Mitsubishi 3000GT Complaints

464 consumer complaints on file.

#729623August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
GET RAG TRANSMISSION FAILS REPETEDLY IN MOST 91-93 MITSUBISHI 3000GT'S AND NEITHER MITSUBISHI OR GETRAG OFFER REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE SRS LIGHT COMMING ON WHEN THE BATTERY IS REMOVED. EVEN IF MITSU DOESN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT LEAST WE ASK FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729654August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASES ON THESE CARS IS DEFECT IN THAT IT IS NOT BUILT TO HANDLE THE POWER AND TORQUE OF THE ENGINE. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION--OFTEN COSTING MORE THAN THE VEHICLE'S BOOK VALUE. THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION MAY FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TEMPORARLY UNTIL THE SPLINES ARE AGAIN STRIPPED. FIRST, WE NEED A RECALL ON THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. SECONDLY, WE NEED A BETTER MANUFACTURED PART SO THAT THE FAILURE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THIS FAILURE HAS NOT CAUSED ANY DEATHS--BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A DRIVER LOSES CONTROL OF THEIR AUTOMOBILE WHEN THE GETRAG COMPONENT FAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729553August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729557August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNBELIVABLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VR4 IS POORLY DESIGNED AND I AM SURE YOU WILL GET MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. MITSUBISHI, IN MY OPINION SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729314August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM - GETRAG AWD TRANSFER CASE: THE SUBJECT TRANSFER CASE ON MY 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 IS LEAKING. ACCORDING TO CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES, THIS LEAKAGE WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE UNIT TO FAIL. IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR AS FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WILL CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP SUDDENLY. AS ARESULT, THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON JULY 7, 2000 AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER MITSUBISHI'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB)# SR93003R; HOWEVER, THE RESPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TSB, IN SPITE OF MY REMINDING HIM OF THE RISK TO MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS RIDING IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. CONSEQUENTLY, I WROTE MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS SUPPORT IN CYPRESS, CA. TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. MISUBISHI HAS NEVER RESPONDED TO MY LETTER AND HAS SIMPLY CHOSEN TO IGNORE MY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729328August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I AM REPRESENTING THE STEALTH / 3000GT COMMUNITY. OUR CARS HAVE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD SEND THE ENTIRE LETTER WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE COMPOSED, BUT I AM ONLY LIMITED TO 2000 CHARACTERS. TO BE BRIEF, OUR CARS TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS ARE SUB-STANDARD QUALITY. THEY HAVE BROKEN WHILE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE CARS, AND THE BREAK AGAIN. WE CANNOT GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR OUR TRANSMISSIONS EITHER, DUE TO MITSUBISHI NOT PROVIDING THEM. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] OR [email protected] SO I CAN SEND IN THE FULL DETAILED LETTER. I HAVE A SPREADSHEET THAT I COMPILED OVER THE WEEK OF ALMOST 50 NAMES/INFORMATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RE-OCCURING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AND I GOT THOSE NAMES IN ONLY 5 DAYS TIME. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OUR CARS CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN AND BEING WORRIED ABOUT THEM BREAKING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD GEARS AND OTHER PARTS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASING WALLS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. LUCKILY, NOTHING SERIOUS IN TERMS OF AN ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. I WILL SEND THE ENTIRE LETTER TO YOU [NHTSA] IF YOU EMAIL ME BACK. I WILL ALSO ATTACH THE SPREADSHEET OF NAMES AND INFO I HAVE RECEIVED OF SUPPORTERS THAT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS WELL. AS I SAID BEFORE, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] AND/OR [email protected] SO I CAN SEND YOU THE LETTER. THANKS, STEALTH/3000GT COMMUNITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729351August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729334August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MITSUBISHI KNOWINGLY THAT THE TRANNY IN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CARS IS A POOR DESIGN WILL NOT OFFER PARTS FOR RESALE AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF A OUTPUT SHAFT SPLINES WORE AND I WAS FORCED INTO BUYINF AN ENTIRE TRANNY. THE FEMALE SOCKET ON THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ALSO WORE AND THEY MADE ME BUY AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSFER CASE. I AM NOW ON #3 TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD TO SHELL OUT WELL OVER $5000.00 AND FOR WHAT? WE NEED HELP AND WANT COMPENSATION FOR THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT ON THESE INFERIOR PARTS AND POOR DESIGN AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. IDEALLY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND WE SHOULD HAVE OUR EXISTING TRANNY'S REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THIS IS SERIOUS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE FATALITYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729233August 26, 2000
WHEELS
PROBLEM EXISTS WITH CHROME PEELING ON ALL (4) WHEELS, REPLACED BY MITSUBISHI JAN. OF 1999 CONTACTED MITS. SEVERAL TIMES DURING WEEK OF AUG. 20, 2000. WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE WHEELS HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL DEFECT. TIRE COMPANYS HAVE EXPLAINED CHROME PEELING CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN TIRE AND RIM CAUSING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THIS CONDITION IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT CAUSES EXTREME TIRE WEAR.SERIVCE MANAGER AT JERRY'S MITS. STATED HE KNEW OF DEFECT OF PEELING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL, BUT WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. RECENTLY IN THE BALTIMORE SUN PAPER ARTICLE ABOUT MITS. NOT ISSUING RECALLS FOR SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS BUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEMS WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER KNOWING . WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING THE WHEELS IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868414August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER PICKED UP T CAR WITH 12,000 MILES, AND SLIGHT SHIMMY, TOOK TO DEALER, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEN, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 17 TIMES SINCE OWNER HAS HAD THE CAR. IN ORDER TO STOP HAD TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, AND THEN IT SHAKES VERY BADLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728158August 16, 2000
WHEELS
PLATING ON THE WHEELS IS PEELING CAUSING A SLOW AIR LEAK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS IS THE SECOND SET THAT HAS EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM. THE ORGINAL SET WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727858August 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER ON THIS CAR AND MANY, MANY MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726290July 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726089July 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY TO PROVIDE A SNUG FIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725541July 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PARK, IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#725316July 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AFTER CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724866July 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE SPLINE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724141June 17, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
GEAR BOX FAILURE ON 1993 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 IMPORTED FROM JAPAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723959June 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723906June 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW, AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS COMPLETLY MALFUNCTIONED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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