1998 Mitsubishi Galant power train problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Mitsubishi Galant — 23% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When you start the car it makes a load noise until fully heated, and the transmission is pulling and making noise, it gets stuck in gear and will not move to next gear, just stalls and then kicks in. First it was just skipping gears for the last five days so I checked the fluid it only could use…”
filed Dec 13, 2005
“Car started stalling at low speeds, had transmission filter changed, found a lot of metal in fluid. Drove car 500 more miles before losing reverse and overdrive. Transmission unable to run at 71,000 miles. *la”
filed Dec 25, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
TT218 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 28, 2015
Power Train problems in other Galant years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Galant | 1 | 4% |
| 2006 Galant | 1 | 4% |
| 2004 Galant | 3 | 5% |
| 2003 Galant | 6 | 5% |
| 2002 Galant | 3 | 2% |
| 2001 Galant | 20 | 13% |
| 2000 Galant | 3 | 2% |
| 1999 Galant | 16 | 7% |
| 1997 Galant | 15 | 19% |
| 1996 Galant | 36 | 26% |
| 1995 Galant | 29 | 14% |
| 1994 Galant | 25 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.