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 vehicle was too old to be repaired per the recall. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 02v143001 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.
Mitsubishi 3000GT engine failure problems
10 of the 461 owner complaints about the Mitsubishi 3000GT describe engine failure, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1992
- typical mileage
- 103,989
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19971
- 19962
- 19951
- 19932
- 19923
- 19911
Often reported together
What owners say
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 the federal safety agency campaign number 02v143001(power train) because the defect was repaired by the previous owner. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 112,000.
Tl* - sometime in december of 2002 while driving on a low grade hill on a rainy day the 1992 mitsubishi 3000 gt transfer case seized at 40-50 MPH, resulting in all 4-wheels locking up, causing the vehicle to crash into a light pole. After the crash the clutch, hood, radiator, front crash bar, windshield and air bag were replaced. On october of 2006 while driving the vehicle the wheels locked again. After shifting the vehicle into reverse and 1 st gear several times the tires unlocked, and the contact was able to push it into driveway. The contact stated that this vehicle should be covered under the federal safety agency campaign 02v143001, but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle did not fall under the recall.
Transfer case seized up due to leak n transfercase. Manufacturer refuses to uphold recall and fix the problem. During seize up csr lostcontrol and spun out of control on I-25 luckly no one was injuerd but I still hold mitsubishi and dealers responsible. They still have yet to contact my lawyer.
While driving at low speeds the transmission seized. The consumer had the vehicle towed. The dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Please provide any additional information.
1992 mitsubishi 3000gt vr-4 , transfer case seized during operation @ 30mph , resulting in all 4 wheels locking up.
Consumer's vehicle experienced transmission failure. *la the engine failed due to timing belt failure and the sunroof leaked. There was a recall regarding the transmission, the consumer requested reimbursement, however he was denied because receipts could not be produced. (recall #02v143001)
When traveling 54 MPH on a 4 lane highway the transfer case component seized without warning and both rear tires locked. The car slid across the oncoming lanes and onto the shoulder of the road. By luck I was not killed or injured. The car has never been wrecked and has been well maintained. There was no warning of impending failure. ****ak dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****758136.
My transfer case is leaking, and I have replaced/filled it with new transmission fluid. I understand this is a safety hazard if the transfer case goes dry, not only will it lock up and break, but my life and others could be in danger. I have read of other instances where the transfer case has seized at highway speed and caused very dangerous conditions. It would be appreciated that this problem is looked into because I've read it is a very common problem with the awd models of the 3000gt and stealth, which mitsubishi hasn't issued a fix or recall.
At 85mph the whole car locked up due to seized diffrential case - car spun out of control and off of the highway with out warning. This is the second time this car has had sudden powertrain failure resulting in loss of control - while on the highway with the cruise control set.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Mitsubishi 3000GT years have engine failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (3 complaints), 1993 (2 complaints) and 1996 (2 complaints).
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