Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0513013 | 12/01/2005 | 0513013 | 10018799 | Radiator sensor circuit diagram - service manual revision. *tt | 01/17/2006 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Lamp sockets for both left and right side brake lights burnt out at 5 years, 2 months with less than 50,000 miles. if one side went out i'd call it a manufacturer defect. both sides,...seems more like an engineering problem. only the contact for the brake side of the 2057 lamp was melted and recessed. the tail lamp side of the socket is still clean. put in a gm replacement socket which looks better made than the oem. just glad the wife did not get rear-ended. hung onto the old sockets just in case someone might be interested in looking at them. lots of tailgaters in my state, so brake lights are important here. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi gallant. while the vehicle was parked the the contact inserted the key to turn on the ignition when the key broke off of the remote control. the dealer was contacted and stated there was a fee to replace the key. the key was not replaced. the approximate failure mileage was 78,000. ds | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 65000 | ||
| 2006 mitsubishi galant both keys used to start my vehicle have shattered into several pieces while attempting to start the vehicle. the first key broke around july 14 2007 and the second key breaking more recent on 25 november2010. when the keys break they go into several smaller pieces and almost impossible to find all the parts and pieces creating a choking hazard for both children and animals. if needed i can provide pictures. when this second key broke into 7 pieces i was not able to locate all pieces. approximately 24-48 hours later i observed, by way of passing the plastic piece, that my young puppy had located the piece and swallowed the plastic. i fear that if this would have been my child that found the piece that i would have a larger problem to take care of. i contacted mitsubishi about this problem and they stated that since my vehicle was not still under warranty that they would not help me and that i needed to purchase a new key that was made of better material. the cost to replace one key is $200. mitsubishi advised that they were not responsible to fix the problem, even if it did cause a choking hazard, since my vehicle is not under warranty and that if my child or puppy choked on the piece that i should have watched them better than what i did. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi galant. while starting the vehicle the key shattered into 6 pieces. he stated he had to used his spare key to started the vehicle. later the spare key shattered into pieces. he stated he was able to piece the key together to start the vehicle but every time he starts the vehicle the key shatters again. he stated his puppy had eaten one part of the key. the keys has not been replaced because of the cost of $400.00. he called the manufacture and they were not willing to help with the replacement of the key since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact was concern about how the keys shattered into small pieces and how this could be dangerous to a child. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. vwb | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 65000 | ||
| 2006 mitsubishi galant both keys used to start my vehicle have shattered into several pieces while attempting to start the vehicle. the first key broke around july 14 2007 and the second key breaking more recent on 25 november2010. when the keys break they go into several smaller pieces and almost impossible to find all the parts and pieces creating a choking hazard for both children and animals. if needed i can provide pictures. when this second key broke into 7 pieces i was not able to locate all pieces. approximately 24-48 hours later i observed, by way of passing the plastic piece, that my young puppy had located the piece and swallowed the plastic. i fear that if this would have been my child that found the piece that i would have a larger problem to take care of. i contacted mitsubishi about this problem and they stated that since my vehicle was not still under warranty that they would not help me and that i needed to purchase a new key that was made of better material. the cost to replace one key is $200. mitsubishi advised that they were not responsible to fix the problem, even if it did cause a choking hazard, since my vehicle is not under warranty and that if my child or puppy choked on the piece that i should have watched them better than what i did. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi galant. while starting the vehicle the key shattered into 6 pieces. he stated he had to used his spare key to started the vehicle. later the spare key shattered into pieces. he stated he was able to piece the key together to start the vehicle but every time he starts the vehicle the key shatters again. he stated his puppy had eaten one part of the key. the keys has not been replaced because of the cost of $400.00. he called the manufacture and they were not willing to help with the replacement of the key since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact was concern about how the keys shattered into small pieces and how this could be dangerous to a child. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. vwb | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 65000 | ||
| 2006 mitsubishi galant both keys used to start my vehicle have shattered into several pieces while attempting to start the vehicle. the first key broke around july 14 2007 and the second key breaking more recent on 25 november2010. when the keys break they go into several smaller pieces and almost impossible to find all the parts and pieces creating a choking hazard for both children and animals. if needed i can provide pictures. when this second key broke into 7 pieces i was not able to locate all pieces. approximately 24-48 hours later i observed, by way of passing the plastic piece, that my young puppy had located the piece and swallowed the plastic. i fear that if this would have been my child that found the piece that i would have a larger problem to take care of. i contacted mitsubishi about this problem and they stated that since my vehicle was not still under warranty that they would not help me and that i needed to purchase a new key that was made of better material. the cost to replace one key is $200. mitsubishi advised that they were not responsible to fix the problem, even if it did cause a choking hazard, since my vehicle is not under warranty and that if my child or puppy choked on the piece that i should have watched them better than what i did. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi galant. while starting the vehicle the key shattered into 6 pieces. he stated he had to used his spare key to started the vehicle. later the spare key shattered into pieces. he stated he was able to piece the key together to start the vehicle but every time he starts the vehicle the key shatters again. he stated his puppy had eaten one part of the key. the keys has not been replaced because of the cost of $400.00. he called the manufacture and they were not willing to help with the replacement of the key since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact was concern about how the keys shattered into small pieces and how this could be dangerous to a child. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. vwb | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 65000 | ||
| 2006 mitsubishi galant both keys used to start my vehicle have shattered into several pieces while attempting to start the vehicle. the first key broke around july 14 2007 and the second key breaking more recent on 25 november2010. when the keys break they go into several smaller pieces and almost impossible to find all the parts and pieces creating a choking hazard for both children and animals. if needed i can provide pictures. when this second key broke into 7 pieces i was not able to locate all pieces. approximately 24-48 hours later i observed, by way of passing the plastic piece, that my young puppy had located the piece and swallowed the plastic. i fear that if this would have been my child that found the piece that i would have a larger problem to take care of. i contacted mitsubishi about this problem and they stated that since my vehicle was not still under warranty that they would not help me and that i needed to purchase a new key that was made of better material. the cost to replace one key is $200. mitsubishi advised that they were not responsible to fix the problem, even if it did cause a choking hazard, since my vehicle is not under warranty and that if my child or puppy choked on the piece that i should have watched them better than what i did. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi galant. while starting the vehicle the key shattered into 6 pieces. he stated he had to used his spare key to started the vehicle. later the spare key shattered into pieces. he stated he was able to piece the key together to start the vehicle but every time he starts the vehicle the key shatters again. he stated his puppy had eaten one part of the key. the keys has not been replaced because of the cost of $400.00. he called the manufacture and they were not willing to help with the replacement of the key since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact was concern about how the keys shattered into small pieces and how this could be dangerous to a child. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. vwb | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 65000 | ||
| 2006 mitsubishi galant both keys used to start my vehicle have shattered into several pieces while attempting to start the vehicle. the first key broke around july 14 2007 and the second key breaking more recent on 25 november2010. when the keys break they go into several smaller pieces and almost impossible to find all the parts and pieces creating a choking hazard for both children and animals. if needed i can provide pictures. when this second key broke into 7 pieces i was not able to locate all pieces. approximately 24-48 hours later i observed, by way of passing the plastic piece, that my young puppy had located the piece and swallowed the plastic. i fear that if this would have been my child that found the piece that i would have a larger problem to take care of. i contacted mitsubishi about this problem and they stated that since my vehicle was not still under warranty that they would not help me and that i needed to purchase a new key that was made of better material. the cost to replace one key is $200. mitsubishi advised that they were not responsible to fix the problem, even if it did cause a choking hazard, since my vehicle is not under warranty and that if my child or puppy choked on the piece that i should have watched them better than what i did. | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi galant. while starting the vehicle the key shattered into 6 pieces. he stated he had to used his spare key to started the vehicle. later the spare key shattered into pieces. he stated he was able to piece the key together to start the vehicle but every time he starts the vehicle the key shatters again. he stated his puppy had eaten one part of the key. the keys has not been replaced because of the cost of $400.00. he called the manufacture and they were not willing to help with the replacement of the key since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact was concern about how the keys shattered into small pieces and how this could be dangerous to a child. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. vwb | |||