Ownership Cost for 2007 Mitsubishi Galant (Ralliart V6)
Estimated: $39367 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2052
$985
$862
$780
$698
$5377
Insurance
$1603
$1659
$1717
$1777
$1839
$8595
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$1841
$1020
$859
$2291
$8774
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$586
$586
$586
$586
$586
$868
Total Ownership Costs
$9714
$7475
$6830
$6809
$8539
$39367
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3800.0
Displacement CI: 231.89022755998
Displacement L: 3.8
Doors: 4
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MITSUBISHI
Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1054
Model: Galant
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: MIVEC
Plant City: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Illinois
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ULTIMATE
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1994
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS SWAYING TO RIGHT. ALSO, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS COMING LOOSE. *AK
2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I PURCHASED MY 2007 MITSUBISHI GALANT ON APRIL 28, 2007. AFTER ABOUT 7000 MILES, MY BRAKES STARTED PULSATING. I TOOK A DAY OFF WORK TO RETURN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO JUST RE-SURFACE THE ROTORS AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. ABOUT 7,000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN... SO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I WENT AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY DECIDED TO RESURFACE MY ROTORS.. NOW OF COARSE AT 22,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, MY BREAK LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON WITH THE PULSATION BACK AND MY BRAKE PEDAL NOW CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE FLOOR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER & BRAKE BOOSTER ARE LEAKING AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS BUT THAT MY ROTORS ARE TOO LOW TO RESURFACE AGAIN AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO SPEND ABOUT $400.00 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPLACE THEM...THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAKE SYSTEM AND I BELIEVE THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME OR EVEN THE SECOND TIME THE PULSATING HAPPENED. *TR