Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 88 | 11/01/2002 | 10008910 | Clock spring installation. mitsubishi motors. tech talk. vol. 88. nov. 2002. *tt | 08/30/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 66803 | ||
| Tl*the driver owns a 2003 mitsubishi galant. while driving 55 mph, the driver lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle struck an embankment and a power pole before rolling over a couple of times. the vehicle was smashed and dented all over, but the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the driver was killed at the scene. the manufacturer and dealer were not notified. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 66,803. | |||
| 12/12/2003 | 2 | 09/30/2002 | |
| When the brake pedal was applied, they failed to respond which caused the consumer to hit a guardrail. *ak the vehicle was serviced in aug of 2003 and the consumer wa told the rotors were bad. three months later the rotors went bad again and the dealer machined them and two days later the accident occurred. the consumer stated the air bags did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 09/06/2003 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a four car pile up. during the collision, vehicle was struck from the rear and front, and air bags deployed. rear seat passenger hit the front passenger's seat, causing it to break. front seat passenger sustained massive brain damage and blood clots. the passenger in the rear seat sustained a compound fracture to the right arm. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/24/2007 | 1 | 09/12/2004 | |
| Rear ended a suv front end of 2003 galant was wrecked. airbags never deployed. i was wearing my safety belt. that is what kept me unharmed. neither airbag deployed. *jb | |||
| 04/20/2007 | 65000 | 2 | 11/15/2003 |
| While driving home from work on friday, 4/20/2007 in my 2003 mitsubishi galant; i passed out behind the wheel from improper blood pressure medication causing my blood pressure to become too low. i apparently drove off the road onto a businesses property and struck the signs in the front yard. my insurance company has totaled my vehicle and says that based on the damage done to the car i must have been traveling at 35 mph upon impact and neither airbag deployed! *tr | |||
| 11/22/2006 | 1 | 10/05/2004 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the driver side air bag did not deploy in a frontal impact crash. the speed at the time of impact was 42 mph. there was pre-impact braking. the driver was wearing the seat belt, but the lock became unlatched. the driver sustained a concussion on the forehead and sprain in the hand, risk, arm and right knee. a police report was process. *ak | |||
| 03/10/2006 | 42000 | 1 | 01/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. the collision occurred when another vehicle ran a red light. the contact tried to avoid an accident, but hit a tree head on. the impact was the complete front end of the vehicle. both occupants of the vehicle received injuries to the head and shoulders; however, both were wearing seat belts. the police were at the scene of the accident and provided a written report. the vehicle was not considered totaled by the insurance company and was repaired. | |||
| 10/17/2005 | 32000 | 1 | 03/10/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer stated on october 17, 2005 consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, the driver's side air bag did not deploy. this is a mitisibishi galant 2003, there was no prior warning . the air bag light had not been on. consumer has not contacted has not contacted the dealer. *ak | |||