Five problems related to wiring have been reported for the 1999 Mitsubishi Galant. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving the vehicle noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Opened the hood and notice a fire coming from the wiring harness out of the fuse box. Disconnectted the battery and towed it home.
Alternator and wire harness caught on fire on my 1999 Mitsubishi Galant. Harness and alternator plug were totally burnt. Had to replace both at my cost. Also had to replace radiator while at the shop. Lost 1 day of work due to this.
Vehicle continually experiences electrical failures which cause, burning smells, burnt ligth switches, cables and plugs and vehicle to shut down while driving. Mjs.
While driving the vehicle experienced a "burning smell. " vehicle had electrical failures, such as no courstey lights/radio, etc. , which may have caused a fire at 300 miles. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
Car is on but lights, radio, wipers and all electrical parts don't work. You have to jiggle the switch to make the radio, wipers and electricl parts work. Notified the dealer about this problem.