bumper, gas tank (smoking but not on fire), and moving my car two lanes to the left via impact and push. No air bags deployed. Driver's door, mine, would not open.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mitsubishi galant. On the driver side of the roof and hood, the paint is fading from dark black to light gray. The fading worsens after the vehicle is washed. She took the vehicle to an auto body shop and was informed that the clear coating on top of the black paint was causing the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer has not been notified. The failure and current mileages were 55,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 21 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints