Consumer received a recall notice concerning the transfer case. Took vehicle to the dealer for recall repairs. But before he could get vehicle to the dealer transfer case locked up, causing shedding of the output shaft from the transmission. This fractured the transfer case, and all the oil leaked out. Consumer indicated that at first dealer told him that they would repair the transmission free of charge if the damage was found to be caused by the locking up of the transfer case. After waiting for about a week, consumer saw a district manager who told him that the damage was caused by the transfer case, but that they were not going to repair it free of charge.
1991 Dodge Stealth transmission complaints
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The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 4/19/2003 for recall# 02v143002 subject: transfer case leakage. A week after, the rear wheels locked up and noise was heard coming from the transfer case. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer which stated it had nothing to do with the recall. The consumer insists that the dealer did not properly fix the transfer case.
The transmission was replaced due to the defective transfer case. Scc
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle was leaking transmission coolant from underneath th vehicle. Dealership was aware of problem.
Transaxle froze up and busted and the synchronizers in the transmission are shot mistu/dodge only sells replacement transmissions not parts to repair original. And after contacting them and finding out this is very common both them and getrag have given us the run around.
Transfer case seals failed allowing all transfer case fluid to drain from component. Transfer case ran dry and could have seized up like many do. Transmission has syncros going out which is a failure in the majority of transmissions produced on this car. Transfer case seals were replaced and but transmission is still going out
Transmission syncros from 1-2 and 3-4 and reverse started grinding on shift, got worse, transmission started leaking. Was barely shiftable so aftermarket warranty company replaced, replacement tranny was "notchy" and slowly over 4 months has gotten almost as bad as the first. We've spent almost $5500 on new parts/labor to try to fix this. Also original tranny's 'output shaft' was missing teeth. Current output shaft giving similar "teeth skipping" symptoms under hard accelleration. Mitsubishi/getrag does not support fixing the tranny, we must buy an entire new tranny to fix the synchros which are very small portions of the otherwise fairly strong tranny. No support from mitsu, when we go to the dealers they say "oh, another bad tranny" and expect to see them all the time. Somethng needs to be done!
I can't believe that syncros on this car went out even before passing the 70,000 mile mark. I've talked to other stealth and 3000gt owners and they have the same problem. No safety defect mentioned.
Transmission output shaft (transfer case input shaft) spline failure.
As you are seeing, many of us are fed up with transmission failures. Any problem constitutes replacement, costing $4000+. I have had 3 failures, all under 60k miles on the transmission, and one of which had been _professionally_ rebuilt. The manufacturer wants no part of this, but we love our cars and can't afford to keep this up. Please do whatever you can to help us, all is appreciated.
Transmission/transfer case locked up destroying carrier bearing and rear differential. I bought this car used and am not aware if this is the origional unit for this car. From what I have heard, many of these cars had transmissions/transfer cases replaced while still under warranty.
This is far to common of a problem for every twin turbo ive ever seen. There are no after market parts on the car, and it was not abused. I got lucky, others had all four tires lock up while driving, wich is seriously dangerous. Mitsubishi has admitted that the getrag is faulty, yet does nothing about it. Please, they dont even make replacement parts for the thing. It s a conspiracy. I have yet to meet an owner of a vr4 or dodge stealth twin turbo, who has not had transmission failure. Since this is the case, how can they not be liable to recall these things, and fix what they know is faulty@!
1st time it was replaced was because of 2nd gear synchro going out, (26,000) entire trans had to be replaced! 2nd trans went out at 57,000, trans/case broke apart, 3rd time was for 2nd gear synchro again at 67000, 4th trans/trans case was replaced because of a bad cluster gear in trans. This puts me on the 5th transmission with 83,000 miles, every other stealth/3000gt owner I know has had the same luck with the drivetrain on their cars as well.
Synchros failing. Chronic problem with these getrag trans -far too soon for a manual transmission.
The transmission assembly is leaking and cannot be repaired. Manufactuer states a complete unit is required as they are not allowed to reseal it. This transmission has known defects and should be able to be serviced.
The design of the transmission and electrical system cause continued failure of these parts. This is not an isolated occurrence, but a chronic problem with over 50% of all oweners. No replacement parts are made available for the transmission ,causing all failures to cost in excess of $5000.
The 5 speed getrag manual tranmission used in this car has a history of failure. You need only visit the discussion groups at www.3si.org or www.3000gt.com to see how many owners are on their 2nd or 3rd transmission. Mitsubishi/dodge changed transmissio
After getting information off the web from other stealth owners, the 2 items reported are common problems. I have had 5 batteries in my car since 1991 and each one has died after a year. Electrical shops can't find anything wrong and was told I had bad batteries. One maybe but not 5! Other owners reported the same problems. The second problem is failure of the automatic transmission after 63,000 miles. This cost over $2,600 to replace and I complained to chrysler to no avail. I had proof of the required maintenance on the transmission at 30,000 and 60,000 miles. There have also been many failures on the manual getrag transmission on the stealth and 3000 gt. Both cars are made by mitsubishi. I believe this problem is common only many people dont know where to report these issues. I hope that the dept will seriously investigate these problems. Thank you.
Power train/transfer case. Transmission failure if common and expected on any year dodge stealth with turbo engine and manual transmission.
Transmission failed causing vehicle to grind when shifting from first to second gear, no replacement parts available only complete replacement available.
Trans axle froze/failed causing all gears to lock up
Transmission locked up/failed without prior warning.
While driving on freeway the transmission made a noise and the gears jammed, causing the car to lose power and the transmission to disengage and not run.
Owner states that transmission is leaking and that there was a recall for this problem but his vehicle was not indentified. Owner is concerned about transmission locking up without warning.
Transfer case locked up after recall repairs. (93v‑033).
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