1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT Tires & wheels Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

10323946

Incident

Apr 6, 2010

Mileage

143,000 mi

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.****

NHTSA ID

10213000

Incident

Dec 24, 2007

Mileage

124,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10179404

Incident

Oct 1, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10139876

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

Mileage

32,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10139521

Incident

Oct 8, 2005

Mileage

180,000 mi

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 MONTHS SINCE RECALL AND I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO COMPLETE IT. WHAT MITSU. IS DOING IS ILLEGAL. THERE IS NO EXPIRATION ON A SAFETY RECALL. THEY ARE DOING NEW RECALLS EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT A LAWSUIT BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS. HAD MY WHEELS REMAINED LOCKED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HOPE NHTSA WILL RESOLVE THIS WITH MITSUBISHI WITH THEM COMPLETING ALL REPAIRS BEFORE FURTHER ACTION MUST BE TAKEN BY MY ATTORNEY AND I.

NHTSA ID

10125917

Incident

Mar 22, 2005

Mileage

142,000 mi

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 INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE ARE SINCERELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER." IF THEY ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHY WOULD THEY NOT HELP ME MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT DONE CORRECTLY TWICE? I DO NOT BELIEVE MITSUBISHI HAS HELD UP THEIR END OF THE DEAL IN THIS CASE, AND OTHERS LIKE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MITSUBISHI PERFORM THE RECALL AGAIN ON MY VEHICLE, THIS TIME DONE CORRECTLY, AND AT NO EXPENSE. SINCERELY, [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (F

NHTSA ID

10124394

Incident

Jun 4, 2005

Mileage

121,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10082809

Incident

Jul 18, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10079437

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

126,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10072580

Incident

Sep 5, 2002

Mileage

102,000 mi

1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 , TRANSFER CASE SEIZED DURING OPERATION @ 30MPH , RESULTING IN ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKING UP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058952

Incident

Apr 22, 2002

Mileage

55,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10059658

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

Mileage

34,468 mi

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 HALF OF THE RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES HAD ELAPSED). THE DEFECT HAS BEEN LISTED BY NHTSA AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A MITSUBISHI OFFER TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO DAMAGED OWNERS. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO MITSUBISHI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ANNOUNCED CAMPAIGN EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY REJECTED MY CLAIM ASSERTING THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT "PROOF" OF CAUSATION - PROOF OF EXPENSES AND REPAIRS IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP THAT CONDUCTED THE REPAIR IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE, BUT THE SUCCESSOR DEALERSHIP (WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE SAME SERVICE PEOPLE) CONTACTED MITSUBISHI ON MY BEHALF TO CONFIRM ALL DETAILS - MITSUIBSHI REFUSED TO ACCEPT THEIR REPORT. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DOCUMENT "CAUSATION" ON A REPAIR THAT IS OVER FOUR YEARS OLD. IF MITSUBISHI WILL NOT EVEN ACCEPT REPORTS FROM THEIR OWN DEALERSHIP, THEN I MUST CONCLUDE THAT THEY ARE ACTING IN BAD FAITH IN THEIR CLAIM TO REIMBURSE PARTIES WHO ARE OUT-OF-POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. BEFORE COMMENCING LEGAL ACTION I WANTED TO CONFIRM WHETHER THERE IS A SPECIFIED PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THIS COMPLAINT.*JB

NHTSA ID

10039124

Incident

Nov 10, 1998

Mileage

36,000 mi

(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 TRANSMISSION. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A FACTORY DEFECT, THEN A DRIVER DEFECT. I AM VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MITSUBISHI. SECOND INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, I CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF ROAD. IT IS A GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING FASTER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS THERE WAS LOUD CLUNKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. SO I DROVE HOME (1 BLOCK AWAY). IT SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I RECIEVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRANSFER CASE. MITSUBISHI HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. :O(. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030766

Incident

Apr 1, 2003

Mileage

148,000 mi

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 REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024332

Mileage

43,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10026239

Mileage

42,971 mi

AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10020430

VEHICLE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING UP. DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PH

NHTSA ID

10006600

VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSFER CASE IF LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. MR

NHTSA ID

8022671

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

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 INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8022110

Incident

Nov 2, 2002

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 GRINDS THE MALE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPLINE AND FEMALE COUPLER IN THE TRANSFER CASE SO THAT THEY ARE INOPERABLE. MITSUBISHI SAYS IT CANNOT ORDER COMPONENT PARTS FOR THIS GETRAGE TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM MITSUBISHI. I ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSFER CASE. IN ADDITION, SINCE THEY WERE WORKING ON THE TRANSMISSION, MITSUBISHI RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE CLUTCH DISC, COVER ASSEMBLY, AND THE RELEASE BEARING. THE ENTIRE COST INCLUDING LABOR WAS $6,781.00. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND THEY HAD A FIELD REP LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THAT HE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT MITSUBISHI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARANTY. I THINK BECAUSE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND YOU CAN'T BUY REPLACEMENT PARTS, MITSUBISHI SHOULD COVER MY COSTS. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

722750

Incident

Apr 30, 2000