1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT 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 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT, 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
- Transmission2535.2%
- Tires & wheels1216.9%
- Seat belts1115.5%
- Powertrain (other)811.3%
- Other / unspecified34.2%
- Brakes34.2%
- Engine34.2%
- Airbags22.8%
- Driver assistance22.8%
- Suspension11.4%
- Electrical11.4%
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
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
SEAT BELTS IN 1991 DODGE STEALTH RT/TT DID NOT RETRACT! THERE WAS EASILY ENOUGH SLACK IN SEAT BELT FOR ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR. ALSO, THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. THEY MAY BE RELATED. *AK
SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT, LEAVING SLACK ON THE BELT. THE SLACK HAS TO BE MANUALLY REMOVED. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN A CRASH. *JB
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES ON MY 91 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT,"THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING INTO A DITCH." THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
DID NOT HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM BEFORE BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL WORK. NOW VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING ABILITY/LEAKS, AT DEALERSHIP TO BE CORRECTED. 96V143002. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL SHE TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL, THEY LEFT AIR IN THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE HOSE WAS NOT FASTENED ON TIGHTLY, WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
SEAT BELTS IN 1991 DODGE STEALTH RT/TT DID NOT RETRACT! THERE WAS EASILY ENOUGH SLACK IN SEAT BELT FOR ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR. ALSO, THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. THEY MAY BE RELATED. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT ONTO ROAD ,PUT VEHICLE IN THIRD GEAR WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY WITHOUT HAVING PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL OFF. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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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