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1988 Mitsubishi Galant

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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7Owner complaints

Model-year median: 26

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
4Engine And Engine Cooling
1Seats
1Steering
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 7 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

7 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 1996
Seats

FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986122

Mileage unknown · May 15, 1996
Steering

POWER STEERING FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #504403

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 1996
Seat Belts

BUCKLE UNLATCHES AFTER LATCHING. DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO FIX. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983639

Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKING OIL REPLACED TRANSMISSION. TT

NHTSA ODI #973714

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 1995
Seat Belts

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAN'T LOCK IT, THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC INSIDE. TT

NHTSA ODI #964285

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 1995
Seat Belts

SAFETY BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ODI #961003

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 1995
Seat Belts

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE, PE94-080 ACTIVE. TT

NHTSA ODI #960785

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA95004 · Takata Seat Belt Buckle Failure

Opened Mar 10, 1995 · Closed Aug 1, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:buckle Assembly

There is no summary currently available