Transmission failed suddenly @ 96,498 miles in 1996 mitsubishi galant VIN# [xxx].....coleman taylor transmission/memphis tn attempted to rebuild transmission for 3 weeks.....had to remove and get another rebuilt transmission......4 days after picking car up.....gears 1-3 slam severely in and out of gears up and down......gears 4-5 ok an expressway......reported prob to coleman taylor....suggested (on a saturday) to remove ground from battery to re-set computer and told to test drive....test drove and transmission began slamming in and out of gears 1-3 severely and making a terrible noice, causing driver to run into a ditch.....car is expected to be determined a totaled by progressive ins today...........air bag did not deploy either.........caused a $75.00 towing and fine by memphis police dept for failing to maintain outlook (they felt sorry for us!)...
1996 Mitsubishi Galant: airbags did not deploy in a crash
12 of the 136 complaints about the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- recalls
- 0
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
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.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 65mph. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.
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.
The driver's head hit the windshield after running into a ditch while trying to miss hitting a deer on the road because the front seat belts did not lock upon impact, and the airbags did not deploy.
Dual airbags did not deploy during front end collision, vehicle rearened another vehicle, speed 40 MPH, cause unknown.
Air bag did not deploy when hit on front right side at 40mph, cause unknown, vehicle in shop for repairs.
During frontal impact, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
While driving in the rain, slammed on brakes and the engine shut off. Also the steering locked up and vehicle had a head-on accident and the air bag did not deploy. This happened all in the same day.
Vehicle was involved in a head-on collision while driving at 30 MPH and the air bag did not deploy.
While trying to stop vehicle the brake pedal went all the way to the floor which caused the vehicle to hit another vehicle , when the two vehicles hit the air bag did not deploy.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant?
12 of 136 owner complaints about the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant (9%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant
Ball joint 18Brake failure 7Transmission failure 7Grinding brakes 6
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