My black is fading on my mitsubishi galant.
2003 Mitsubishi Galant body complaints
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Black paint fading, peeling, falling off....
I own a 2003 mitzubishi galant. The exterior paint started fading approximately one year after I purchased the vehicle and now the entire hood, roof, and trunk area have oxidized and faded to the metal. The car only has 40,000 miles on it! There was clearly negligence on the part of the manufacturer in completing the paint process. I have checked with other owners of this year and make vehicle and have found that they have the same complaint. It would be nice if the manufacturer would at least pay half if not all the cost of repainting this vehicle.
I am an owner of a 2003 mitsubishi galant (black). My paint started fading/oxidizing about a year ago. I went to the dealership, they took pictures and had me submit my maintenance records and jump through a bunch of hoops just to tell me my vehicle was out of warranty and they weren't going to do anything to help me!
I am an owner of a 2003 mitsubishi black galant. I am the original owner of the vehicle and it is garage-kept. About a year ago, I started noticing the paint on my vehicle started to fade/oxidize. I reported this to mitsubishi and they did nothing. I did my research and there are thousands of other galant owners that are experiencing the same problem. I believe a recall needs to be done. It wasn't even a month after my vehicle was paid off that the paint started to faint. First on the roof, then on the hood, now it's spreading like a rash. Something needs to be done and mitsubishi will not fix the problem because they claim the vehicle is out of warranty.
Faded paint noticed on left side of hood about a month and half ago, looked like oxidation, a couple weeks later another spot on the right side of hood appeared, both spots appear to be getting larger (about the size of a dessert plate) and more pronounced. Dealership says no defect and not under warranty, according to many website there is a huge issue with the black mitsubishi cars and the clearcoat failing, causing chipping, paint wear, and oxidation to spread throughout the entire car.
The paint on my car is fading away. The car is 6 years old and this has been going own for about 3 years. I feel it should be covered by the car company to get this fixed. I've seen other cars in town with the same problem as mine. So its got to be the paint from the company that made the car.
Water leaks into the interior cab on the passenger side of car from the air conditioning unit located under the glove compartment. When making a left turn, the water pours inside cab causing water to pool under the carpet. Also wets the wires and has caused the radio to short out so far.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mitsubishi galant. On the driver side of the roof and hood, the paint is fading from dark black to light gray. The fading worsens after the vehicle is washed. She took the vehicle to an auto body shop and was informed that the clear coating on top of the black paint was causing the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer has not been notified. The failure and current mileages were 55,000.
I have an 03 black mit. Galant and the paint has faded on the trunk and top close to the sunroof. I keep my car under a carport. The car is not paid for and it already looks very old. I have also noticed other cars this same model and color and the paint is fading too. It seems the company would repaint these cars since it is obvious that the paint wasn't of any quality.
My paint on my car started to fade a year ago. Its a shame that my car is only 3 yrs old and looks 10yrs old. I bought my car brand new and I'm making payments now I hate to make my payments because my car looks so bad.
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