1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A R...
Mileage: 36,000
THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE
Mileage: 148,000
THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE
Mileage: 148,000
THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE
Mileage: 148,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWERTRAIN WAS LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE CASKET. HE REFERENCED RECALL 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN TRANSFER CASE (4- WHEEL DRIVE) FOR WHICH THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE A PREVIOUS OWNE...
Mileage: 143,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWERTRAIN WAS LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE CASKET. HE REFERENCED RECALL 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN TRANSFER CASE (4- WHEEL DRIVE) FOR WHICH THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE A PREVIOUS OWNE...
Mileage: 143,000
I WENT TO HAVE MY TRANSFER CASE RECALLED PER THE FEDERAL MANDATED SAFETY RECALL, EL CAJON MITSUBISHI INSPECTED TRANSFER CASE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE SHAFT, A TOOTH WAS SHEARED OFF AND WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS HARD TO ROTATE. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT, JUST RESEALED THE TRANSFERCASE AND DENIED ME THE FULL ...
THE SEATBELTS IN MY 3000GT VR4 FAIL TO RETRACT, AND ARE OFTEN LOOSE WHILE NOT DRIVING. WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR IT DID IT EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE BELT WILL NOT SECURELY HOLD ME DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN WHEN LEAVING THE VEHICLE, THE BELT ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR SERVICE. AFTER 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE RECALLED COMP...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR SERVICE. AFTER 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE RECALLED COMP...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR SERVICE. AFTER 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE RECALLED COMP...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO ALL OF THE DEFECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER S...
Mileage: 124,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR FOR THE BRAKES TO SLOWLY ENGAGE AT THE LAST MINUTE. AT ONE POINT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD...
Mileage: 89,000
SEAT BELTS IN THE 19992 3000GT VR4 DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IV HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY I EXPERIENCE STUMBLING AND/OR NO POWER WHILE TRYING TO BUILD UP SPEED TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. THEREFORE, MOST TIMES, NEARLY GETTING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM SOMEONE SWERVING INTO ANOTHER CAR TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. AFTER EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE LONG TERM TESTIN...
Mileage: 115,000
I OWN A DODGE STEALTH AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THEY HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU PULL THE BELT OUT TO STRAP IT IN IT DOES NOT RETRACT ON ITS OWN. THE BELT RARELY LOCKS WHEN BRAKING . I DON'T NOT FELL THE BELT WILL PROTECT ME ...
Mileage: 104,000
BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE DODGE STEALTH RT/TT (1992) DO NOT RECOIL PROPERLY, ACTUALLY THEY DON'T RECOIL AT ALL. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THEM BACK, AND THEY DON'T STAY THAT WAY LONG. FROM WHAT I READ THERE WERE MANY OTHER 3000GT & STEALTH OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RE...
DRIVING IN 1ST GEAR WENT TO SHIFT & IT JUST STARTED GRINDING....NOW HAVE TO HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION & TRANSFER CASE $7100.00.... TRYING TO FIND USED PARTS NOW...TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... CAR HAS 96,500 MILES ON IT. *JB
Mileage: 97,000
TL* - SOMETIME IN DECEMBER OF 2002 WHILE DRIVING ON A LOW GRADE HILL ON A RAINY DAY THE 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT TRANSFER CASE SEIZED AT 40-50 MPH, RESULTING IN ALL 4-WHEELS LOCKING UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. AFTER THE CRASH THE CLUTCH, HOOD, RADIATOR, FRONT CRASH BAR, WIND...
Mileage: 90,000
SEAT BELTS TO NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, WHICH MAY SHOW SIGNS OF A FAULTY MECHANISM WHICH CLEARLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *NM
Mileage: 140,000
BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE SLOWLY LOST THEIR ABILITY TO RETRACT ON THEIR OWN UNTIL NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NO LONGER RETRACTS BY ITSELF AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND VERY WEAKLY. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
SEAT BELTS WONT RETRACT SLACK, LEAVING YOU WITH OUT PROPER RESTRAINT. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD ONCE AND MY PASSENGER MOVED DANGEROUSLY FORWARD. THANKS *NM
THE SEAT BELTS IN MANY OF OUR CARS DO 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. DODGE STEALTH/3000 GT. *NM
SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY EVEN WHEN FED. SEAT BELT OFTEN TWISTS IN THE GUIDER/HOLDER CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK MAKING IT UNUSABLE A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR 4 YEARS. *NM
Mileage: 75,000
THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 DO 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. *NM
Mileage: 86,000
I OWN A 1992 MITSUBOSHI 3000GT VR4. WHEN THE SEATBELT 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.
Mileage: 40,000
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL. *NM
BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT MAKING THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO REACH BACK AND FEED IT BACK INTO THE RETRACT POSITION IN WHICH THIS WILL ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. *JB
Mileage: 120,000
SEAT BELT DO NOT RETRACT. BOTH DRIVER AND SEAT BELT DO NOT WORK. *NM
SEAT BELTS NEVER RETRACT ON THEIR OWN. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE FEEDER. CONSTANT SLACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF MY 3000GT'S. *JB
Mileage: 86,353
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.
THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 3000GT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *NM
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 ...
Mileage: 90,000
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 PR...
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 PRO...
Mileage: 100,000
SEAT BELT FAILURE.. DOESN'T RETRACT ON EITHER SIDE...*JB
Mileage: 86,000
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHEN THEY ARE PULLED FROM THE RESTING POSITION AND CLASPED, THE RETRACTING MECHANISMS DOES NOT RETRACT THE BELT TO TIGHTEN THE BELT. MY VEHICLE IS A 1992 MODEL BUT IT ONLY HAS 56*** MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE ACC...
I HAVE A 3000GT MITSUBISHI VR4 1992 THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FOUND OUT THAT THE 1ST SYNCHRO DOESN'T WORK, AND FAILS IN MOST OF THE VR4'S THAT I HAVE BEEN CHECKING OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I WERE REARENDED OR SOMETHING ON A MAI...
TRANSMISSION OF 1992 3000 GT VR4 HAS VIBRATION PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED OTHER THEN PURCHASING A NEW TRANSMISSION ?? SEEMED TO BE COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS FOR WHICH MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN HIDING THE DEFECTS. *JB
Mileage: 98,000
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT, VR4. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN JUNE 2005. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SEALS IN THE TRANSFER CASE BECAME DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT KNEW THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALL O2V413001/MITSUBISHI...
Mileage: 32,000
DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE TIRES LOCKED UP. TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSFER CASE. YET 15000 MILES AGO THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, YET TO NO AVAIL THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. MITSUBISHI WILL NOT FIX THE TRANSFER CASE A SECOND TIME, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT FIX IT THE FIS...
Mileage: 180,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENED ON AUG 2, 2005. *AK
Mileage: 71,000
I OWN A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 WHICH EXPERIENCED A MAJOR DRIVETRAIN LOCKUP. I BOUGHT THE CAR 2000. IN JAN 03, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. I COMPLETED REPAIRS BY LATE JAN 05 & RELICENSED THE CAR IN FEB. ON MAR 22, 05, THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE AN AWFUL SOUND & THE TIRES LOCKED UP. I RE...
Mileage: 142,000
NHTSA RECALL ID: 02V143001 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSFER CASE LEAK. [XXX] THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE ON 03/20/2003. ON 06/04/2005 THE TRANSFER CASE HAD LEAKED OUT ALL OF THE FLUID AND CAUSED IT TO SEIZE THUS LOCKING THE REAR WHEELS, FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID. THE ORI...
Mileage: 121,000
WHILE CRUISING ON A MOUNTAIN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON A STEEP UPHILL GRADE, THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT STRIPPED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.I CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW DANGEROUS THIS EVENT WAS. I WAS LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A WELL ...
Mileage: 40,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 143 001 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO MAKE LOUD CLANKING NOISES, LOST POWER AND LEAKED OIL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL THROUGH THE PREVIOU...
Mileage: 126,000
I OWN A 1992 300GT WITH 51,000 MILES. THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEAR ON MY TRANSMISION. THE CAR COULD NOT GET INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY. THE GEARS WOULD CONSTANTLY GRIND. I TRIED RECOMMENDING TRANSMSSION FLUIDS FROM MITSUBISHI BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 52,000
18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT ON MY 92 3000GT VR4 SNAPPED REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND AT A COST OF 5000 US DOLLARS. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED THIS IS A FAULTY DEVICE. *AK
Mileage: 102,000
THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE STRIPPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM
Mileage: 133,000
18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE CAR AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT BREAKS WHILE ON THE PARKWAY OR DRIVING IN TAFFIC.*AK
1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 , TRANSFER CASE SEIZED DURING OPERATION @ 30MPH , RESULTING IN ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKING UP.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE AND THE SUNROOF LEAKED. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BECAUSE RECEIPTS COULD NOT BE PRODUCED. (RECALL #02V143001)*JB
Mileage: 34,468
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE AND THE SUNROOF LEAKED. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BECAUSE RECEIPTS COULD NOT BE PRODUCED. (RECALL #02V143001)*JB
Mileage: 34,468
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING BELT FAILURE AND THE SUNROOF LEAKED. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BECAUSE RECEIPTS COULD NOT BE PRODUCED. (RECALL #02V143001)*JB
Mileage: 34,468
THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT FOR THE 1991-1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT IS FAR TOO WEAK FOR THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES, A NEW SHAFT THAT WAS INSTALLED LITERALLY TWISTED IN HALF. THE SHAFT THAT WAS REPLACED HAD NEARLY NOTHING LEFT OF THE TEETH, AND IT ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES O...
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 ...
Mileage: 120,000
PROBLEMS REGARDING 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSMISSION.*MR (NAR) *CB
Mileage: 42,000
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 ...
Mileage: 36,000
(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 TRANSM...
Mileage: 148,000
(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 TRANSM...
Mileage: 148,000
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 R...
Mileage: 43,000
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE OIL SEALS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL OF THE WORK WAS TAKEN CARE OF, HOWEVER HE LATER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING *TS *JB
Mileage: 42,971
AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
VEHICLE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP. DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PH
VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSFER CASE IF LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. MR
WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENGINE WAS RACING BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOWARD OR BACKARDS IN GEAR, CONSUMER STATES THERE A RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INF...
TRANSFER CASE FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SQUEALED FOR ABOUT A MILE, AND THEN LOCKED UP. TRANSFER FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSSION AND CLUTCH, REQUIREING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE, TRANSMISSION, AND CLUTCH. WAS TOLD BY RENO MITSUBISHI THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF LUBRICATION FROM TRA...
TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TRANSFER CASE SEALS LEAKED OIL ONTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
TRANSFER CASE SEALS LEAKED OIL ONTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE STEERING WHEEL OR ALL FOUR TIRES TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN DRIVING FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCKED UP. CHECKED VEHICLE AND TRANSFER CASE WAS DRY AS A RESULT OF FUEL LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND RELEASING CLUTCH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OIL, RESULTING IN POWER TRAIN LOCKUP*AK.*YH
TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CRANKSHAFT WORE. A BRAND NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE NOBODY MAKES PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AROUND $8,000. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE COMPONENT BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH THE AWD MODEL 3000GT OR STEALTH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ...
A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS BURINING GEAR OIL. *AK
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT TIGHTEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS ENGAGED INTO THE SEAT BELT HOLDER AND THE IGNITION IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN DRIVING IF YOU WERE TO LOOSEN YOUR SHOULDER HARNESS IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESUME THE SENSE OF OPPRESSION THAT WAS PREVIOU...
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT TIGHTEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS ENGAGED INTO THE SEAT BELT HOLDER AND THE IGNITION IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN DRIVING IF YOU WERE TO LOOSEN YOUR SHOULDER HARNESS IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESUME THE SENSE OF OPPRESSION THAT WAS PREVIOU...
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE CAME WITH A TRANSFER CASE DEFECT FROM FACTORY. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED NEW JAN. 1992 , THEREFORE THE DEFECT WAS REPORTED ON AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN 1991 ON THE SAME MODEL. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED JAN 1992 THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IN QUESTION THAT F...
SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND. IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN JUL 1996. REVERSE WENT OUT TOTALLY IN OCT 00 (89,883MI). TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED.*AK
SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND. IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN JUL 1996. REVERSE WENT OUT TOTALLY IN OCT 00 (89,883MI). TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED.*AK
NO SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. NO SUPPORT. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 3000GT VR-4S HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SO IT LOOKS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE MANUFACTURING END OF THINGS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK
GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT RELEASE OEM PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSFER CASE FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE 3000GT VR4 AND DODGE STEALTH TWIN TURBO CARS. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE DIFFERENTUAL LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CAN GIVE PROOF OF IT. *AK
GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT RELEASE OEM PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSFER CASE FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE 3000GT VR4 AND DODGE STEALTH TWIN TURBO CARS. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE DIFFERENTUAL LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CAN GIVE PROOF OF IT. *AK
I'VE SEEN MANY POST ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VR4'S BEING DEFECTIVE AND THAT NHTSA WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE, DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILED ALLOWING LUBRICATION TO LEAK OUT -- THERE IS NO FLUID LEVEL WARNING LIGHT. TRANSFER CASE THEN FAILED CAUSING IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION SHAFT THAT INPUTS TO TRANSFER CASE. MITSUBISHI DOES NOT SUPPLY JUST THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT -- THEY REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF AN E...
ONLY 1 OF MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT RIDICULOUS PRICE. *AK
THE TRANSAXLE WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY IT CAN LOCK UP AND IN MY OPION WAS NOT MADE STRONG ENOUGH FOR OUR CARS. ONE OTHER VERY IMPORTANT COMPLAINT IS THAT IF ANY PART OF THE TRANSAXLE GOES BAD EVEN A 10 DOLLAR SYNCHRONIZER RING YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANNY ! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE OF TH...
THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL STUDS HAVE BROKEN OFF SEVERAL TIMES ON DRIVER FRONT, PREVIOUS TIMES ONLY ONE OR TWO BROKE OFF, RECENTLY ALL FIVE BROKE OFF WITH INFANT SON IN VEHICLE, LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING 10MPH I HAVE CONSTANTLY REPAIRED THIS AT COST OUT OF MY POCKET WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS IS REA...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN OCTOBER OF '99. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISION AND TRANSFER CASE. IN JULY OF '00 I HAD TO REPLACE THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANSMISSION (AT A COST OF $1100) BECAUSE OF FAILURE. IN SEPTEMBER OF '00 I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVEWAY DOING ABOUT...
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN OCTOBER OF '99. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISION AND TRANSFER CASE. IN JULY OF '00 I HAD TO REPLACE THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANSMISSION (AT A COST OF $1100) BECAUSE OF FAILURE. IN SEPTEMBER OF '00 I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVEWAY DOING ABOUT...
EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. FIRST TIME VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS YARD. THIS TIME IT ROLLED DOWNHILL, AND HIT A TREE. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, WILL NOT RESPOND TO ON/OFF SWITCH OR BRAKE PEDAL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I BOUGHT MY 3000GT FROM A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE.HIS DRIVING HABITS WERE VERY GOOD.AROUND 51,000 MILES I WENT TO SHIFT INTO 3 RD GEAR AND HEARD THIS AWFUL GRINDING NOISE.I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND YHEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT .THEY SAID "THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 3000GT ON MOST CARS HOLD OU...
SPYDER GEARS WORKED LOOSE AND RUBBED HOLE IN TRANSMISSION HOUSING. *AK
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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 REPLA...
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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, I...
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...
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY TO PROVIDE A SNUG FIT. *AK
MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE ACTION TAKEN TOWARD GETRAG THE MANUFACTURER AND MITSUBISHI. THEY DO NOT SELL PARTS FOR THERE FAILED TRANNYS. INSTEAD REQUIRE YOU TO BUY ANOTHER TRANNY. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS TRAN...
THE GETRAG 5SPEED TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED. MY PERSONAL CAR ONLY HAS 48,909 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULUOUSLY TAKEN CARE OFF, AS FAR AS REPLACING FLIUDS PROMPTLY. THE SYNCRONIZERS IN THE CAR ARE CAUSING THE TRAN NOT TO LET ME PUT THE CAR IN A NEW GEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER AND...
I BELIEVE THAT THIS GETRAG (GERMAN MADE) 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. MITSUBISHI, VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS, AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DIRT, CLUTCH DUST, MOISTURE, ETC ENTERS THE SPLINE AND IT GRI...
I BELIEVE THAT THIS GETRAG (GERMAN MADE) 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. MITSUBISHI, VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS, AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DIRT, CLUTCH DUST, MOISTURE, ETC ENTERS THE SPLINE AND IT GRI...
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55MPH LEANED OVER TO ADJUST RADIO AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RETRACT. BOTH BELTS FAILED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE DOES NOT RETAIN OIL PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. ALSO, CAUSES ENGINE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IFORMATION. *AK
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),...
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),...
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),...
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 MANUFAC...
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
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
VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE IN THE REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
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 ...
WIRE THAT GOES INTO THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAS BECOME CORRODED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS A CODE 11. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE/REPLACED; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION ITSELF. *AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE/REPLACED; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION ITSELF. *AK
TRANSFER GEAR FAILED CAUSING DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION.
RETRACTOR FAILED , CAUSING EXCESSIVE SLACK IN SHOULDER BELT.
WHILE DRINVING 5MPH THE LEFT FRON SUSPENSION CAME APART CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM UP UNDER THE CAR, DUE TO MISSING LEFT FRONT CONTRO ARM BOLT, ASSUMING NUT CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE BOLT TO FALL OUT OR BROKE OFF AND FELL OUT.
THE NUT CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT SUPENSION TO COME APART AND THE WHEEL TO JUMP UNDER THE CAR.
LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION CAME APART SUE TO A MISSING BOLT, CAUSING WHEEL TO JAM UNDER FENDER.
FRONT END SUSPENSION CAME APART DUE TO MISSING LEFT FRONT, FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM UP UNDER VEHICLE.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING W/HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. *AK
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN *AK
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. TT
WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD A FILM IS FORMED ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A GLARE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BUT KEEPS GETTING LOOSER & LOOSER. TT
TRANSFER CASE BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SKD