1992 Mitsubishi 3000Gt

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE.

Risk. LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE OR DAMAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED AND RE-FILL THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE PROPER LEVEL, OR REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AMERICA AT 1-888-648-7820 OR MITSUBMISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

Defect. UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.

Defect. UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.

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 REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MOMENTUM MITSUBISHI IN FAIRFIELD, CA WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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

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 OWNER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AGAIN. ON ANOTHER DAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF A SHORT IN THE SUSPENSION MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146.000.

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 REPAIR. *TR

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 WILL NOT RETRACT AND OFTEN GET CLOSED IN THE DOOR. IM AWARE THAT IM NOT THE ONLY 3000GT/STEALTH SUFFERING FROM THIS ISSUE, I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NECESSARY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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 COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN OPERATING CONDITION. HE ALSO OBSERVED A MALFUNCTION IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,000. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 02V143001 . THE MITSUBISHI RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER IS SR-02-003.****

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 TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AT 10 MPH AND HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V143001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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

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 TESTING, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE BAD CAPACITORS IN MY ECU. WITHIN UNDER 2 YEARS OF HAVING IT FIXED I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

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 IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

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 RECALL. *AK

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

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, WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. ON OCTOBER OF 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WHEELS LOCKED AGAIN. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND 1 ST GEAR SEVERAL TIMES THE TIRES UNLOCKED, AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT INTO DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 02V143001, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 STRONGER PULL. I AM AFRAID THAT THE BELT, DUE TO BEING WORN LIKE THIS AND DUE TO NOT BECOMING TIGHT AFTER BEING PUT ON, THE BELT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM - THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT COVER SEAT BELTS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO PURCHASED A 1994 DODGE STEALTH (IDENTICAL CAR TO THE 3000GT, BUT RE-SOLD BY DODGE) IN MARCH OF 2005 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY INTERNATIONAL CAR OWNER'S CLUB WWW.3SI.ORG HAS STARTED A CAMPAIGN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED BY THE NHTSA SO THAT WE MAY HAVE WORKING SEAT BELTS. PLEASE HELP! *NM

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 PROBLEM (AS SHOWN HERE, A MESSAGE BOARD COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.3SI.ORG/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=324508). I AM ASKING FOR A PROPER SAFETY RECALL OF THIS PART FROM MITSUBISHI/DODGE. THANK YOU. *NM

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 PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, I ASSUME THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT BASE MODEL. *NM

SEAT BELT FAILURE.. DOESN'T RETRACT ON EITHER SIDE...*JB

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 ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE A 2ND 3000GT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE BELT TO TIGHTEN IS TO PHYSICALLY TUG ON THE BELT UNTIL THE MECHANISMS STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *JB

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 MAIN ROAD,. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT FIX THIS. THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION STILL WORK BUT IT IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE TO BYPASS GEAR 1 ALWAYS. THANK YOU. *NM

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

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 RECALL SR-02-003 FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY RAN THE VEHICLE'S VIN AND FOUND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE ,THEY SAID THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS THE RECALL REPAIR WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE . *AK

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 FIST TIME, THEY MERELY REPLACED THE GASKET AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE! *NM

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

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 REGAINED CONTROL AS THE TIRES BECAME FREE AGAIN. ONCE TOWED HOME, I FOUND THE T-CASE HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION & MOUNTS. UPON ATTEMPT TO DRAIN THE T-CASE I FOUND IT EMPTY WITH METAL SHAVINGS PRESENT. THE OUTSIDE WAS WET WITH T-CASE OIL. LEAKY SEALS CAUSED A MAJOR LOCKUP. I LEARNED OF RECALL #02V143001. I WROTE MITSU. TO WHICH THEY REPLIED BY HAVING ME TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IF THE RECALL CAUSED FAILURE, MITSU. WOULD COMPLETE ALL REPAIRS. WALKERS RENTON MITSUBISHI DETERMINED WITHOUT A DOUBT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL. CORPORATE TOLD THE DEALER THEY WOULD BUY ME OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE STORY CHANGED & MITSUBISHI DECIDED TO DO NOTHING. FINALLY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MIKE PALIKAN, MANAGER OF DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS FOR MITSU. HE EXPLAINED THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER VALID BECAUSE TOO MUCH TIME HAD LAPSED SINCE ISSUANCE IN DEC 02 AND I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL DONE. THEREFORE, MITSUBISHI IS NO LONGER LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE RECALL. I AM ACTIVE DUTY O3 IN THE US COAST GUARD. THE RECALL WAS SENT TO MY PERM. ADDRESS (PARENTS HOME). THE CAR HAD BEEN LICENSED & DRIVABLE FOR A TOTAL OF 2 1/2 MON

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 ORIGINAL SEAL LASTED OVER 10 YEARS, THE REPAIRED SEAL ONLY LASTED 2.5 YEARS. NOT ONLY WAS THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IT WAS UNFORESEEN. IN A LETTER REGARDING THIS RECALL IT STATED: "THIS COULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND RESULT IN ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING." THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSFER CASE WAS "BONE DRY". I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A 500 MILE ROUND TRIP FROM PA A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS. AND THAT NIGHT WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE FROM DROPPING OFF MY LITTLE BROTHER. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ANY SPEED ABOVE THE 30MPH I WAS TRAVELING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO ME AND MY PASSENGER AS WELL AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR DEATH TO ANYONE INVOLVED. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NOT ONLY HAD IT SKID UNCONTROLLABLY, BUT NOW WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS AGAIN A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. THE PEOPLE AT MITSUBISHI THAT I SPOKE WITH STATED THAT "MITSUBISHI HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL ONCE AND THAT THE RECALL ONLY HAD TO BE PERFORMED ONCE." NOT ONLY DOES THE DEALERSHIP WANT $1300 FOR A NEW TRANSFER CASE, THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR 3 HOURS OF LABOR. ANOTHER QUOTE: "WE'RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONV

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 DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION OR TRANSFER CASE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE, WITH THE SAME DESIGN PROBLEMS AS THE ORIGINAL, AND WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS LONG AGO. VISIT WWW.MITSUBISHISUCKS.COM FOR A VERY LONG LIST OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE MITS. DISTRICT MANAGER HAVE ASSURED ME THAT MITS. WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THIS CAR REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH BOTH HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. *AK

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 PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THAT NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED WITHIN A YEAR. *AK

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 WAS REPLACED BY MITSUBISHI WITH A CERTIFIED FACTORY REBUILT (YOU CAN NO LONGER PURCHASE A NEW ONE). THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS TERRIBLE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITHIN A MONTH (NO CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT) NOW THE NEW ONE WORKS, BUT IS NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD, AS SHIFTING IS STILL ROUGH. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SATISFACTORY. IN LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM, SOME HAVE RESULTED IN LOCK-UP. I CANNOT BELIEVE MISUBISHI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. *AK

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

THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE STRIPPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM

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

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

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 ON IT. *JB

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

PROBLEMS REGARDING 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSMISSION.*MR (NAR) *CB