general problems of the 1997 Mitsubishi Galant

One problem related to air bag has been reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Galant. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 1997 Mitsubishi Galant based on all problems reported for the 1997 Galant.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2023

The contact owns a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact stated that after he had stopped at a service station when he reentered and started the vehicle the driver's and passenger side air bags independent deployed and had exploded. The contact stated that the windshield on the passenger side was cracked by the air bag. The contact stated he was injured by the driver's side air bag. The contact stated that he suffered deep abrasions on his nose, his lips were bruised. The contact stated that his glasses were broken and his right eye was bruised. The contact was transported to an emergency room by ambulance. The contact stated that the vehicle was left at service station. The police were not contacted. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 375,461.


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