MITSUBISHI GALANT 1996 : Problems

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Automatic Transmission

ODI ID: 10067816 NHTSA Complaint ID: 467227

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1996 GALANT 96

Component/Parts: Automatic Transmission

Failure Date: April 25, 2004 Complaint Date: April 26, 2004

City/State: GERMANTOWN, TN (Tennessee)
Crash: Yes Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: transmission failed suddenly @ 96,498 miles in 1996 mitsubishi galant vin# 4a3aj46g7te403006.....coleman taylor transmission/memphis tn attempted to rebuild transmission for 3 weeks.....had to remove and get another rebuilt transmission......4 days after picking car up.....gears 1-3 slam severly in and out of gears up and down......gears 4-5 ok an expressway......reported prob to coleman taylor....suggested (on a saturday) to remove ground from battery to re-set computer and told to test drive....test drove and transmission began slamming in and out of gears 1-3 severly and making a terrible noice, causing driver to run into a ditch.....car is expected to be determined a totaled bvy progressive ins today...........air bag did not deploy either.........caused a $75.00 towing and fine by memphis police dept for failing to maintain outlook (they felt sorry for us!)...*ak .