1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT problems
Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. After that come seat belts (25%) and drivetrain & axles (22%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 23 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 104,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 50 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mitsubishi 3000GT with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Since date of purchase windows get a gresey film making vision hard. Gave up arguing until saw mit. Was charged with hiding defects . Now most recent problem is vev. Failed inspection for burning oil. With less than 50,000 miles and only driving it on nice days and not nights because of windows fogging and smearing this is last straw. Mit should either fix or replace this red lemon. Thankyou for being the first to help.
It was found that the transfer case had no oil in it. There was no prior evidence that would suggest the case was low or with out oil. Reason for stating there was a wreck, but with out injury is: the transfer case locked up the back end of the car causing the car to start spinning. Though at the time the car was traveling at around 60 MPH, it occured on a straight stretch of highway, and no other cars were involved.
Vehicle is hard to shift into 1st gear after a stop or after slowing down, and is hard to shift from 1st to 2nd while acceletrating.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 mitsubishi 3000gt. When shifting into second gear at approximately 25 MPH, the contact heard a grinding noise. He noticed oil leaking on the ground when the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop and they stated that the transfer case was leaking. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA recall number 02v143001 (power train:transfer case), however, the vehicle was already inspected. The current mileage was 143,273 and failure mileage was 142,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 mitsubishi 3000gt. The contact noticed that the transfer case was leaking and when in it was in neutral, the vehicle made a loud unusual noise. The dealer stated that the transfer case needed to be replaced and verified that the vehicle was included in NHTSA recall campaign id number 02v143001 (power train: transfer case-4- wheel drive). The manufacturer confirmed that per the recall, they were only liable for refilling the transfer case but not replacing it.