The heater control motor on my car has failed twice since I bought the car a year and a half ago.
2002 Mitsubishi Galant visibility complaints
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The fans makes noise and there is no A/C - heat. Dealership says that it may be the heater control unit. Searched the web and alot of mits. Galants are having this same problem.
Clicking noise when turning the air from hot to cold or cold to hot. Clicking noise stopped and heat no longer works. I have no defrost/defog which causes problems with visibility. I am taking the car in for repairs this week. Paint faded and corroded on the hood, trunk, roof, quarter panels, and door panels in 2004. I took it to the dealership and was told they couldn't do anything about it. I have recently taken it to a body shop and had it repainted.
2002 mitsubishi galant 3.0 v6, heater control motor failed after only 5 years of service. Also, speedometer was consistantly 4 MPH fas, always has been.
On my 2002 mitsubishi galant with the 3.0 liter engine, the heat occasionally fails to provide warm air. The fan works, the car is at a normal running temperature, and all hoses are warm. The heater control motor is failing. The part is cheap but you have to remove most of the dash board to replace it. The dealer charges an unusually large amount to fix it, anywhere from $300 - $600.
Heat stopped working.. Control moter for the heater core.
As seen several times on this complaint page my mitsubishi galant 2002 models heater has gone out do to what I do not know. I also had a clicking noise when I would turn the dial from cold to hot. Then finally about 6 months ago it just stopped and since have not heat to come back on!
No heat.
I purchased my 2002 galant in august 05. When I first turned the dial to heat, it made a "clicking" sound and then started blowing warm air. I noticed that every time I turned the heating/cooling dial it made the "clicking" sound. In april 2006, the "clicking" sound quit and so did the heat. I took the car to a mechanic and was told it was the heater core. I purchased a heater core from the nearest mitsubishi dealer approximately 50 miles away only for the clicking sound to come back once and to find out the heater core is not the problem. The dealer will not take the $200. Part back saying mitsubishi will not accept it. I have talked to several others that own 2002 galants who have the same "clicking" sound. Corporate mitsubishi was not any help in this situation.
No heat. Went to niagara falls in the end of april 2005 and was stuck with no heat on a frigid rainy night. Due to the lack of heat, the windows could not be properly defogged and passenger compartment was dangerously cold. One occupant became ill (minor). While openning the windows a crack helped, the windshield still fogged. The windows could not be openned much due to the rain and cold. Luckily a napkin was available to wipe the windshield , otherwise we may have been unable to drive and stranded on a remote stretch of highway. The mileage was about 35,000 mi.
No heat coming from heater. Fan still works, but no heat. Clicking noise from dashboard preceded failure of heater. Taking car to mechanic for diagnosis/repair.
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