1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 93V033000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE BEARING WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TRANSFER CASE FAILED, DEALER OKED REPLACEMENT UNDER RECALL, A WEEK LATER THEY SAID THE PART THEY GOT WASN'T RIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT IS DAMAGED AND THEY CAN'T REPAIR. CONTACTED MITSUBISHI 4/6, BACK & FORTH VIA PHONE, ON 4/20 WAS TOLD "WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM LEGAL", WILL GET BACK TO ME IN COUPLE DAYS, NOTHING SINCE THEN. THE TC IS A RECALL AND THE TC FAILURE COMMONLY CAUSES OUTPUT SHAFT DAMAGE. THEY OKED THE RECALL, HAVE HAD THE CAR WEEKS, AND DONE NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DEFECT IN THE TRANSFER CASE HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V143001(POWER TRAIN) BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE POWERTRAIN LOCKED UP AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2005 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143001 (POWERTRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)) AND WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSFERCASE ON 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 IS LEAKING TC FLUID AND MITSUBISHI HQ AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR/FIX PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, BOTH REAR TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN IS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAS A LEAK. THE WEATHER AND DRIVING SPEED WERE NOT FACTORS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT FAILED SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70, 985.

Mileage: 70,985

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 DECEMBER 9, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED A FEW TIMES. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHILE REDUCING SPEED TO 10 MPH THE VEHICLE REAR WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID ABOUT 20 FEET. NO ONE WAS STRUCK OR INJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REMOVED ALLOWING THE WHEELS TO MOVE. THERE WAS A TRACE OF LIQUID ON THE TRANSFER CASE THAT HAD A BURNT SMELL. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL WHILE RESEARCHING WWW.3SI.ORG. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE AND RELATES TO OIL LEAKING OUT THAT MAY CAUSE THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE CONTACT CALLED MITSUBISHI IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. MITSUBISHI INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL ISSUED IN JAN 2003. THE REPAIRS FOR HIS CAR WERE MADE JULY 8TH 2003. MITSUBISHI EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SEEN FOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED PAID OVER $2,000 FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 08/13/07 *TR

Mileage: 186,000

1. THE CAR HAD NO SIGN OF FAILURE UNTIL THE AUTOMOBILE WAS IMMOBILE. 2. THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE, AND CAUSED THE CAR'S DRIVE TRAIN TO SEIZE. 3. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 119,355

TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES ON MY 91 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN A STOP AND GO/BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED VEHICLE'S CONTROL UNIT. *AK TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IF SLIPPING GEARS. TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. SHIFTER BUSHINGS REPLACED. ENGINE IDLED BY ITSELF. ISC MOTOR REPLACED AND THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. LEFT AXLE BOOT WAS REBUILT. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. ECU WAS REPLACED. FRONT END PULLS LEFT. FRONT AND REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED. *TT *NM

Mileage: 68,285

MY GT 3000 SL MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE FIRST GEAR SYNCHRO AR BAD. COME TO FIND OUT THAT YOU CAN NOT GET PARTS, HOW CAN A COMPANY SELL SOEMTHING THAT YOU CAN'T GET PARTS FOR ALL YOU CAN DO IS BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS OR SALVAGE ONE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD FIX THERE BLUNDER

Mileage: 60,000

DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE "TRANSFER CASE", THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 TWIN TURBO. I HAD TO REPLACE THE 18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. IN 1993 (2 YEARS AFTER PRODUCTION), MITSUBISHI REALIZED THAT THEY MADE A FLAW IN THE OUTPUT SHAFTS AND WENT OT THE 24 SPLINE. I KNOW OF VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY "OUT OF POCKET" FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW. MANY HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER 18 SPLINE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 24 SPLINE CONVERSION REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION CASING ($$). IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NHTSA COULD DO TO HELP US WITH THIS?*AK

Mileage: 80,500

1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4. OUTPUT SHAFT OF TRANSMISSION BROKE, MORE THAN ONCE. ONE HAPPENED WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 87,000

TRANSFERCASE SNAPPED, WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE MOVING CAR TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

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

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION COVER CASE SEALS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REFILL MORE THEN NORMAL. *AK

Mileage: 133,000

MITSUBISHI MOTORS WILL NOT HONOR THE 91 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 TRANSFER CASE NHTSA DOT RECALL. NOR WILL MITSUBISHI REPLY TO THE CONCERNS OF ANY 3000GT OWNERS. NOR WILL MITSUBISHI OFFER AFTER MARKET OR ORIG. PARTS FOR REBUILDING. ONE MUST PURCHASE THE WHOLE UNIT. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS FIND MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO BE UNCARING AND UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE THESE POTENCIAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PREV OWNER STATES THAT SAME PROBLEM FAILURE OCCURRED AT 43000MILE-2ND GEAR/SYNCHROS/LEAKS. *AK

TRANSFER CASE DOES HAVE A RECALL, DEALER SAID IT WAS COMPLETED, BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTS. TRANSFER CASE IS NOISY AND ABOUT TO FAIL.*AK

GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI REFUSE TO SUPPLY PARTS TO DO REAPIRS AND ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS A $6,000 REPLACEMENT FROM MITSUBISHI NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

PRVIOUS MITSUBISHI JUST SOLD IN JUNE 2001 HAD ALSO FAILURE/LEAKAGE AND SAME PROBLEMS AS THIS ONE HAS. CARS BOTH EXQUISITELY MAINTAINED, NEVER ABUSED, FAILURE/LEAKS SEEM TO BE INHERANT IN THE 3000 MODEL OF MITSUBISHI LINE OF CARS (MINE 1991 & 1993)

THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SYNCHROS ARE WORN OUT AND I HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE SHIFTING. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED @35MPH. 2ND & 3RD BEEN GRINDING FOR TWO YEAS UNDER DAILY DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BAD SHIFTING AND NEGLECTED TO TELL ME THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT!! NOW I HAVE A $5K REPAIR I CANNOT AFFORD!, IT IS WAY TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. PLEASE HELP US.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING HAS HAPPEND ABOUT IT. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT THERE IS A RECALL MADE FOR THE TRANSMISIONS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, AND CRUNCHING IN THIRD GEAR. *AK

NO SUMMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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.

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.

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.

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED AFTER CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000.*AK

TRANSFER CASE SPLINE FAILED. *AK

THE END OF THE REAR COVER OF THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION BLEW OFF, EXPELLING THE 5TH GEAR SYNCHONIZER ASSEMBLY AND ALL LUBRICANT FROM THE TRANSAXLE CASE. LUCKLY, THE CAR WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURED. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT TIME OF FAILURE. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE.*AK

THE END OF THE REAR COVER OF THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION BLEW OFF, EXPELLING THE 5TH GEAR SYNCHONIZER ASSEMBLY AND ALL LUBRICANT FROM THE TRANSAXLE CASE. LUCKLY, THE CAR WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURED. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT TIME OF FAILURE. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE.*AK

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

THE TRANSFER CASE LITERALLY EXPLODED, PIECES EVERYWHERE. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL.

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.

LEAKAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED CLUTCH TO FAIL AND ALSO LEAKAGE IN TRANSFER CASE.