Mitsubishi 3000GT Complaints

464 consumer complaints on file.

#10058174February 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFERCASE SNAPPED, WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE MOVING CAR TO BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057149February 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
MY MOTHER OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4, SINCE SHE ISN'T COMPETENT IN USING THE COMPUTER I AM SENDING THIS IN FOR HER. THIS MODEL CAR HAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TRANSAXLE WITH THE 18-SPLINE SHAFT. THIS PART OF THE CAR IS CONSIDERED THE WEAK LINK. THE SHAFT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER ON. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON WITHOUT INCIDENT. I AM HOPING THAT NHTSA CAN ASSIST OWNERS OF THIS CAR IN GETTING A RECALL FOR THESE 18-SPLINE TRANSMISSIONS. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058124February 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE OUTPUT SHAFT FROM MY 1991 3000GT VR4 IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE. THIS IS WELL KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIPS. A RECALL IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR OUR TRANSFER CASES AND IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO OUR TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057709February 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING TRANSMISSIONS WEARING PREMATURELY/BREAKING ON 1991-1993 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT AND DODGE STEALTH. *MR ALSO IN REFERENCE TO THE MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4. THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION WORE PREMATURELY. RECALL#02V143001. ALTHOUGH THE OUTPUT SHAFT GOES INTO THE TRANSFER CASE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNLESS THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND THE SHAFT BECAME DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN CHANGED A FEW YEARS PRIOR. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *SC THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD AN EXHAUST PIPE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042171January 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055782January 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10048563January 16, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
THE CHROME WAS PEELING OFF THE RIMS, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR IN THE TIRE TO LEAK OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB THE TIRES REQUIRED AIR TO BE REPLACED EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO THE LEAKY BEAD OF THE WHEEL. THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, TWO WHEELS HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE NEW ONES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051133December 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT IN THE 1992 3000GT VR4 IS DEFECTIVE AND MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR CORRECT IT.THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL(02V143001) ON THE TRANSFER CASE ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALTHOUGH THIS SHAFT TIES INTO THE TRANSFER CASE IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.IF THIS SHAFT IS TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF DRIVE.MITSUBISHI/GETRAG DOES NOT ALLOW OR SUPPORT THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS SHAFT SO A CONSUMER MUST PURCHASE A $5000 TRANSMISSION.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THIS SITE NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS TO MITSUBISHI THEMSELVES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.AT THE TIME I AM WRITING THIS THERE IS ANOTHER 3000GT BEING WORKED ON AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051014December 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1993 MITSUBISHI 300 GT VR4. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN. THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP AND BREAKS. ON MY CAR IT LOCKED UP AND BROKE BOTH THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE SPINE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NOTHING YET WRITTEN ON WHAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD DO ABOUT THE RECA.. MY DEALER TELLS ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING AND I NEED TO BUY ALL PARTS. HERE IS THE RECALL NUMBER. WHAT SHOULD I DO? NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V143001 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DETAILS: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. CONSEQUENCE: LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: A PROPOSED REMEDY AND OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050188December 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS REGARDING 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSMISSION.*MR (NAR) *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047532November 25, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
BOUGHT CAR WITH 46,000 MILES AND ALL 4 RIMS HAD THE CHROME PEELING OFF. THE CHROME PEELING WAS EXTREMELY BAD FROM THE BACK OF THE RIM BUT THE FRONT SHOWS MAJOR SIGNS OF PEELING. I CUT MY FINGERS/HAND MULTIPLE TIMES CHANGING THE TIRE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047499November 24, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO BEFORE THERE IS A RESULTING FAILURE, INJURY, OR FATALITY. CHROME RIMS ON 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT VR4. THE CHROMING PROCESS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FAULTY, RESULTING IN THE CHROME PEELING, BUBBLING, AND FLAKING AROUND THE BEAD AREA OF THE RIM. THIS CAUSES AN IMPROPER SEAL FOR THE TIRE TO THE RIM RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE 3SI.ORG WEBSITE FOR THESE CARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045456November 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR STOPPED MOVING THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN REVERSE BUT NOT FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041790October 14, 2003
WHEELS
1997 MITSUBISHI GT 3000 - DEFECTIVE CHROME WHEELS FLAKE, PEEL AND WEAR INSIDE SO THAT A SEAL CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. CONSTANTLY, INFLATE TIRES WHERE OF A HORRIFIC SAFETY HAZARD. STRANDED WITH FLATS. EXPENSIVE CHROME WHEELS CAME STANDARD WITH THIS VEHICLE. MITSUBISHI HAS SO FAR ELECTED TO REPLACE ONLY ONE OF 4 WHEELS THAT HAVE SEVERE WEAR AND AFFECT RELIABILITY AND DRIVABLE OF THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042732October 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
NHTSA RECALL 02V143000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. THIS RECALL FAILED ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. A CONDITION EXISTED THAT ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK FROM TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE OR DAMAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED AND REFILLED THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE PROPER LEVEL OR REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 9, 2002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040549September 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
REN MITSUBISHI 2590 N. SLAPPIE BLVD., ALBANY, GA 31701, 229-883-4700. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND TRIED TO PULL OVER, BUT WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE DUE TO OVER MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039124September 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 (4-WHEEL DRIVE) VEHICLE, THAT SUFFERED OIL LOSS AND TOTAL LOCKUP IN NOVEMBER 1998. AFTER REPAIR OF THE CAR (WITHIN 10 MILES AFTER RETURN OF CAR), I SUFFERED ENGINE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF BROKEN TIMING BELT CAUSED BY THE STRESS OF THE PRIOR DEFECT (ONLY HALF OF THE RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES HAD ELAPSED). THE DEFECT HAS BEEN LISTED BY NHTSA AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A MITSUBISHI OFFER TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO DAMAGED OWNERS. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO MITSUBISHI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ANNOUNCED CAMPAIGN EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY REJECTED MY CLAIM ASSERTING THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT "PROOF" OF CAUSATION - PROOF OF EXPENSES AND REPAIRS IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP THAT CONDUCTED THE REPAIR IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE, BUT THE SUCCESSOR DEALERSHIP (WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE SAME SERVICE PEOPLE) CONTACTED MITSUBISHI ON MY BEHALF TO CONFIRM ALL DETAILS - MITSUIBSHI REFUSED TO ACCEPT THEIR REPORT. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DOCUMENT "CAUSATION" ON A REPAIR THAT IS OVER FOUR YEARS OLD. IF MITSUBISHI WILL NOT EVEN ACCEPT REPORTS FROM THEIR OWN DEALERSHIP, THEN I MUST CONCLUDE THAT THEY ARE ACTING IN BAD FAITH IN THEIR CLAIM TO REIMBURSE PARTIES WHO ARE OUT-OF-POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. BEFORE COMMENCING LEGAL ACTION I WANTED TO CONFIRM WHETHER THERE IS A SPECIFIED PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THIS COMPLAINT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038091September 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION COVER CASE SEALS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REFILL MORE THEN NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030766August 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
(3000GT VR4) ON ONE OCCASION, I TURNED LEFT, WAS IN SECOND GEAR. THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF SECOND. SO I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN AND ALL I RECEIVED IN RESPONSE WAS A GRINDING. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS SYNCHRO. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER'S RESPONSE WAS THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A FACTORY DEFECT, THEN A DRIVER DEFECT. I AM VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MITSUBISHI. SECOND INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, I CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF ROAD. IT IS A GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING FASTER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS THERE WAS LOUD CLUNKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. SO I DROVE HOME (1 BLOCK AWAY). IT SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I RECIEVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRANSFER CASE. MITSUBISHI HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. :O(. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024332July 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON 6/2/2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V143001 REPAIR CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED, HOWEVER THE DEALER ARGUED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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