2001 Mitsubishi Galant Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 5%of 151 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 79,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant, 5% of the 151 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“There is a major gas in my car. The spell is there 100% of the time. When you come within 20 feet of the car...you get the overwhelming gas spell. I'm afraid to drive the car at all now. I'm a single father on full disability, with a 16 year old daughter with no mother. I can't afford the gas which doubled due to the gas leak. More importantly...I can't drive my daughter to school...anywhere.”
NHTSA complaint #10628602, filed 2014-08, 125,000 miles“When starting out, the gas pedal sticks. This started when our temperature was very cold for a few days. My vehicle is always parked in the garage overnight.”
NHTSA complaint #10700590, filed 2015-03, 92,000 miles“Driving at 30 miles an hour on city street. Prepared to stop at stop light. The brakes did not respond, and the vehicle accelerated. The driver lost control of the vehicle within seconds was steered to the curb flipped and crashed on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle was still racing after the vehicle crashed. The vehicle was totaled. Driver and passeger were taken to the hospital and released with cuts and bumps.”
NHTSA complaint #10127555, filed 2005-07, 79,000 miles“While trying to get out of a convenient store parking lot, I experienced one of the most unusual and dramatic situations of my life!!! As I started my car and put the automatic gear on reverse with my foot on the brake, the car just took off on a very high speed making tire marks on the parking lot and the car stopped from the gas pump area. …”
NHTSA complaint #10068066, filed 2004-05“After backing out of parking space I put the vehicle in drive and it started racing on its own I applied brakes but it just wouldn't stop ended up hitting 2 other vehicles.”
NHTSA complaint #767318, filed 2002-09Related service bulletins
- 10019047Jan 1, 2006Cruise control system checks - service manual revision.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 4% |
| 2005 | 1 | 4% |
| 2004 | 2 | 3% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 8 | 5% |
| 2000 | 3 | 2% |
| 1999 | 9 | 4% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 2 | 3% |
| 1996 | 7 | 5% |
| 1995 | 10 | 5% |
| 1994 | 5 | 3% |
| 1991 | 1 | 2% |
| 1990 | 2 | 10% |
| 1989 | 2 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
33 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsElectrical system
13 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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