1992 Mitsubishi 3000gt

Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2002-05-14 02V143001 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) 15,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT…
2017-02-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL…
2010-04-06 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWERTRAIN WAS LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE CASK…
2008-09-03 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE No 0 I WENT TO HAVE MY TRANSFER CASE RECALLED PER THE FEDERAL MANDATED SAFETY RECALL, EL CAJON MITSUBISHI INSPECTED TRANSFER…
2008-04-06 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE O…
2007-12-24 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. THE VEHICL…
2007-09-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR TH…
2007-05-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY I EXPERIENCE STUMBLING AND/OR NO POWER WHILE TRYING TO BUILD UP SPEED TO ENTER INTO TRA…
2007-03-17 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 I OWN A DODGE STEALTH AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. THEY HAVEN'T WORKED SINC…
2007-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE DODGE STEALTH RT/TT (1992) DO NOT RECOIL PROPERLY, ACTUALLY THEY DON'T RECOIL AT ALL. I HAVE TO…
2006-12-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE SLOWLY LOST THEIR ABILITY TO RETRACT ON THEIR OWN UNTIL NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT N…
2006-08-14 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELTS WONT RETRACT SLACK, LEAVING YOU WITH OUT PROPER RESTRAINT. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD ONCE AND MY PASSENGER MOVED …
2006-07-27 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE SEAT BELTS IN MANY OF OUR CARS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVI…
2006-07-20 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE SEATBELTS IN MY 3000GT VR4 FAIL TO RETRACT, AND ARE OFTEN LOOSE WHILE NOT DRIVING. WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE …
2006-06-14 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL. *NM
2006-06-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 2 SEAT BELT DO NOT RETRACT. BOTH DRIVER AND SEAT BELT DO NOT WORK. *NM
2006-06-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT MAKING THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO R…
2006-05-18 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELTS NEVER RETRACT ON THEIR OWN. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE FEEDER. CONSTANT SLACK WHI…
2006-05-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 I BOUGHT A 1992 3000GT SL AND THE SEATBEALT DOES NOT RETRACT PREVENTING IT FROM BEING TIGHT IF I WERE TO BE IN A ACCIDE…
2006-05-04 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 3000GT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *NM
2006-05-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELTS TO NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, WHICH MAY SHOW SIGNS OF A FAULTY MECHANISM WHICH CLEARLY DOES…
2006-04-26 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 IN MY 1992 DODGE STEALTH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, LEAVING EXTRA SLACK, WHICH IS A SAFETY …
2005-12-21 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 DRIVING IN 1ST GEAR WENT TO SHIFT & IT JUST STARTED GRINDING....NOW HAVE TO HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION & TRANSFER CASE $7100…
2005-11-20 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELTS IN THE 19992 3000GT VR4 DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IV HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THEY HAVE NEVER WOR…
2005-10-30 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHEN THEY ARE PULLED FROM THE RESTING POSITION AND CLASP…
2005-10-08 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE TIRES LOCKED UP. TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSFER CASE. Y…
2005-10-01 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Yes 1 TL* - SOMETIME IN DECEMBER OF 2002 WHILE DRIVING ON A LOW GRADE HILL ON A RAINY DAY THE 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT TRANSF…
2005-08-02 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 DT: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE…
2005-07-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 WHENEVER I LEAN FORWARD, OR PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, THERE IS SOME SLACK IN THE BELT. HOWEVER, THIS SLACK DOES NOT RETRACT…
2005-06-04 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 NHTSA RECALL ID: 02V143001 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSFER CASE LEAK. [XXX] THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE ON 03/2…
2005-06-01 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000 GT, VR4. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS PROBLE…
2005-03-22 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 I OWN A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 WHICH EXPERIENCED A MAJOR DRIVETRAIN LOCKUP. I BOUGHT THE CAR 2000. IN JAN 03, I WAS…
2005-03-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY EVEN WHEN FED. SEAT BELT OFTEN TWISTS IN THE GUIDER/HOLDER C…
2004-08-29 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE A 3000GT MITSUBISHI VR4 1992 THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FOUND OUT THAT THE 1ST SYNCHRO DOE…
2004-08-18 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION OF 1992 3000 GT VR4 HAS VIBRATION PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED OTHER THEN PURCHASING A NEW TRANSMISSION ?? S…
2004-07-18 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 WHILE CRUISING ON A MOUNTAIN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON A STEEP UPHILL GRADE, THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT STRIPP…
2004-06-15 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 143 001 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO…
2004-03-10 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 I OWN A 1992 300GT WITH 51,000 MILES. THE CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEAR ON MY …
2004-02-10 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE No 0 THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT FOR THE 1991-1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT IS FAR TOO WEAK FOR THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE C…
2003-12-22 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT IN THE 1992 3000GT VR4 IS DEFECTIVE AND MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES T…
2003-12-22 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT No 0 18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE CAR AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT BREAKS WHILE ON THE PARKWAY OR DRIVING I…
2003-10-30 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SEAT BELT FAILURE.. DOESN'T RETRACT ON EITHER SIDE...*JB
2003-09-25 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT …
2003-05-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE STRIPPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.…
2003-04-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 (3000GT VR4) ON ONE OCCASION, I TURNED LEFT, WAS IN SECOND GEAR. THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF SECOND. SO I TRIED TO PUT IT…
2002-11-02 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENGINE WAS RACING BUT VEHICLE…
2002-11-01 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSFER CASE IF LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. MR
2002-09-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TRANSFER CASE FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SQUEALED FOR ABOUT A MILE, AND THEN LOCKED UP. TRANSFER FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO…
2002-09-05 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT ON MY 92 3000GT VR4 SNAPPED REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND AT A COST OF 5000 US DOLLARS. OTHERS HAVE…
2002-08-18 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE STEER…