1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Seat belts133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BULB BURNED OUT. AFTER SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. MITSUBISHI'S DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES, INCLUDING THE MITSUBISHI DEALER, BUT NONE OF THEM COULD DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM PUMP, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER, AND THE WHEEL SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
I OWN A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT SPYDER VR4, AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS FAILING TO RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT HAS TOO MUCH SLACK, AND DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN EITHER BUCKLED OR NOT BUCKLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO. OUR CARS ARE TOO OLD TO RECEIVE THE FACTORY WARRANTY, SO THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVED NEW PARTS. IF FIXED THIS COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE, IF UNATTENDED TO, THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE, BUT NOT RESTRAINING THE OCCUPANTS IF A COLLISION OCCURS. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
FLUID WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE ON MY 1995 3000GT SPYDER VR-4 ON JUNE 19 2006. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS ON AUTOMOTIVE.COM. I CONTACTED LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT DID NOT QUALIFY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AMERICA AT 1-888-648-7820 AS SUGGESTED ON THE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM. MITSUBISHI TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL NUMBER WAS C0203N, AND THAT IT HAD EXPIRED ON JANUARY 2005. I THEN CONTACTED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 888-327-4236. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 02V143001, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR 10 YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL DATE, WHICH WAS MAY 2002. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I FILL OUT THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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