2006 Mitsubishi Galant problems
NHTSA has received 37 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant, and 24% of them involve electrical system. After that come air bags (14%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 30 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 45,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% 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 2006 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mitsubishi Galant with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi gallant. The consumer put the vehicle in drive and all of a sudden, the vehicle accelerated to 60 MPH and the steering wheel locked. The ocnsumer could not turn it at all. The contact used all of the strength in her arms to turn it a couple of inches avoid hitting a light post. When she tried to stop the vehicle by pumping the brakes they did not work, she could not turn the ignition off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mitsubishi galant. The contact stated that the rear passenger side brake light would not operate. The contact discovered that the passenger side brake light wire was melted. The wire harness was replaced and the failure was remedied. Approximately 8 months later, the rear driver side brake light would not operate. The contact discovered that the driver side brake light wire harness had also melted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available.
Problems with the brakes on 2006 mitsubishi galant. The brakes were squeaking so I took it into the shop. They said they replaced the brakes pads this was at 16945 miles, again at 22380 miles, replace back brakes at 23403 now the brakes are gone again at 28552. They told me that it was just brake dust and no problem with the brakes but in less then 3 weeks the brakes are down metal to metal.
I have a 2006 mitsubishi galant and have had it in the shop repeatedly for the front suspension, brakes, electrical problems and now I'm having transmission problems and lots of engine noise. My front suspension has a squawking sound everytime you go over a speed bump, the whole front end has been rebuilt but it is still doing the same thing.