Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / 3000GT / 1992
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000037718 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 2000 |
| Consumer's City: HOLLAND | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 3000GT | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA3XE74CXNY | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I believe that this getrag (german made) 5-speed manual transmission and transfer case is a defective design. mitsubishi, various automotive technicians, and transmission repair shops acknowledge the fact that this is a common problem. dirt, clutch dust, moisture, etc enters the spline and it grinds the male transmission output spline and female coupler in the transfer case so that they are inoperable. mitsubishi says it cannot order component parts for this getrage transmission. i had to purchase an entire rebuilt transmission from mitsubishi. i also had to purchase a new transfer case. in addition, since they were working on the transmission, mitsubishi recommended that i replace the clutch disc, cover assembly, and the release bearing. the entire cost including labor was $6,781.00. i contacted mitsubishi and they had a field rep look at the transmission. he said that he recognizes the problem, but that mitsubishi is not responsible because the car is out of waranty. i think because it is a design flaw, and you can't buy replacement parts, mitsubishi should cover my costs. thank you. *ak |