https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mitsubishi 3000gt. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:36:03 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1469614 Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT SPUTTERING, STALING, NO PICK UP, ERRACTIC IDLING. ALL CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MANAGEMENT ( ECM) COMPUTER.. MANY CLOSE CALL , NEAR ACCIDENTS. CHECK THE CARS FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME SAFETY PROBLEM, IN WHICH MITSUBISHI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. USED CAR COMPUTERS , MAINLY 1991 TO 1995 , ARE SOLD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEIR CURRENT ONE HAS. OWNERS THROWING THEIR M https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1469615 Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT SPUTTERING, STALING, NO PICK UP, ERRACTIC IDLING. ALL CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MANAGEMENT ( ECM) COMPUTER.. MANY CLOSE CALL , NEAR ACCIDENTS. CHECK THE CARS FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME SAFETY PROBLEM, IN WHICH MITSUBISHI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. USED CAR COMPUTERS , MAINLY 1991 TO 1995 , ARE SOLD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEIR CURRENT ONE HAS. OWNERS THROWING THEIR M https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1466899 Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MOMENTUM MITSUBISHI IN FAIRFIELD, CA WAS CONTACTED A https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1465836 Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1437760 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VERN EIDE HONDA SIOUX CITY AT 4625 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106 WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED PER A RECALL AND WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1437761 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VERN EIDE HONDA SIOUX CITY AT 4625 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106 WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED PER A RECALL AND WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1358358 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1358359 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1358360 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT THE CARS FAULTY ECU CAUSED ME TO STALL MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSING 4 CONSECUTIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AFTER MOVING THE CAR ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC. MY ECU MIGHT BE FRIED, IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1334449 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISORS COME LOSE ALL THE TIME. SCREWS USED HAVE A STEEP THREAD, THEY COME LOSE AND VISORS FALL FROM THE ROOF. HAPPENED SINCE THE PURCHASE IN 1999. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1315138 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT FRONT CROSS MEMBERS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL. THIS CROSSBAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR 6 TO 8 MONTHS NOW. TODAY 9-7-16, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING, I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED AND THEN GOT BACK UP TO 30 MPH AND THE SHAKING CAME BACK, I DID THIS 3 OR 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD IN TH https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1285651 Fri, 27 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT MITSUBISHI HAS MADE RECALLS ON THE '99 3000GT CONCERNING THE OIL ENGINE TRANSFER IN THE CRANK CASE IN THERE VR ENGINES; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STEMS IN MOST 3000GT ENGINES INCLUDING MINE. THEY DENY THAT RESULT. WHEN CRANKING, THE ENGINE DOESN'T CONTAIN OIL WHICH HAS DRAINED BACK INTO THE OIL PAN. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1278777 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1270264 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN MONTHS AND AN UNKNOWN WINDOW FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1270265 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN MONTHS AND AN UNKNOWN WINDOW FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1078168 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT GOT IN THE CAR PUT KEY IN IGNITION STARTED TO TURN KEY AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON. BROKE WINDSHIELD. WAS UNABLE TO SEE OR HEAR AT FIRST AND SUFFERED A CUT UNDER CHIN AND HEADACHE FOR 4 DAYS. WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ANYONE TO HIT THE FRONT END. THERE IS VIDEO SHOWING NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AT ALL. THERE WAS WITNESSES TO THE FACT THAT T https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1054101 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE RECALL EXPIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V143001, POWER TRAIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1040470 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR IS WELL KEPT AND GARAGED AT NIGHT. IN NOVEMBER 2012, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC OF 20 YEARS THAT MY "TOTAL FRONT END" ON THE CAR NEEDED REPLACED. THIS REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS, AN OAL FLEX, RACK & PINION, AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE JOB WITH THE EXPLANATION GIVEN THAT IT WAS "WORN OUT." NOW, THE STEERING IS A PROBLEM WITH https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1040471 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR IS WELL KEPT AND GARAGED AT NIGHT. IN NOVEMBER 2012, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC OF 20 YEARS THAT MY "TOTAL FRONT END" ON THE CAR NEEDED REPLACED. THIS REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS, AN OAL FLEX, RACK & PINION, AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE JOB WITH THE EXPLANATION GIVEN THAT IT WAS "WORN OUT." NOW, THE STEERING IS A PROBLEM WITH https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1040472 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT MY CAR IS WELL KEPT AND GARAGED AT NIGHT. IN NOVEMBER 2012, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC OF 20 YEARS THAT MY "TOTAL FRONT END" ON THE CAR NEEDED REPLACED. THIS REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS, AN OAL FLEX, RACK & PINION, AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE JOB WITH THE EXPLANATION GIVEN THAT IT WAS "WORN OUT." NOW, THE STEERING IS A PROBLEM WITH https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-1028840 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DEFECT IN THE TRANSFER CASE HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V143001(POWER TRAIN) BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS REPAI https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-887139 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-859318 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT ENGINE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING APPROXIMATELY ENOUGH AMOUNT TO EMPTY THE ENGINE IN 3 WEEKS. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS NEVER DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNERS. REQUESTING A CLAIM FOR A RECALL THAT WAS CLOSED IN 2002. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL AND THE FAILED PARTS AFTER I PURCHASED IT FROM A PRIVATE SELL 04/21/11. FAILED TRANSFER CASE STILL EXISTS ON THIS VEHICLE. MY SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO A FAILED TRANSFER C https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-857331 Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS STOP WORKING OVER TIME, CAUSING EXTREME SLACK ON THE SEAT BELT. THERE IS NO TIGHTNESS LEFT ON SEAT BELT, EVEN WHEN WEARING WHILE DRIVING. IF A CRASH WERE TO OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT'S JOB. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-822094 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MITSUBISHI 300 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME CONNECTED TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAI https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-807148 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE -4-WHEEL DRIVE). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE LIABILITY https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-806049 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE WASN'T SEALED PROPERLY CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN APRIL OF 2003 https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-805557 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT SL. CONSUMER STATED PURCHASED VEHICLE OFF EBAY AND UPON DELIVERY, HE DISCOVERED THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REMOVED *TGW https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-789029 Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, LEAVING SLACK IN THE BELT THAT CAUSES IT TO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-3000gt#complaint-788109 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING AND WHEN IN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE-4- WHEEL DRIVE). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT