2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 150 complaints · 8 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (27 complaints · 18.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 40
  • Fires 10
  • Injuries 22
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 27 of 150 owner complaints (18.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 27 complaints, 18.0% of reports AIR BAGS 27 · 18.0% · 23 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 26 complaints, 17.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 26 · 17.3% · 7 crash reports ENGINE: 19 complaints, 12.7% of reports ENGINE 19 · 12.7% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 16 complaints, 10.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 16 · 10.7% · 1 crash reports 6 fire reports STRUCTURE: 16 complaints, 10.7% of reports STRUCTURE 16 · 10.7% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 6.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 · 6.0% · 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 8 complaints, 5.3% of reports SUSPENSION 8 · 5.3% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 4.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 7 · 4.7% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 4.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 4.0% · 4 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 103 complaints, 68.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 103 · 68.7% · 26 crash reports 8 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 27 18.0% 23 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 26 17.3% 7 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 19 12.7% 1 crashes · 2 fires
POWER TRAIN 16 10.7% 1 crashes · 6 fires
STRUCTURE 16 10.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 6.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 8 5.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 7 4.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 4.0% 4 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 103 68.7% 26 crashes · 8 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2000. 2001-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2000 Jan 2020 Recall campaign 00V299001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V299001 Recall campaign 00V339000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V339000 Recall campaign 00V320001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V320001 Recall campaign 01V005001 ◆ Recall campaign 01V005001 Recall campaign 01V011001 ◆ Recall campaign 01V011001 Recall campaign 01V069000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V069000 Recall campaign 04V428000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V428000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation EA08011 ● Investigation EA08011
  • Campaign 04V428000 was reported 1,290 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q1 Owner reports 7
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 4
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 10
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 11
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 5
2003-Q2 Owner reports 8
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 3
2004-Q2 Owner reports 10
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 5
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 4
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 4
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 5
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 4
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V299001
Recall campaign 1 00V339000
Recall campaign 1 00V320001
Recall campaign 1 01V005001
Recall campaign 1 01V011001
Recall campaign 1 01V069000
Recall campaign 1 04V428000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 EA08011
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Safety Recalls (8)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V299001

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD WILL CAUSE THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR AND EVENTUALLY TO GROUND OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V320001

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    THIS HOSE IS CONSIDERED TO BE INADEQUATE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V339000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    IF ANY OF THESE WIRES BECOME SHORT-CIRCUITED, THE INTERIOR LAMPS, TURN SIGNAL LAMPS, AND REAR STOP LAMPS COULD STOP WORKING. THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING OR BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE AND SECURE THE HARNESSES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR ANY PRE-EXISTING WIRE INSULATION DAMAGE.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01V005001

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THE REAR ANCHOR BOLTS SECURING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MAY NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE SEAT AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF DRIVER INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS AND THEN REPLACE THE BOLTS IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 15, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01V011001

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01V069000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 26, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V428000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
    Remedy:
    MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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