1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT Transmission Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

10230357

Incident

Apr 6, 2008

Mileage

140,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10180910

Incident

Dec 21, 2005

Mileage

97,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10148087

Incident

Aug 29, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10147962

Incident

Aug 18, 2004

Mileage

98,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10131727

Incident

Aug 2, 2005

Mileage

71,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10072763

Incident

Mar 10, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10051133

Incident

Dec 22, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10050188

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

Mileage

42,000 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

TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018142

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE STEERING WHEEL OR ALL FOUR TIRES TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017873

Incident

Aug 18, 2002

TRANSFER CASE SEALS LEAKED OIL ONTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017835

Incident

May 9, 2000

WHEN DRIVING FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCKED UP. CHECKED VEHICLE AND TRANSFER CASE WAS DRY AS A RESULT OF FUEL LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017803

Incident

Oct 3, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND RELEASING CLUTCH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID

8015905

Incident

Jun 7, 2002

TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OIL, RESULTING IN POWER TRAIN LOCKUP*AK.*YH

NHTSA ID

8012587

Incident

Jun 11, 2002

TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CRANKSHAFT WORE. A BRAND NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE NOBODY MAKES PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AROUND $8,000. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE COMPONENT BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH THE AWD MODEL 3000GT OR STEALTH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 1991 AND YET NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET THE MAKER TO OWN UP TO IT. ITS TIME TO MAKE THEM PAY, THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP TO BEGIN WITH.

NHTSA ID

759832

Incident

Apr 1, 1996

A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS BURINING GEAR OIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

8005629

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE CAME WITH A TRANSFER CASE DEFECT FROM FACTORY. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED NEW JAN. 1992 , THEREFORE THE DEFECT WAS REPORTED ON AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN 1991 ON THE SAME MODEL. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED JAN 1992 THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IN QUESTION THAT FAILED WAS FROM A 1991 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REPAIR THAT I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF PERSONALLY WILL BE REINBURSED BY FILING A REPORT WITH MITSUBISHI ORTHE DEALER, SINCE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WAS AN ISSUE WITH 1991 MODELS.*AK

NHTSA ID

758927

Incident

May 7, 1997

SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND. IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN JUL 1996. REVERSE WENT OUT TOTALLY IN OCT 00 (89,883MI). TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

757652

GETRAG AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT RELEASE OEM PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSFER CASE FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE 3000GT VR4 AND DODGE STEALTH TWIN TURBO CARS. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE DIFFERENTUAL LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CAN GIVE PROOF OF IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

757518

NO SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. NO SUPPORT. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF 3000GT VR-4S HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SO IT LOOKS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE MANUFACTURING END OF THINGS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

757513

Incident

Nov 20, 2001

I'VE SEEN MANY POST ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VR4'S BEING DEFECTIVE AND THAT NHTSA WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE, DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

756067

Incident

Nov 29, 2001

TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILED ALLOWING LUBRICATION TO LEAK OUT -- THERE IS NO FLUID LEVEL WARNING LIGHT. TRANSFER CASE THEN FAILED CAUSING IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION SHAFT THAT INPUTS TO TRANSFER CASE. MITSUBISHI DOES NOT SUPPLY JUST THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT -- THEY REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION (PLUS A TRANSFER CASE). TOTAL COST FOR PARTS ALONE IS APROXIMATELY $4,900. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH 3000GT'S. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION, MITSUBISHI HAS REFUSED TO OFFER COMPENSATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

750652

Incident

Aug 9, 2001

ONLY 1 OF MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT RIDICULOUS PRICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

749121

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

THE TRANSAXLE WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY IT CAN LOCK UP AND IN MY OPION WAS NOT MADE STRONG ENOUGH FOR OUR CARS. ONE OTHER VERY IMPORTANT COMPLAINT IS THAT IF ANY PART OF THE TRANSAXLE GOES BAD EVEN A 10 DOLLAR SYNCHRONIZER RING YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANNY ! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE OF THIS INJUSTICE AND UNSAFE TRANSAXLE PRODUCED BY MISTUBISHI.*A

NHTSA ID

743849

Incident

Jun 6, 2000