Brake rotors jerk vehicle.
2002 Mitsubishi Galant brakes complaints
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Car brought in for service. Brake pulsation,second time,left front wheel. Car is under 3 year 36,000 warranty. Car has 23,472 miles,warranty good till feb 27th,2005. Dealer says I need brake pads,inside pads are worn paper thin,outside pad is half life. This is the second time I brought this vehicle in for same complaint. Dealer will not cover the brake pads. Being that this problem has occurred twice,and from same side..I would believe that a malfunction of the brake caliper,or other defect has caused the abnormal wear on pads. Dealer replaced both front rotors,would not cover cost of brake pads! Also requested front wheels to be balanced,dealer charged me for re-balance,but wheels were not re-balanced,hence..still have vibration.
Rear brakes make a squealing/grinding noise when braking. The dealership inspected twice. The first time they said it was built up brake dust, the sound continued after I picked it up from the dealership. Took it back and said there was nothing they could do, and they seemed to be working properly, and the only way to remedy it was to replace the pads, which is not covered by warranty.
We brought our car in 4/2002. Have had problems with brakes. We are currently on our third set of pads and our second set of rotors. Squeeking has been a problem along with grinding and for some reason when the brakes are depressed the steering wheel shakes. We had a mechanic look at the brakes during the last pad change and he noticed that there was a tear in the calliper system. I just thought I was the only one that was having these problems until I check it out.
I have had repeated problems with my brakes. I purchased my 2002 galant es brand new in feb 2002 from garcia mitsubishi. I started experiencing problems with my brakes when the car had around 21000 miles. The brakes started squealing like a bus, so I took the vehicle into garcia mitsubishi in albuquerque, nm. I was told by the service manager my rotors were getting too hot which caused the brake pads to crystallize or glaze over. I was told to have the brake pads changed and the rotors turned. I had the brake pads replaced (with non-factory pads) and the rotors turned around 24,000 miles. My problem recurred, leading me to believe the problem did not lie with the pads. I took my galant back to the service department and was again told there was not a problem, my non-factory pads were the problem. I know this is not true because the problem originated with factory pads. I took my car to two mechanics who both said the rotors are no good and there is a high possibility of the caliper sticking. I did some research and found there are others who own the same model and year as my galant who are having similar problems. Each time I have taken the car to the dealership I am told that there is nothing wrong with the car. This problem is definitely not wear and tear. Garcia mitsubishi responded to a letter I wrote and told me that they would not honor my warranty because I did not maintain my car at the dealership (oil changes, etc...). I have replaced the rotors and brake pads numerous times. The vehicle shakes when the brake is pressed. I can also smell a strong scent of burning rubber. It has been a short 4 months and they need to be replaced again. I have called 800-mitsu2002 and they accused me of being a bad driver. I have owned 5 other vehicles in the past and never have had this problem before. I am afraid of driving the vehicle because if I ever have to brake suddenly, I will not be able to.
Summary - vehicle steering and brakes vibrate upon braking, poor brake performance - braking distance is too long. Shoddy rotor/caliper quality. Dealerships and mitsubishi refuse to fix the problem. *ak the car has been returned to the dealership repeatedly (5 times) to remedy the braking problem - every few months (with less than 2500 miles since the last time the rotors were replaced). The car was taken to the west broad mitsubishi dealership in richmond, va where it was determined that the problem was being caused by warped rotors. The dealer resurfaced the rotors to fix the problem. However, the problem re-occured after 7000 miles. West broad mitsubishi then claimed that they replaced the rotors. 5000 miles later, the brakes began squeeling and the vibration started again. I took the car back in to the west broad dealership and they told me that they had to replace the rotors a second time to remedy the problem. Barely 2300 miles later, the car had to be taken back to another mitsubishi dealer (stohlman) in vienna, va. The dealer told me the (new) rotors have warped and theyve had to be resurfaced. 2 weeks later (about 500 miles), the problem showed up again. At this point, I wrote a complaint letter to mitsubishi. After 4 weeks, a mitsubishi rep came to the dealership to check the problem - only to claim there was nothing worng with the car despite obvious vibration and brake squeeling. Subsequently, a quick check by a third-party mechanic revealed problems with the rotors and calipers.
Brakes failed to stop vehicle, hit another vehiclle then a concrete barrier. Speed approximately 45 MPH, both frontal airbags failed to deploy.
I bought my galant in october of 2002, the first year I had the car I had to take it in for the brakes squeaking and grinding four times. Each time the dealer said that there was nothing wrong, and sent me back home. I was told that it was my fault that my brakes were bad because of how I drive. I only had the car for a couple weeks when my brakes started squeeking and grinding the first time. I contacted mitsubishi, and was told that there was nothing wrong with my vehicle, and that they were not going to fix the problem. I feel like this is an unsafe car for my child to ride in because I do not know when my brakes might fail or really what is wrong with them. My engine also has a burning smell to it almost all the time, and I was told that there was nothing wrong by mitsubishi. I also have numerous friends that have galants and have the same break problems.
My vehicle has been in out of the repair shop regarding my brakes. None of the technicians at ourisman mitsubishi can identify what is causing the problem. Upon the request of the gm, I took my vehicle to them to have it inspected again. I purchased my vehicle in 2002 and in that year I have taken my vehicle to the service department to have my brakes worked on. My brakes are constantly producing a grinding noise. The grinding noise also makes my vehicle vibrate when braking. I have filed several claims regarding the issue with bbb and misubishi has not yet performed a thorough inspection on my brakes, front and rear as promised, to determine what is causing this problem.
Steering-car pulled to the right -remedy, tech said steering wheel off center, adjusted and cross rotated front tires. Brakes-grinding -remedy, tech said caliper supports were faulty, replaced supports and turned rotors, they would not replace rotors. Other-hood was not secure in hood latch, bounced up and down. -remedy, tech said hod latch out of adjustment, still bounced after car was picked up.
Brakes.
I purchased a 2002 mitsubishi galant es from dunphy mitsubishi in havertown, pa february 18, 2002. A couple of days later my brakes started to squeak, I called dunphy mitsubishi and scheduled an appointment for service. After the service center sprayed my brakes days later they began to squeak again, I placed another call and was told by dunphy service department that their will be a remedy to solve the problem and I will receive a notice shortly. Well, I still have not received a notice and my brakes continues to squeak and I'm concerned for my safety. So, I called peruzzi mitsubishi in fairless hills, pa and explained what I was told by dunphy mitsubishi and was advised that their was not a remedy and I was lied too by dunphy mitsubishi.
Ongoing- from date of purchase fails to stop even after brakes replaced.ust use brights in order to have any visibility from headlights.
Rotors- I have had my car now for a year and 2 months. It was purchased brand new and the rotors have been changes twice already and probably a thrid time by next month.
Front brake rotors warped after 15000 miles, and the problem resurfaced again at 29000 miles along with excessive brake noise.
The brakes failed to stop the vehicle, which resulted in a collision, and the air bags failed to deploy.
Brakes are squeaking on this galant since we purchased it and my husbands cousin purchased a galant and his breaks are also squeaking.
Vehicle purchased on 2/25/02. Brakes are squealing very loudly, and consumer is concerned about their effectiveness. Vehicle was checked by dealer, who stated that nothing could be done to stop squeaking.
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