Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENLY ACCELERTE FROM 3000 TO 6000 RPM WHEN STOPPING OR NORMAL IDLING. CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN OCCUR. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING, CONSUMER FEELS BRAKES ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR THERE'S A HARD CLUNK SOUND. CONSUMER FEELS TRANSFER CASE IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL WITH POSSIBLE WHEELS LOCKING DUE TO NO FLUID PASSING THROUGH MECHANISM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSFER CASE HAS CRACKED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT.THIS COULD CAUSE STEERING WHEEL OR ALL FOUR TIRES TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF MALE OUTPUT SPLINES (STRIPED) OF SHAFT LEADING TO THE TRANSFER CASE (AWD UNIT).*AK
IT COST OVER $4000.00 TO GET THE TRANSAXLE REPLACED. IF YOU NEED EXACT DATES, MILEAGE OR THE VIN # PLEASE CONTACT ME. I AM ASSOCIATED WITH THE 3SI CLUB. MANY OF THEM SAID THEY RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION OF SOME KIND WHEN THEY FILED THERE REPORT. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT I HAVE FILED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM.THE FIRST REPORT SHOULD HAVE ALL INFO YOU REQUESTED EARLIER ON THIS FORM. (VIN, MILEAGE AT FAILURE AND DATE OF FAILURE)I FILED IT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CORROSPONDENCE BETWEEN MEMBERS OF 3SI ,GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI MOTOR COMPANY. P.S. I STILL HAVE THE COMPLETE TRANSAXLE WITH ALL BROKEN PARTS IF THAT WILL HELP IN AN INVESTIGATION.IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO GET IT REPLACED. THE CURRENT TRANSAXLE THAT I PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN ONE HAS ALWAYS GROUND SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH. AND WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING INTO ALL THIS ASK THEM ABOUT THE $1000.00 3 PIECE DRIVESHAFT WITH UNIVERSAL JOINTS THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED. NLM
THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION STARTED TO LEAK IN DEC. 2001, I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THERE WAS A LEAK AND IN ORDER TO FIX IT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE UNDER EXT WARRANTY, LUCKILY, GOT THE CAR BACK 2-2-02, AND THE RE-MAN CARRIED A 3YR/36K WARRANTY. NOW AS OF FEB. 2002 THE TRANSMISSION LEAKING AGAIN, I HAVE ONCE AGAIN TAKEN IT BACK TO MY LOCAL 5 STAR DEALER, CARLIN DODGE, AND THEY ARE FORCED TO ORDER ANOTHER RE-MAN, DUE TO THE FACT THAT, PARTS CANNOT BE REPLACED ON THIS TRANNY, THE WHOLE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, AND THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THESE TRANNIES WOULD FAIL WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN, IE: MITSU AND GETRAG, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THESE TRANNIES COULD GO WITH NO WARNING AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK
GMC/GM FILLED MY JIMMY AT THE FACTORY WITH DEXCOOL. DEXCOOL IS INVASIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE TO THE VECHICLE I PAID OVER 35 K FOR GMC/GM HAS SENT SERVICE SHEETS TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY TO PURGE THE CONTAMINATION FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. GMC/GM HAS HIDDEN THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF VECHICLES INVOLVED. GMC/GM HAS USED THE CONSUMER AS THEIR SCAPEGOAT. BLAMMED THE CONSUMER FOR THE 100,000 MILE PLUS COOLANT THEY HAVE USED. GO TO THE INTERNET EXPLORER TYPE IN DEXCOOL IN SEARCH. COOLING SYSTEM IS THE SUBJECT.WWW.SCUDERIACIRIANI. COM IS THE LOCATION. GO TO ANTIFREEZE THEN SCROLL TO DATE:SUN 2 APR 2000 23:42:41-0500 THE APPLICATIONS ENGINEER IS VERY SPECFIC ABOUT THE AFFECT. FORD HAD TRANSMISSIONS,FIRESTONE HAD TIRES. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE OR SOMEONE'S WIFE AND CHILDREN TO BECOME AT A DISADVANTAGE DUE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND BE INJURED ATTACKED OR KILLED FOR THIS FACTORY ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED? THE FIRST TIME I REACHED MY WIFE THE PROBLEM WAS A COVERED UP $700.00 REPAIR. THERE IS A DAMM GOOD POSIBILITY THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN INJURIES BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AND THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SAVING HAVE NO CLUE THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THEY ONLY KNEW!*AK
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULD NOT BE REBUILT.*AK
I FEEL THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
NEVER RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON THIS MOST IMPORTANT AUTO-SAFETY SUBJECT(AIRBAG).*AK
THE TRANSFER CASE OF MY 1992 DODGE STEALTH R/T TURBO HAS SEIZED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING A 4 WHEEL LOCKUP/SLIDE THROUGH TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY WITH ALL FLUIDS REPLACED WITH OEM OR BETTER FLUIDS. REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFER CASE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE INCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY WITH THESE CARS. THE SYNCHROS CAN WEAR WITHIN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE DUE TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN MITSUBISHI AND GETRAG (MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION). THEREFORE, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS MUST BE PURCHASED FROM MITSUBISHI FOR OVER $5000. AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR. THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THE 2-3 SYNCHRO WORE OUT. NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IS BEYOND COST EFFECTIVE FOR THE CAR.
ALL 4 WHEELS LOCK UP UPON TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION IS PRONE TO LEAKING.TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REBUILT, TOTAL REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. THIS IS A CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4S AND DODGE STEALTH R/T TURBOS, WHICH HAVE THE SAME DRIVETRAIN.*AK
AIRBAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON. *AK
I CONTACT YOU THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, I WENT AND PAID $2,200 TO HAVE IT FIX .THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN I WAS STANDING STILL THE THE CAR FIRST JERK IN REVERSE WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE THEN IT JUST STOP MOVING. I WAS WONDERING IS THE DODGE STEALTH IS PART OF THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP COVER UP THATS GOING ON IN TOKYO. THANK YOU DAVID EARL CUMMINGS. *AK
DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
1ST TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE SHELLED AT 74K MILES. 2ND DEVELOPED PROBLEMS (GRINDING, NOTCHY SHIFTING, WHINING, BAD SYNCRHOS) AFTER LESS THAN 25K MILES. *AK
THIS WILL NOW BE THE 5TH TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED AND CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE $5000 IT WILL COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. THEY CLAIM NO PRIOR RECORD OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. BETWEEN FAILURE, I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS . IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED SMOOTHLY BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL IT CAME TIME TO REPLACE THE UNIT WHEN IT COMPLETLY FAILED.*AK
TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN LEARNING ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS FAILURE HAD VEHICLE "CHECKED" PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION (TIME VEHICLE STILL WITHIN MILEAGE) CHRYSLER UNWILLING TO HELP
NO SUMMARY
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPES A GREASY FILM DURING AIR CONDITIONING USE, MUST BE CLEANED EVERY 4-5 DAYS, IMPAIRS VISION AND IS DIFICULT TO CLEAN, PROBLEM ALWAYS EXISTED SINCE PURCHASE (21,000 MI). ALSO OWN A 1991 DODGE STEALTH WITH 6,000 MI. SAME PROBLEM.
THE MALE OUTPUT SPLINES WERE PREMATURLY STRIPED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT LEADS TO THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS CAUSED BY CLUTCH PARTICALS AND WEATHER GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISION CASE, AND WEARING THE SPLINES DOWN PREMATURELY. THIS HAPPENES ON "ALL" MODELS OF THIS CAR , AND IT HAPPENES INEVITABLY. AND THE CAR CANNOT DRIVE AT ALL UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED, AND THE REPARE IS A $7,000 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT. *AK
THE MANUFACTURER (MITSUBISHI)HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THESE CONSTANTLY FAILING CASES.THUS, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE NEW UNIT FROM THE DEALER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
SRS LIGHT IS STAYING ON, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE . DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. AIRBAG COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK
I HAVE HAD ENDLESS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ABS, AIR BAG,ROTORS(5 TIMES AT LEAST), FUEL LINE, POWER STEERING LEAKS, TRANSMISSION, REAR END LEAKS, ENGINE LEAKS, DOESN'T DRIVE SAFELY AROUND CORNERS, GRINDING NOISE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, RINGING NOISE, TIRES, ETC! PROBABLY CLOSE TO $15,000 IN REPAIRS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS!
THE 4TH GEAR SYNCHRONIZER IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST FALL. I CAN'T GET ANY SOLID ANSWERS ABOUT HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERS. *AK
FUEL FILTER FAILED. YH
THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE FAILED ON THE CAR JUST 1,000 MILES AFTER THE POWERTRAIN WARRENTY EXPIRED. I HAVE HEARD THAT DODGE/MITSUBISHI HAD A LOT OF FAILURES ON THESE CARS AND IN 93 BUILT THEM WITH STRONGER PARTS. I FEEL SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS SHOULD BE COVERED AND WAS WONDERING IF THE NHTSA DOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINT/RECALL REQUESTS OR CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
I HAVE REPLACED THE AXLE REAR,INTERNAL, DRIVE SHAFT, CLUTCH, AND A FEW MORE RELATING PARTS IN THE ONE YEAR I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. IT HAS BECOME A VERY PRICEY CAR, NOW THE WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONOR, AND A VALVE JOB ARE REQUIRED. 2,700 IS WHAT I WAS
THE TRANSMISSION IN QUESTION IS MADE BY GETRAG. THE MANUFACTURE LISTES THIS AS UNSERVICEABLE. THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANY ARE INCREDABLE. WHAT CAN WE DO AS CONSUMERS TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM A FAULTY MANUFACTURED PART?
AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS.
CAR STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE, REPAIR ATTEMPT SEVERAL TIME, TO NO AVAIL.
WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLES SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, AND THIS DENOTES THAT THE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY AT ANY MOMENT. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR WHERE THERE IS AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT AREA , VEHICLE'S BODY FLEXES AND IN THE AREA OF TOP OF THE WINDSHEILD THERE IS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE. SOUNDS LIKE THE WINDSHEILD IS GOING TO BREAK. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CAME UNDONE WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND DEALER WILL FIX THEM AT THE OWNERS COST. TT
GAS TANK FIRE. TT
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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