Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / 3000GT SPYDER / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068834 Incident Date: Jun, 18 2006
Consumer's City: PALATINE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: 3000GT SPYDER Model Year: 1995
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#: JA3AW75K9SY Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fluid was discovered leaking from the transfer case on my 1995 3000gt spyder vr-4 on june 19 2006. i found a recall for this on automotive.com. i contacted libertyville mitsubishi and was told that my vehicle identification number did not qualify for the recall. they could not tell me why it did not qualify. i contacted mitsubishi america at 1-888-648-7820 as suggested on the website http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/results.cfm. mitsubishi told me that the recall number was c0203n, and that it had expired on january 2005. i then contacted the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 888-327-4236. they told me that the recall number was 02v143001, and that it should be good for 10 years after the original recall date, which was may 2002. they also suggested that i fill out this complaint. *jb