Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / 3000GT / 1992

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005092631 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2005
Consumer's City: SPRING CITY Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: 3000GT Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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 nhtsa campaign 02v143001, but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle did not fall under the recall. *ak