1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT TO AWD TRANSFER CASE FAILED WITHOUT ABUSE AND VERY EASY DRIVING AS WELL AS INPUT ON TRANSFER CASE SPLINE FAILURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174958

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

138,000 mi

WHILE ACCELERATING INTO SECOND GEAR I HEARD A LOAD THUMP AND MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN ANY GEAR AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH THE CAR GOES NOWHERE. WHY DOES MITSUBISHI MAKE A CAR WITH 300HP AND A TRANNY THAT CANNOT HANDLE IT. I SPOKE WITH 3 OTHER 3KGT OWNERS THAT HAVE ALL HAD TRANNY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR...IT DESERVES A RECALL!*AK

NHTSA ID

10102161

Incident

Dec 1, 2004

Mileage

134,000 mi

I HAVE A 1993 MITSUBISHI 300 GT VR4. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN. THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP AND BREAKS. ON MY CAR IT LOCKED UP AND BROKE BOTH THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE SPINE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NOTHING YET WRITTEN ON WHAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD DO ABOUT THE RECA.. MY DEALER TELLS ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING AND I NEED TO BUY ALL PARTS. HERE IS THE RECALL NUMBER. WHAT SHOULD I DO? NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V143001 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DETAILS: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. CONSEQUENCE: LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: A PROPOSED REMEDY AND OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

10051014

Incident

Oct 25, 2003

MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS, THEY DO NOT HAVE FACTORY PARTS TO REPLACE THEM, YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION, AND THEY RUN ABOUT 4000 TO 5000 WITHOUT LABOR. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO HAVE ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED!*AK

NHTSA ID

760370

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

TRANSMISSION ON THE AWD 3000GT SEEMS TO HAVE ALOT OF PROBLEMS. AFTER SPENDING $4000+ ON REBUILDING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, INSTEAD OF PAYING MITSUBISHI $6000+ FOR A WHOLE NEW ONE, THE TRANNY STILL IS HARD TO ENGAGE, BUT SYNCHROS ARENT AS BAD. HAVE BAD FEELING THAT THEY ARE STARTING TO WEAR ALREADY AND WILL NEED MORE TRANNY WORK ONLY AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF WORK ON IT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 3000GT, UNFORTUNATLY, ITS A $4K+ JOB TO FIX.*AK

NHTSA ID

760094

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

ON MY 3000GT THERE IS TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING OUT, AND I AM IN THE 3000GT/STEALTH INTERNATIONAL, AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN OUR CARS AND ITS '!@#$%, WE DEMAND A RECALL! THERE LOCKING UP ON US, CAUSING ACCIDENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

758770

Incident

Feb 28, 2002

TRANSMISSION CENTER OUTPUT SHAFT BROKEN. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/65/17Z)

NHTSA ID

757601

Incident

Jan 25, 2001

THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MITSU 3000GT VR4 AND DODGE STEALTH TT MODELS. NO SAFETYY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

757507

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 45K DUE TO UNEXPLAINED NOISEES AS A SIGN OF POSSIBLE INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. AT 50K MILES THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION HAS BAD GEAR CHANGE PROBLEMS AND WILL FAIL AT SOME TIME. DRIVETRAIN ALSO HAS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF SLOP IN IT AND COULD POTETIALLY FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY

NHTSA ID

755941

TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNER AT 51,000 MILES. IN MAY OF 2001, (101,000 MILES), IT BEGAN GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE BLED (WRONG!). THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND EXTENDED TO OTHER GEARS. AS THE WEATHER GOT COLD IT INCREASINGLY GOT MORE DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR UNTIL AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN RUN FOR 10-15 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYNCROS ARE BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN! APPARENTLY, THIS TRANSMISSION (GETRAG) IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE SYNCROS GOING BAD AND THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEREFORE, THE DEALER MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANNY AT A COST OF $4,592.00 PLUS TAX! THIS IS REDICULOUS. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER MORNING WHEN I COULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION (COULD NOT ACCELLERATE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR). DOES SOMEONE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET INJURED OR DIE BEFORE THE NHTSA OR MITSUBISHI RECALLS THIS LEMON TRANSMISSION? THE VEHICLE REP AT MITSUBISHI, TONY, DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND EVEN REFERED ME TO THE NHTSA! APPARENTLY HE HASN'T READ THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. NHTSA - PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION BEFORE THE 8 YEAR LIMIT LEAVES ME AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WITH NO RECOURSE! *AK

NHTSA ID

755790

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE. THEN, IT SHUT OFF WITH PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOUSE. SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

886540

Incident

Apr 20, 2001

MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM, THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT EVERY TIME I PUSH MY CLUTCH, MY SHIFTER MOVES UP AND DOWN, FORWARD, OR BACKWARD AND SOMETIMES GOES OUT OF THE GEAR. I THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY MOUNTS GOING BAD, BUT A MECHANIC CHECKED THEM AND SAID THEY WERE OK. THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FAILURES OF TRANSMISSIONS BY OTHER CARS JUST LIKE MINE, SO IT'S PROBABLY A MANUFACTURER'S MISTAKE BECAUSE THERE ARE THE SO CALLED GETRAG 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS INSIDE MY CAR AND THEY ARE THE ONE'S SUPPOSEDLY TO GO BAD EASILY. A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST ME A LOT OF MONEY WHICH I CAN'T COME UP WITH THAT EASY. NOW THE WORST IS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT AIN'T GOING TO BE LONGER THAN 2-3 MONTHS AND THEN MY TRANSMISSION WILL DIE COMPLETELY. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****742572

NHTSA ID

10006392

ALTHOUGH NO MAJOR COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED, THE SYNCHROS HAVE BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH 3000GTS AND STEAL.THS AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT SERVICABLE. MY 2ND AND 3RD SYNCHROS ARE VERY WORN AND ARE FAILING. I AM PREPARED FOR THE WORST TO COME AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL OF A RECALL BEFORE THE TRANNY IS COMPLETE TRASH AND THERE IS A WRECK. OTHERS IN A CLOSE NETWORK OF 3000GT/STEALTH OWNERS HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BEEN IN WRECKS AND SPENT $1000S BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARTS FROM MITSUBISHI WHICH THEY HAVE DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! THANKS -JOSH. *AK

NHTSA ID

742036

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

730564

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER ON THIS CAR AND MANY, MANY MORE. *AK

NHTSA ID

727858

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

723959

Incident

Jul 25, 1998

THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW, AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS COMPLETLY MALFUNCTIONED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID

723906

Incident

May 20, 2000

WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO FIRST/SECOND, AND THIRD GEAR TRANSMISSION SHOWED RESISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TOLD OWNER THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863041

Incident

Jul 15, 1998

CAR SUFFERED SAME DEFECT AS REPORTED WITH THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE(AWD). REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER 30 DAY(ASSUMING USED AS DEALER WOULD NOT SAY). 9 MONTHS LATER THE TANSMISSION FAILED AS THE OUT PUT SHAFT TO TRANFER CASE STRIPPED FROM UNKNOWN REASONS. AFTER REPLACING THE DAMAGED PARTS TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AFTER REPAIR. SEEMS THAT THE FLUID KEPT ESCAPING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE CAUSING A HOT BEARING TO FAIL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR CAME TO A LOCKING STOP IN MILD TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I DECIDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE BUT I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS TO COMFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO FLUID LEAKING OUT. IN THE END SO FAR I HAVE SPEND ALMOST 6000 DOLLARS IN REPAIR OF THAT ONE PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP BECAUSE IT PUT ME IN A DEFICIT THAT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR TO GET MYSELF OUT OF. *AK

NHTSA ID

723304

Incident

Oct 8, 1999

THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE CAR, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 61,268 MILES. SINCE THEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT ABOUT 72K MILES, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMITION IS FAILING. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SYNCROS ON THE TRANSMITION TO GO BAD , CAUSING GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. MITSUBISHI (OR ANYONE ELSE) OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMITION. THEY CONSIDER IT ONE PART, THE WHOLE GETRAG TRANSMISSION IS A $5000 REPLACEMENT PART. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID THE 61,268 MILE REPLACEMENT WAS WARRANTIED FOR ONLY 12 MONTHS OR 12K MILES. I FEEL IT IS VERY WRONG THAT THEY PUT A TRANSMITION IN THE CAR THAT ONLY LAST ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL MITSUBISHI MANUAL TRANSMITIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE FAILURE RATES. *AK

NHTSA ID

705365

DEALER WILL NOT FIX ONLY REPLACE COMPONENTS AT THE COST OF $10,000. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR MANY 3000GT OWNERS. IT IS MANY OWNERS' OPNION THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE HORSEPOWER, AND IT IS A CORPORATE DECISION TO REPLACE RATHER THAN FIX THE ORIGINAL UNIT AT AN UNREASONABLE COST. MANY HAVE REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNITS MORE THAN ONCE WHICH GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF THE INADEQUACY. *AK

NHTSA ID

705040

Incident

Feb 22, 1999

TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS.

NHTSA ID

539944

Incident

Aug 15, 1998

VEHICLE IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AFTER A STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN, AND IS HARD TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND WHILE ACCELETRATING.

NHTSA ID

530958

Incident

Jan 15, 1998