2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 59 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: STRUCTURE (16 complaints · 27.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution STRUCTURE appears in 16 of 59 owner complaints (27.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. STRUCTURE: 16 complaints, 27.1% of reports STRUCTURE 16 · 27.1% VISIBILITY: 10 complaints, 16.9% of reports VISIBILITY 10 · 16.9% AIR BAGS: 5 complaints, 8.5% of reports AIR BAGS 5 · 8.5% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 5 complaints, 8.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 5 · 8.5% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports ENGINE 3 · 5.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 3 · 5.1% POWER TRAIN: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 3 · 5.1% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 5.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 3.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 3.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 33 complaints, 55.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 33 · 55.9% · 3 crash 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)
STRUCTURE 16 27.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 10 16.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 5 8.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 5 8.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 33 55.9% 3 crashes · 0 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 Jul 2004; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 2008. 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2004 Jul 2022 Recall campaign 08V276000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V276000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 3
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 2
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 4
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V276000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08V276000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CORRECT THESE VEHICLES FOR THE REPORTED CONDITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
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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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