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Turn Signal Switch

ODI ID: 762749 NHTSA Complaint ID: 365280

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 2000 GALANT 00

Component/Parts: Turn Signal Switch

Failure Date: June 05, 2002 Complaint Date: June 06, 2002

City/State: PALM SPRINGS, CA (California)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: this galant has a defective column switch lever that controls lights, turn signals and wipers. there was a recall on this item with a nhtsa campaign id number of 99v305001. whereas, the lever fails causing the directional lamps to not self-cancel or operate, head lamps that do not turn off which causes the battery to die and windshield washers that operate continuosly or do not turn off. dealer is supposed to replace the defective lever with a redisidned switch. the recall supposedly only affected galants built between 05/1998 to 10/1999. my galant was manufactured, according to mitsubishi, in 11/1999. it is apparent that they continued to use this defective part past the 10/1999 cutoff date. the dealer and mitsubishi have said that i must pay for the repair of this defective part. i am asking the nhtsa to investigate this dangerous defect further and extend the recall coverage to all 2000 galant vehicles regardless of manufacturing date.*ak .