Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / 3000GT / 1995

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001080493 Incident Date: Sep, 12 2001
Consumer's City: OAK LAWN Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: 3000GT Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AN74KXSY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission leaks fluid. this is the 2nd transmission for this car (which was installed may 1999 and 25,000 miles ago). i would guess the leaking started within the last month. the original transmission developed leaks and was replaced may 1999. the car had 56,300 original miles at that time. the car now has 81,000 miles and today it was confirmed that this replacement transmission is now leaking. the replacement transmission was purched from mitsubishi and paid for by an extended warranty. this 2nd transmission has been in use for about 2.25 years and 25,000 miles. transmission fluid both time has leaked into the clutch causing it to slip.