Nine problems related to body have been reported for the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant based on all problems reported for the 2000 Galant.
All of the paint on my black 2000 Mitsubishi Galant is coming off. This car was garage kept most of it's life.
I had purchased a brand new 2000 mits. Galant (black) which was a special edition from the local dealer for mitsbushi and was in the showroom. Within 1 1/2 of having this vehicle, the paint on the roof around the sunroof had faded. Gradually throughout the years the roof, front hood and rear truck is completely faded and there is no more color on the car. It is completely faded down to the aluminum. I complained to the corporate office as well as my local dealer and had pics taken of my car and sent in to the corporate office. They denied my claim to offer a goodwill paint job. They had also mentioned it was a factory defect in the clear coat on the models from 1999 to 2004. If this was a defect why didn't the corporate company send out recalls and issue free paint work to these damaged vehicles. They said my vehicle was at 108,000 miles and it was 8 years old and too old to qualify for this paint job. This is ridiculous. My car runs awesome other than the horrible paint job on it due to Mitsubishi's black clear coat paint in which they were using on a trial basis cause it was a new coat never used before and damaged hundreds and thousands of vehicles across the united states!! this is a disgrace and Mitsubishi should shut down its offices. I urge everyone who reads this to never purchase a mits car ever!.
I am very disgusted, I purchased my 2000 mitusbishi Galant approximately a year and a half ago, I was my car weekly and wax my vehicle every 4 to 5 months, about 6 months ago my car started getting oxidation spots, I have a huge spot on the hood, all across the trunk and even on the hood of the car, it is really disgusting and throughout my town I have seen approximately 5 or 6 other black Galants with the same problems to their paint! I really wish something would be done to correct this problem because a paint job isn't exactly cheap and I've read through this website of all the other 2000 black Galants that are having this same problem. Please help!.
About 6 months ago I noticed that the paint on my black car was starting to get white/gray spots on the trunk and roof area mainly around my sun roof. It is now gotten much worse and has even started on my hood. My car is only 5 years old and it has always been kept in the garage and washed and waxed regularly. I am very displeased with this paint job. I noticed that there are many complaints about fading/oxidation and funny how most of them are 2000 and black. Same as mine.
My complaint os about the paint on my car it is cracking in many different areas of my car for no reason. I had brought it to the dealer while it was under warranty the had sent it to be repainted but it is craking in chunks all over again.
I purchased my black 2000 Mitsubishi Galant brand new in August 2000. About 3 months ago I noticed the paint in a small area on my hood appeared to show some oxidation. Since that time the spot has grown in size and spread to other areas of the hood and roof of the vehicle. My husband and I have washed and waxed the car regularly and taken measures to protect the paint job. I have researched this problem online and it seems to occur only on models painted black. I have observed a few other black Galants around town that seem to share my car's problem. It can only be explained by a defect in the paint. I have contacted my Mitsubishi dealership and they have taken down my name and number and told me that they would forward my concerns to the Mitsubishi representative when he visits this month. According to other posts by Galant owners, I am not expecting that the problem will be resolved. I encourage anyone reading this post to please add your complaint if your car has the same problem.
About a six months ago the paint on my 2000 Galant started to get real bad oxidation. Now I know that a car that is 4 yrs old should not look like that. The problem areas are the hood and the roof.
The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact observed that the entire vehicle exterior body exhibited severe rust spots. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection; however, the technician was unable to assist with repairing the rust. The dashboard also exhibited extensive cracking and warps which covered the entire length of the vehicle which was caused by the defroster unit. The front passenger axle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion and repaired. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 79,800.
Beginning just a few years after purchasing my 2000 Galant brand new, the paint started eating itself away (oxidizing). There are huge blotches covering the roof and rear of the car. It has continually gotten worse. No one will help me at mitsibushi. Just a few months after originally purchasing the vehicle, I hit a deer and had the hood and driver's side replaced. There is absolutely no problem with the replaced parts.