Mitsubishi 3000GT Complaints

464 consumer complaints on file.

#844097August 2, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
CHROME RIM IS RUBBING THE WHEEL WHICH IS CAUSING THE AIR TO LEAK.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840694June 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD LOOSE BOLTS. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF 5TH GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706454May 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH MUSHY SNOW DURING WINTER TIMES. THIS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, IN AS EARLY AS ONE YEAR AFTER NEW OWNERSHIP. IN THE PAST, THE LIGHT WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OR AFTER A FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, THIS TIME, FEW DAYS AFTER DRIVING OVER A FEW INCHES OF FLOOD WATER, THE ABS LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW. DEALER ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $3641.32. QUESTION: HAS THERE BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ABS ISSUES? SHOULD THE MANUFACTURER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, CONSIDER THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES AND IS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD? THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705472April 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS MADE BY A GERMAN COMPANY CALLED "GETRAG". THEY ONLY WILL SELL A COMPLETE NEW UNIT AND WILL NOT SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE PARTS ARE WEAK FROM THE START WITH MANY KNOWN FAILURES OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND ALSO THEIR WEAK OUTPUT SHAFTS. THE SYNCRONIZERS ARE THE MOST COMMON THING TO GO WITH MY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR BEING REPLACED WITH USED ONES TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE GARBAGE AND WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENT PARTS BEING AVAILABLE BUYING A WHOLE NEW UNIT FOR $5,000 IS NOT A VERY GOOD SOLUTION. I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A MONOPOLY SUCH AS THE ONE GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI HAVE FORMED TOGETHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705365April 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE CAR, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 61,268 MILES. SINCE THEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT ABOUT 72K MILES, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMITION IS FAILING. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SYNCROS ON THE TRANSMITION TO GO BAD , CAUSING GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MITSUBISHI (OR ANYONE ELSE) OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMITION. THEY CONSIDER IT ONE PART, THE WHOLE GETRAG TRANSMISSION IS A $5000 REPLACEMENT PART. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID THE 61,268 MILE REPLACEMENT WAS WARRANTIED FOR ONLY 12 MONTHS OR 12K MILES. I FEEL IT IS VERY WRONG THAT THEY PUT A TRANSMITION IN THE CAR THAT ONLY LAST ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL MITSUBISHI MANUAL TRANSMITIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE FAILURE RATES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836344March 31, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE DOES NOT RETAIN OIL PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. ALSO, CAUSES ENGINE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705040March 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DEALER WILL NOT FIX ONLY REPLACE COMPONENTS AT THE COST OF $10,000. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR MANY 3000GT OWNERS. IT IS MANY OWNERS' OPNION THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE HORSEPOWER, AND IT IS A CORPORATE DECISION TO REPLACE RATHER THAN FIX THE ORIGINAL UNIT AT AN UNREASONABLE COST. MANY HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNITS MORE THAN ONCE WHICH GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF THE INADEQUACY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704237March 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE TRANSFER CASE LITERALLY EXPLODED, PIECES EVERYWHERE. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703490February 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
HAVING REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE, THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT HAD SHEARED, ALSO SHEARING THE TRANSFER CASE INPUT COUPLING. COST OF REPAIRS, $2,800 TO REBUILD BOTH ITEMS, PLUS RENTAL CAR ($1,000). THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY; ONCE AT 4,069 (NEW UNIT), AND THE OTHER AT 46,122 MILES (REBUILT) DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURES. IN TALKING WITH BOTH MESA MITSUBISHI (MESA, AZ) AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SUPPORT (COSTA MESA, CA) THERE IS NO OR HAS THERE BEEN AN EXCESSIVE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION. I BEG TO DIFFER WITH THAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS I KNOW OF AT LEAST 1 DOZEN OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS CHANGED. WITH MITSUBISHI ONLY SELLING NEW/REBUILTS AT $5,000 A PIECE AND PARTS FROM GET DRAG VERY HARD TO GET, THEY ARE MAKING PEOPLE PURCHASE A WHOLE UNIT VERSUS PARTS TO REBUILD, ALONG WITH INEFFECTIVE DESIGN AND EARLY FAILURE OF THOSE ITEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832605February 3, 1999
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SLOWDOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES FOR THE BRAKES. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH THE VEHICLE WAS BACK IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE BRAKES OVERHEATING AND STARTING TO BEND. VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE REALLY HARD AGAIN, AND CONSUMER HAD ALL DEFECTS FIXED. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE DISC GETTING HOT, AND AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER, THE DISC WILL WARP. REPAIRS WERE MADE, NOT PROBLEMS SINCE. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605977February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701763December 31, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE CONFIDANTS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING IN THESE CARS. THEY ARE TOO MANY TO NUMBER, SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A LARGE COMPLAINT FROM ALL OF US IS THE FACT THAT MITSUBISHI HAS A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION (GETRAG). THIS AGREEMENT PREVENTS MITSUBISHI SERVICE TECHNICIANS FROM REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION AND FORCES THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS HARDLY SEEMS ETHICAL, CONSIDERING THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE FACTORY DEFECTIVE. ALSO, IT IS VERY CONCEIVABLE THAT THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS COULD POSE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY THREAT. IF THE OUTPUT SHAFT TO THE TRANSFER CASE BREAKS, OR OTHER CRUCIAL PARTS, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SEIZE UP WHILE DRIVING. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR, PARTICULARLY THIS MODEL YEAR. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT AND COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832869December 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN VEHICLE HAD BROKE DOWN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION DRIVESHAFT HAD BUSTED. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING PROPER PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543091December 17, 1998
WHEELS:RIM
THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL LOOSENS WHICH APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE REACTION BETWEEN THE CHROME AND ALLOY OF THE WHEEL RESULTING IN CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831000November 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE IN THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830632November 12, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S AIRBAG TO DEPLOY ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ONLY. DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FALSELY DEPLOYED AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542401October 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SOMETHING, INTERNAL FAILURE RESULTED IN THERE BEING A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION, NOT ABLE TO GET REAPIR BECAUSE HE CAN'T FIND THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700137October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEFECT IF THE AUTOLASH ADJUSTERS WEAR SO QUICKLY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF ENGINE POWER IS AFFECTED, THEN EMISSIONS MUST ALSO BE AFFECTED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WILL ALL MITSUBISHI 3000 GT VR4'S AND THE DEALERS WRITE IT OFF AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR, BUT IT IS A DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780406September 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540126August 19, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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