Consumer states there is a recall campaign 00v421001 concerning the lower arm ball joints on the front suspension being damage. Consumer is requesting reimbursement from manufacturer.
1997 Mitsubishi Galant suspension complaints
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While making repairs dealer noticed and informed consumer that rear wheel knuckle had cracks all away around, and needed to be replaced or the wheel would come off. *ak
Front brakes doing 100% of braking, rear brakes never set to contact drums. Rotors replaced 7 to 8 times in past few years while rear brakes have never been replaced. I stopped going to boch mitsubishi and went to a brake specialist who told me the brake system was no good and the rear brakes had zero wear on them after 3 years. I have been lied to by this dealer too often. I went in for a lower balljoint recall and was told they were fine but my inner tierods needed replacing due to looseness. I went to my brake man who told me the tierods were in proper working order and did not need replacing.
The consumer lost control of the vehicle which resulted in an accident due to worn out lower lateral arm ball joint, prior to recall. (attorney for client)
The federal safety agency recall 00v421001/ manufacturer's recall 98v020000 for lower ball joints. Dealer had been contacted for remedy, but was unable to perform repairs due to lack of parts. Please provide further details.
I felt the car steering wasn't tracking and delayed while I was making a turn into a curve on the road and the steering was delayed in responding to the turn. I took the car to the dealer and he replaced the lf lower lateral arm because of play in ball joint. But the dealer never informed me that there was a recall about this problem and he charged me to have the lf lateral arm replaced.
Vehicle drifts to the right due to front caster values not being within specification. As of o8/18/97, left front caster was 2.6 degrees and right front caster was 3.9 degrees. Manufacturer's specified range is 2.8 to 5.8 degrees, a difference of 1.3 degrees.
When brakes are locked, vehicle has an inordinate tendency to skid on roads that are barely wet even at low speeds (20-30 MPH).
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