A truck dropped some boxes on the freeway. A car stopped suddenly to avoid the boxes, another car hit them, finally we hit that car. It was a 3 car pileup. I was driving and my wife was in the passenger seat. We were the last car in the line and hit at about 45+ MPH. We were in a 1996 mitsubishi galant with only 78k miles and we were both wearing our seatbelts. Neither airbag deployed! It was a direct hit right in the front of our car at over 45 MPH. Now my wife may have permanent back pain. I can get the VIN number if you need it. I just dont have access to it today.
1996 Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems
20 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 19 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 19
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal12
- Side/window1
- Frontal: sensor/control module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
0k-25k
25k-50k
50k-75k
75k-100k
100k-125k
125k-150k
150k-175k
175k-200k
200k+
Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1996 Mitsubishi Galant owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Brakes failed, caused a collision and air bags failed to deploy.
While driving at 65 MPH consumer suddenly lost control of vehicle, causing it to hit a telephone pole head-on. Upon impact, driver's side and passenger's side air bags failed to deploy. *ak two people were injured in accident.
While traveling 40-45mph had a head-on collision and neither airbag deployed.
Manufacturer refuses to investigate air bag failure to inflate in the accicent.
Passenger's airbag looks warped. Is that normal?
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 65mph. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.
Driver rearended vehicle with 30 MPH impact, and dual airbags did not deploy, causing injuries to driver.
Consumer has experienced problems with driver's and passenger's side airbags. During a head-on collision in which the consumer was driving 20 MPH, and other vehicle was going 60 MPH, airbags failed to deploy. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Brakes failed resulting in vehicle collision, no deployment of air bag during collision, resulting in injury.
Questions about the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant airbags
Does the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the airbags of the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1996 Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mitsubishi Galant have bad airbags?
The Mitsubishi Galant model years with the most airbags complaints are 1994 (35 complaints), 2001 (31 complaints) and 1995 (30 complaints).
Other 1996 Mitsubishi Galant problems
Transmission 36Brakes 30Suspension 19Engine 16Body 13Visibility 8Acceleration 7Electrical 6Seat belts 5Steering 4Fuel system 2Seats 2Tires 2Wheels 2
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