1996 Mitsubishi Galant air bags problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“A truck dropped some boxes on the freeway. A car stopped suddenly to avoid the boxes, another car hit them, finally we hit that car. It was a 3 car pileup. I was driving and my wife was in the passenger seat. We were the last car in the line and hit at about 45+ mph. We were in a 1996 mitsubishi…”
filed Aug 20, 2004
“While driving at 65 mph consumer suddenly lost control of vehicle, causing it to hit a telephone pole head-on. Upon impact, driver's side and passenger's side air bags failed to deploy. *ak two people were injured in accident. *slc”
filed Jun 21, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Galant years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Galant | 8 | 33% |
| 2006 Galant | 5 | 21% |
| 2005 Galant | 2 | 8% |
| 2004 Galant | 6 | 10% |
| 2003 Galant | 11 | 9% |
| 2002 Galant | 17 | 13% |
| 2001 Galant | 31 | 21% |
| 2000 Galant | 11 | 8% |
| 1999 Galant | 12 | 6% |
| 1998 Galant | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 Galant | 8 | 10% |
| 1995 Galant | 30 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.