Ray
Cl;eveland,#2Author of original report
Sat, April 03, 2004
In viewing the 2004 Galant, their construction methods of many spotwelded pieces in the engine compartment and the strut supports looks the same as the one that was rusting in the 2000 to 2003 model years.
The autoshow vehicle that I was able to inspect had a sticky spray on the painted surfaces of the engine compartment. Yet in one spotwelded area it had the brownish discoloration normally associated with rust.
Are all new Mitsubishi's now coated with this sticky stuff or was this done to protect the show vehicle from revealing their faulty manufacturing????
The amount of light entering the engine compartment was limited and not widespread enough to clearly see the other spotwelded joints.