Faults:

Well the only thing that went wrong with the car was the tire got a nail in it, and my brake pads went bad, but other than that I love my car!!!

General Comments:

Love it sooo much. It was a graduation present to me from myself!! LOL go seniors of 2008.

Faults:

The only issue I have had with this car are the brakes.

When I purchase the car in 2003 the brakes constantly squealed. The dealer replaced the pads 2 times in 6 months before a mechanic friend told me to try ceramic pads instead of semi-metallic. I paid well over $400 to have new rotors and ceramic pads put on. After that the noise stopped. Unfortunately the ceramic pads tear up the rotors so with each brake job I have had to also replace the rotors. I have been told that squealing brakes are a common problem with this car, but does not affect the safety in anyway. Put ceramic pads on and the noise goes away.

General Comments:

I have owed several Mitsubishi cars and have loved everyone of them. I had a 1990 Mirage that I put 325,000 miles on before it blew a rod. Only ever did normal maintinence on it. I wish they made a van like they used to because I love their cars and I now need a van. the Galant will be staying in the family as we will sell my husbands 1994 Honda Civic and replace it with the Galant.

Faults:

The air conditioner started to leak water on the passenger side interior floor.

General Comments:

This has been the best car I've ever owned. while the AC leaking water under the glovebox was annoying, I can't complain considering that I've driven 235,000 miles with it and that is the only thing that ever needed fixing, except for routine things like brake pads.

I even complete forgot about timing belt changes and remembered about it at 195,000 miles. that's right - the original timing belt was fine for 195k miles. it didn't even break, I just remembered about it and had it changed right away.

OK so yes it could have more power, be a little bit classier on the inside and fit and finish could be better. but hey... this car is like the energizer bunny. it keeps on going and going and going...

Faults:

The transmission is very un-smooth, when attempting to decelerate. This creates a feeling of tightness, and the car begins to lock up so to speak. Also the speakers in the 4-cylinder ES are absolute peices of garbage, not to mention the actual stereo unit itself. The suspension is very cheap, and speed bumps have to ridden over at a very moderate speed, in order to avoid hearing that scraping sound against the undercarriage.

General Comments:

I don't want to go on for days and days about this car, but to be concise, it's a piece of crap. Yes, they may be a little bit cheaper than the Accord or Camry (which I'm no fan of either), but the Galants are built with inferior levels of quality and are a pain in the rear end.

Also, the seats are very uncomfortable, the brakes feel over-grabby and cheap, and the engine no thrill either. If you go out and buy a Galant, after reading this review, and the same thing happens to you... then you can't be mad at anybody, but yourself!!!

After all, these people make TV's; when it's hard enough for them to make 1 damn car with above average reliability.