Mitsubishi 3000GT transmission failure problems

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Transmission, Visibility · 85,000 miles · FL

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 repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2007 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · MO

Driving in 1st gear went to shift & it just started grinding....now have to have new transmission & transfer case $7100.00.... Trying to find used parts now...too many people have had the same problem... Car has 96,500 miles on it.

Filed Jul 3, 2006 · Transmission · 61,000 miles · VA

I have a 1993 mitsubishi 300 gt vr4. I am the second owner of the vehicle (purchased 2001) there was a recall on the power train. After being notified I took the car to be service on the transfer case at carmax mitsubishi in sterling, va. When I picked up the car it seemed to be working properly but shortly after started to have a problem again with the transfer gears it was making grinding noises while shifting from first to second or while going in reverse, also there was a clunking noise while reversing, the right side of the rear wheels has all the symptoms that were there before it was taken to be service for the recall. The dealer that serviced my car at the time (7-25-03) added a note on the service slip stating that the transfer case spinds were worn out and needed it to be replaced at my expense. I took the car to another dealer and they said the same but they could not help me because the recall was performed on my car which only included adding transmission oil to the case a $130.00 service. My car has been sitting in my garage for the past 2 years with only 72,000. As many owner's my opinion that the transmission is not designed to handle the horse power, 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. Here is the recall number. What should I do? The federal safety agency 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.

Filed May 23, 2006 · Transmission · 43,000 miles · NJ

Purchased a used 1994 3000gt mit. Two years later the auto. Transmission "blew out". Had to pay $2,000.00 for repairs in addition to storage charges. Took a month to scrape up the money to pay. Had to double up on bills in order to get car fixed. Read last week mit. Motors in japan knew about defective parts installed in their vehicles for over 2 decades. Traded this lemon in sept. 2000 liccardi ford, inc. Estimated exact date of transmission failure and current mileage. As well as date of purchase. Good riddance!! Deserve reimbursement! *nm *nm updated 03/09/06. *jb

Filed Apr 22, 2006 · Transmission · IL

Transmission failed 2 times on my 91 mitsubishi 3000gt.

Filed Jan 17, 2006 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · CA

Transmission of 1992 3000 gt vr4 has vibration problem can not be fixed other then purchasing a new transmission ?? Seemed to be common problem on these cars for which mitsubishi has been hiding the defects.

Filed Apr 27, 2005 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · IN

My gt 3000 sl manual transmission problem the first gear synchro ar bad. Come to find out that you can not get parts, how can a company sell soemthing that you can't get parts for all you can do is buy a new transmission that has the same problems or salvage one that has the same problem. Getrag and mitsubishi should fix there blunder

Filed Jan 14, 2005 · Transmission · NC

While driving the vehicle's wheels locked up which caused the vehicle to come to an abrupt stop. *nm the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the transmission malfunctioned. Prior to this incident the consumer had the vehicle's transfer case checked because of a recall. The consumer feels that the dealer did not conduct a thorough inspection. The consumer request reimbursement for the cost of a new transmission.

Filed Jul 28, 2004 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · MD

While cruising on a mountain interstate highway at 65 MPH on a steep uphill grade, the transmission output shaft stripped causing total loss of power in heavy traffic.I cannot overstate how dangerous this event was. I was lucky to get the car off the road without causing an accident. This is a well documented problem with this car. To make matters worse, there are no parts available for this transmission or transfer case. The only remedy is to purchase a new transmission and transfer case, with the same design problems as the original, and wait for it to happen again. There should have been a safety recall on this long ago. Visit www.mitsubishisucks.com for a very long list of similar complaints. The service manager at the local dealer and the mits. District manager have assured me that mits. Will not offer any assistance with getting this car repaired even though both have acknowledged that this is a very common problem with this particular car.

Filed May 17, 2004 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · NJ

I own a 1992 300gt with 51,000 miles. The car is in pristine condition. There was a significant amount of wear on my transmision. The car could not get into gear smoothly. The gears would constantly grind. I tried recommending transmssion fluids from mitsubishi but to no avail. The transmission was replaced by mitsubishi with a certified factory rebuilt (you can no longer purchase a new one). The rebuilt transmission was terrible and required replacement within a month (no charge for the replacement) now the new one works, but is not particularly good, as shifting is still rough. The transmission is not satisfactory. In looking at all the other people who have this identical problem, some have resulted in lock-up. I cannot believe misubishi will not acknowledge there is a product defect.