Fellow Galant owners, I see so many posts with issues regarding brakes. Point blank Mitsubishi Galants have issues with their brakes from granny driven galants to hardcore racers no matter what driving habit's one has the brakes warp, screech, and squeel. I starting having problems with my brakes at 12,000 miles on my 02 es 4cycl. Took to the dealer they get turned and turned and turned and recently I have been told by the dealer that it's normal. Out of all the cars I have driven and all my friends cars I have only seen this grave problem in the following vehicles. Dodge stratus 95-99; Dodge Avenger; Mitsubishi galant 97-2002, Mitsubishi Galant 99-02. I find it funny that after research all these cars are based on the same platform and use the same basic parts. By the way I have family and friends that own all these cars this is not made up. My mom personally owned the stratus and she is not an aggresive driver we replaced the front and rear rotors and drums, shoes and pads 5 times!!! in one year. And the horror starts agian with my purchase of the galant. I am sick of Mitsubishi treating us like garbage with these lies, this problem is not only embarrasing when braking but hindering my saftey. Something must be done, I like my galant but I have already had to have the freakin tranny rebuilt they say that galants have been coming like that from the factory, and now the brakes. We don't deserve this we are proud of our cars and many of us feel them as our pride and joy and I feel like crap when I told 4 of my friends to buy it and they did 2000 es; 2002 de; 2002 es; 2000 es. We need to work together and find a resolution to this, we deserve compensation.
If it makes you feel any better EVERY Honda except the Type-Rs and S2000 have worse brakes then us.
The Civics 70-0 is like 190+ft. Ours is like 170ft with a 500lb heavier car.
i didn't get my rotors turned until nearly 30,000 miles. Just be more gradual on the brakes and they should last a few more thousand miles.
how do we fix the problem dealer dont belive us and say we hard heavy drivers
Save yourself the heartache and get aftermarket rotors and pads when you get out of warrantee. Just plan for it and then you'll have awesome brakes. I had a volvo back in the early 90's and it was way worse.
Only problem I've had with my brakes so far scares the crap out of me. Sure the squealing is annoying but my brakes are inconsistent. Sometimes they will stop my car on a dime, other times absolutely nothing happens. Both the dealership and people I've gone to for second opinions can't figure out what's happening.
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
It's definitely the warped rotors b/c of poor materials used and/or bad design. Either way, even replacing the rotor with another one that's the same will sooner or later result in the same problems. The way I see it and what ppl have been through, only winning a class action suit against Mitsubishi and their less than acceptable industry norm for wear and tear on the single most important safety device on a vehicle may prompt them to look into a replacement part to fix the problem.
So bottomline is, if you want to do something about this defective part, get an aftermarket one before something serious happens. That's the best long term advice I can recommend...... seriously.
I know when I use my brakes, sometimes it's good and other times it's barely controllable at best. This is one thing on the car you don't want to take a chance on when an emergency situation comes up.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gilhuly)</div><div class='quotemain'>Save yourself the heartache and get aftermarket rotors and pads when you get out of warrantee. Â*Just plan for it and then you'll have awesome brakes...</div>
I, like many others, had the rotors turned, turned, replaced, turned and then the warranty ran out. I bought aftermarket crossdrilled for the fronts (they are the ones that warped) and presto! NO MORE PROBLEMS!!
I like the way it stops now... much better... you actually feel the pads "grabbing" the rotors to stop you... and best of all no more ridiculous shaking! (hurray)
I know this has been said before but torque, torque, torque the lugs. Don't trust the mecahnic and you'll stay truer a lot longer. (80 ft lbs)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rallifan)</div><div class='quotemain'>Only problem I've had with my brakes so far scares the crap out of me. Sure the squealing is annoying but my brakes are inconsistent. Sometimes they will stop my car on a dime, other times absolutely nothing happens. Both the dealership and people I've gone to for second opinions can't figure out what's happening.</div>
Do you have any leakage? or do you have to keep filling your brake fluid?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gilhuly)</div><div class='quotemain'>Save yourself the heartache and get aftermarket rotors and pads when you get out of warrantee. Â*Just plan for it and then you'll have awesome brakes. Â*I had a volvo back in the early 90's and it was way worse.</div>
Warranty? On brakes? not a chance. Its a wear and tear item no dealer will warranty warped rotors.
any makes u guys have in mind for rotors and brakes for after market?? i am thinking getting them change next week...also what spark plugs is best for our cars??how much they will cost?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(7h3_wh173_kn16h7)</div><div class='quotemain'>any makes u guys have in mind for rotors and brakes for after market?? i am thinking getting them change next week...also what spark plugs is best for our cars??how much they will cost?</div>
Wow, that's a rather general blanket statement that covers all. Better use the "search" function up top to get you started, hehe.
So you looking to get OEM size, big brake, or full kits with calipers for over $1000. Name your price, hehe.
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Get a Baer track kit... i just ordered mine...
{sigh}.
you all outta try working in the industry.
i have a freaky little fact for ya..
mitsus current "brake complaint" percentage is actually lower than the industry standard.
it WAS high as hell, but since mitsu told all its dealers to turn the rotors on the car, the problems have literall been cut in half.
yeah, the rotors are weak. but its not like its unsafe or something. its not as though the brakes are going to suddenly stop functioning, and fall off the car.
could their brake systems use some work? sure.. everyones could (go drive a gm truck sometime)..
but keep in mind one thing, here.. its about money. 99 percent of the people dont need or want super-duper-4 piston-aluminum caliper- carbon disc brakes, cause it would add a thousand dollars to its cost.
and also remember, the galant in base trim is just a basic sedan. its not like its a racer, or something.
admittedly, the v6 is sportier, but they also have better brakes on them.
i haven't really had any reason for complaint on mine... i only had the car for 3 months though...
of course those 13" 2 piece rotors will look alot better than the stock ones...
I know what you are saying manybrews and those figures on current "brake complaint" percentage might actually lower than the industry standard but that doesn't mean they should fail before 20k. They should also not need to be turned after the fact that it has been sold and not done properly right out of the factory. This is just not acceptable, period. Furthermore, even if they were cutting/keeping costs down on the lower trims, why then is there this problem even in the top of the trimline level like the GTZ. Either way, I feel it's below standard whether the dealer ultimately hears about it or not. I have personally experienced it and there are definitely many here that talk about the same problem.
Bottomline is the average person is not going to take the time and expense to deal with a big company, many just choose to deal with the problem on their own. Whether it's voiced or not, it still doesn't rectify or justify the problems we obviously experience.
Normally I would advocate just calling headquarters in the U.S. to talk to customer service if the local dealer is giving you problems. However this is different because I know it's a problem with a "part", specifically the rotors. And there's nothing that even the dealer can do for us b/c even changing to a new pair of rotors or even giving you say a brand new Galant GTZ for arguments sake, I know the problem would eventually arise. This is sad b/c I know there is NO solution available even from the manufacturer's stand point unless there was a class action suit that forces them to make a new part b/c it was proven in the case that that is the cause. To this day, there is nothing they can really do for us to correct this problem. I have never had this problem with any of my past half a dozen cars.
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If you think mitsu has problems with brakes get in my 95 Chevrolet Z71 truck and stop in that hugh thing i can have my rotors turned it dosent do any good they get worse so i have to by new ones everytime i replace brakes and the rotors arent cheap neither
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wintergalant)</div><div class='quotemain'>If you think mitsu has problems with brakes get in my 95 Chevrolet Z71 truck and stop in that hugh thing i can have my rotors turned it dosent do any good they get worse so i have to by new ones everytime i replace brakes and the rotors arent cheap neither Â*:(</div>
Hahaha, if that's the case, you might as well invest in 4-piston calipers and large brake rotors. You'll come out ahead in the long run and have good brakes, hehe.
I have driven my friends '60 something mustang and those drum brakes are impossible to stop a car. Now that's a workout, lol.
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The G35's brakes on the other hand are the extreme opposite...if you even tap the brakes the car feels like a hormone ladden young man just waiting to make a move on his girl. I couldn't ever get a smooth brake during my test drive, it was always seat-belt tightening passenger lurching stopping. Too dang sensitive. Guess it's because of the 11.7 size...
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rallifan)</div><div class='quotemain'>The G35's brakes on the other hand are the extreme opposite...if you even tap the brakes the car feels like a hormone ladden young man just waiting to make a move on his girl. I couldn't ever get a smooth brake during my test drive, it was always seat-belt tightening passenger lurching stopping. Too dang sensitive. Guess it's because of the 11.7 size...</div>
I bet once you get used to that, you can never drive another car w/o feeling the brakes on others seem like they don't work, lol.
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You betchaI drove the minivan to the dealership, I kept waiting until I was at the bumper of the car in front before I started braking. Lotta close calls that day
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
I didn't even finish reading the rest of the post, but how about steel braided brake lines with pads and rotors, that should make a big difference.
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