Mitsubishi Galant:  Bad Timing Belt or Chain Symptoms

A bad timing belt or timing chain can be a serious issue.  If it jumps a tooth or breaks entirely, it can lead to permanent engine damage.  Knowing the symptoms of a bad timing belt or chain is vital so this doesn’t happen to your Mitsubishi Galant. Timing belts are made out of rubber and … Read more

Mitsubishi Galant: Key Stuck in Ignition → Diagnosis

There are a few easy to fix reasons why your Mitsubishi Galant’s key might get stuck in the ignition.  It’s often easy to unstick the key.  Whatever you do, don’t start trying to rip it out of the ignition.  That can cause bigger problems. This article is written with the assumption that your key is … Read more

Mitsubishi Galant Steering Wheel Hard to Turn: Common Causes

If your Mitsubishi Galant’s steering wheel is hard to turn, it’s almost always going to be caused by an issue with the power steering system.  But there can be other causes as well. Your car’s power steering system is responsible for taking energy from the engine, converting it to hydraulic pressure, and using that pressure … Read more

Mitsubishi Galant:  Blue Smoke → Causes & Diagnosis

  A very common problem that affects all vehicles (including the Mitsubishi Galant) is blue smoke coming from the exhaust.  Reasons for blue exhaust smoke include bad valve seals, valve train wear in general, the PCV valve, burning transmission fluid and more. Blue smoke indicates that your Galant’s engine is burning oil.  The question is … Read more

Mitsubishi Galant Whining Sound: Identification + How to Fix

If your Mitsubishi Galant is experiencing a whining noise, determining where and when the noise is happening is coming from is key to diagnosing and tracking down the cause.   With that in mind, this page is divided by when you hear the whining noise and common causes under those conditions. Is the whining noise … Read more

Mitsubishi Galant Airbag Light:  Meaning + How to Fix

When you start your Mitsubishi Galant, the airbag module runs a self-diagnostic check on all its major systems.  If any of these checks fail, you will see an airbag warning light on the dashboard.   Depending on the model year and what country you happen to be in, you may get something along the lines of … Read more