Mitsubishi 3000GT Complaints

464 consumer complaints on file.

#10157812May 18, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELTS IN MY MITSUBISHI 3000GT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157685May 16, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I BOUGHT A 1992 3000GT SL AND THE SEATBEALT DOES NOT RETRACT PREVENTING IT FROM BEING TIGHT IF I WERE TO BE IN A ACCIDENT. SINCE THERE CAN BE ALOT A SLACK AND IT DOESNT RETRACT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CRASH IT WOULD BE VERY LOOSE.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157540May 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
REGARDING NHTSA RECALL ID: 02V143001 FOR THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4. MY CAR'S TRANSFER CASE BEGAN LEAKING ABOUT 100 MILES AGO. THROUGH MY CAR CLUB I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED ON THIS AND TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE WHEN I COULD SCHEDULE MY REPAIR AND THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN#. WHEN THEY RAN THE VIN# THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS CAR OWNER TOOK THE CAR IN DEC. OF 2002 AND THE TRANSFER CASE PASSED INSPECTION SO THE SAFETY RECALL WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. I THEN CALLED MITSUBISHI OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR. I WENT BACK TO MY CAR CLUB AND FOUND OUT FROM SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT THEY HAD THE RECALL DONE SEVERAL TIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO HASSLE FROM MITSUBISHI. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU AND FILE A COMPLAINT. IF THIS ISN'T ADDRESSED, THE TRANSFER CASE CAN LOCK UP AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING MY REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE AND MY VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY ROLL OR SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT NOW, AND I CERTAINLY WON'T EVEN CONSIDER LETTING MY WIFE OR 6 MONTH OLD SON RIDE IN THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS ADDRESSED. MY CAR HAS 127K MILES ON IT SO IT HAS BEEN DRIVING LESS THAN 12K A YEAR. MITSUBISHI DIDN'T REPLACE OR FIX ANYTHING ON THE TRANSFER CASE WHEN THE RECALL WAS ORIGINALLY DONE IN 2002. I FEEL THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIABLE FOR THIS. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT GRIEF WITH THEM EVERYTIME I TRY TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. LAST YEAR I HAD TO BUY NEW SEAT BELTS BECAUSE MINE NO LONGER RETRACTED. MANUFACTURERS LIKE HONDA AND TOYOTA WARRANTY SEAT BELTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I WOULD BUY A NEW TRANSFER CASE, EXCEPT WITH PARTS AND LABOR IT WOULD BE OVER $3000 AND I DON'T FEEL THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THERE IS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED SAFETY RECALL ON THIS, AND IT TECHNICALLY HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED OR SERVICED BEFORE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157258May 11, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MY 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT'S SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. THIS BECAME A PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER I'D PURCHASED THE CAR. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157270May 11, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE OR LEANING FORWARD. THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO USE THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER THEY HAD TO BE SELF RETRACTED TO USE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED AND NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10157009May 8, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER RETRACTED BY THEMSELVES AFTER BUCKLING IN. I HAVE TO FEED IT BACK IN WITH MY HAND. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156832May 5, 2006
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 3000GT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156811May 4, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 1996 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 HAS PROBLEMS RETRACTING. IF I LEAN FORWARD, IT WON'T AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT TO PICK UP THE SLACK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2003. SINCE THE BELT WON'T AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PULL IT OUT, THEN LET IT GO FOR IT TO TAKE IN ALL THE SLACK. THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FIXED BECAUSE MITSUBISHI DOESN'T THINK IT IS A PROBLEM. IF IT FAILS DURING AN ACCIDENT, MY DEATH COULD RESULT. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156728May 3, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT IN MY 1993 MITSUBISHI 3000GT SL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE BELT WILL STILL HAVE SLACK IN IT AND IT WILL NOT RETRACT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IF I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD THE BELT WILL NOT KEEP ME AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT BECAUSE IT HAS SO MUCH SLACK, ONCE IT IS PULLED ON IT WILL NOT RETRACT. SOMETIMES AFTER I GET OUT OF THE CAR THE SEAT BELT WILL HANG OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR AFTER I SHUT THE DOOR FROM ALL OF THE SLACK IN THE BELT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE STEALTHS AND MITSUBISHI 3000GT AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156735May 3, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156479May 1, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CAR IS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT (ROLL BACK UP) AFTER BEING PULLED OUT. AS A RESULT, THEY OFTEN GET STUCK IN THE DOOR, THUS WEARING ON THE BELT, ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN BUCKLED AND PULLED TIGHT, PART OF THE BELT IS JAMMED IN THE DOOR, WHICH THEN COMES OUT WITH A STRONGER PULL. I AM AFRAID THAT THE BELT, DUE TO BEING WORN LIKE THIS AND DUE TO NOT BECOMING TIGHT AFTER BEING PUT ON, THE BELT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM - THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT COVER SEAT BELTS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO PURCHASED A 1994 DODGE STEALTH (IDENTICAL CAR TO THE 3000GT, BUT RE-SOLD BY DODGE) IN MARCH OF 2005 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY INTERNATIONAL CAR OWNER'S CLUB WWW.3SI.ORG HAS STARTED A CAMPAIGN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED BY THE NHTSA SO THAT WE MAY HAVE WORKING SEAT BELTS. PLEASE HELP! *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156456April 30, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY 1994 MITSUBISHI 3000GT BASE MODEL ARE ALMOST CONSTANTLY SLACK AND DO NOT RETRACT WELL. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER AND I WANT A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156435April 29, 2006
SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156418April 28, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS IN MY 1993 3000GT VR4 DO NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF OTHER FRIENDS I KNOW THAT HAVE THIS CAR, AND THE SLACK THE SEAT BELT LEAVES IS EXTREMELY UNREASONABLE, IT WONT RETRACT AT ALL SOMETIMES AND YOU HAVE TO HAND FEED IT BACK IN THE SLOT. I CALL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SEAT BELT REPLACEMENTS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IF THEY ARE CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW SEAT BELTS? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156166April 26, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
IN MY 1992 DODGE STEALTH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, LEAVING EXTRA SLACK, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MANY MITSUBISHI 3000GT/DODGE STEALTH OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM (AS SHOWN HERE, A MESSAGE BOARD COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.3SI.ORG/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=324508). I AM ASKING FOR A PROPER SAFETY RECALL OF THIS PART FROM MITSUBISHI/DODGE. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156193April 26, 2006
SEAT BELTS
1994 MISTUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 SEAT BELTS RETRACT VERY SLOWLY, SOMETIMES HAVE TO ASSIST THE RETRACTION. THIS AFFECTS BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ALL THE TIME AND THE REAR BELTS OCCASIONALLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT. ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT MAKES THE SLACK WORSE, FORCING ME TO ASSIST IN RETRACTING THE BELT WHILE DRIVING, OBVIOUSLY A BIT DANGEROUS TO BE PLAYING WITH THE UPPER PILLER BEHIND ME AT SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156028April 25, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHENEVER I LEAN FORWARD, OR PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, THERE IS SOME SLACK IN THE BELT. HOWEVER, THIS SLACK DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. I MUST USE MY HAND AND MANUALLY PUSH THE SEAT BELT BACK IN. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, I ASSUME THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT BASE MODEL. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156097April 25, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT FAILURE.. DOESN'T RETRACT ON EITHER SIDE...*JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155866April 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES ON MY 91 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155884April 22, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT ON MY DODGE STEALTH R/T TWIN TURBO (MANUFACTURED BY MITSUBISHI, SAME AS THE 3000GT VR-4) DOES NOT RETRACT AND TENSION LEAVING SLACK AND IT WOULD NOT PERFORM PROPERLY OR RESTRAIN ADEQUATELY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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