# 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `325193` · 2001-12-04 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** GALANT
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER  APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY  FADED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED.  CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND  FRONT OF  VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED MITSUBISHI WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS RECALL000295001 ON  POWER STEERING TUBE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS  NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*