The contact owns a 2009 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the front driver's side air bag deployed inadvertently and struck the contact’s face and chest. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact immediately slammed on the brake pedal and then pulled into a parking spot. The contact stated there was no collision before the air bag deployment. The contact stated that she sustained pain in the face and on the chest but did not seek medical assistance. The dealer was contacted and advised the contact to cut the air bag off the steering wheel and to take the vehicle to their location. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive because the seat belt was inoperable after the air bag had been deployed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
2009 Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems
10 complaints (63% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 96,923. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 63%
- typical mileage
- 96,923
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2009 Mitsubishi Galant owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Shannon bell private dealer is selling this car with a unrepairable cv axel. I purchased it and di my home work he rolled the miles back. He's falsely advertising it as clean tie and 190 something miles. That's even less then when I had it. Air bag lights are on and he unplugged the wires along with seatbelt so the lights don't show.
Srs light light is on after replacing airbags
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 mitsubishi galant. While the contact's husband was driving at unknown speeds, he crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The driver sustained injuries to his head and the passenger sustained bruises. Medical attention was not required. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not towed. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. Additionally, on september 7, 2017, while driving unknown speeds and making a left turn, a vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The passenger sustained soft tissue and spleen injuries, which required medical attention. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to ozark chevrolet (located at 1020 n 18th st, ozark, mo 65721) where it was diagnosed that the suspension and body needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to an attorney. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi galant. The contact stated that the air bag compartment was fractured. The contact took the vehicle to the don harring mitsubishi dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bags needed to be replaced and the air bag compartment needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 96,923.
My SRS light is on
My mitsubishi sra ligth came on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi galant. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH the passenger side air bag inadvertently deployed. The contact also stated that there was no collision. The contact maneuvered to the side of the street. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer and the diagnosis was that the vehicle displayed a front bumper damage therefore the sensor was damaged. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was not available.
I was completely stopped, waiting to make a left turn when a car barrelled up behind me and hit me from behind. The impact caused my car to be thrown into the lane of oncoming traffic, and another car hit me head-on. My car was being tossed around like a tin can. When it finally came to a stop, the steering wheel was trying to deploy the airbag, but it never inflated. But, smoke and fumes were coming from the steering wheel. I thought it was about to explode or catch on fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi galant. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a frontal crash but the air bags did not deploy. There were no prior problems with the air bags. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 47,000.
Questions about the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant airbags
Does the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the airbags of the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant, 63% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2009 Mitsubishi Galant airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 96,923 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mitsubishi Galant have bad airbags?
The Mitsubishi Galant model years with the most airbags complaints are 1994 (35 complaints), 2001 (31 complaints) and 1995 (30 complaints).
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