1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT problems
Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come transmission (38%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mitsubishi 3000GT with enough data (10 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Bought car with 46,000 miles and all 4 rims had the chrome peeling off. The chrome peeling was extremely bad from the back of the rim but the front shows major signs of peeling. I cut my fingers/hand multiple times changing the tire.
The consumer noticed while traveling 50-55 MPH when depressing the gas pedal to gain speed, the pedal became stuck which resulted in a crash.
Driver experiences severe vehicle vibration while driving over 60 MPH, independent tire dealer said frame was bent which causes severe vibrations.
While driving at low speeds the transmission seized. The consumer had the vehicle towed. The dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Please provide any additional information.
Normal everyday usage of seat belts. The front seat belts do not work any more they pull out but do not retract back. Mitsubishi says to wipe the belt down with a damp cloth then dry off to remove dirt. This does not work now my front seatbelts do not work at all they stay fully extended and will not retract to provide any restraint in the event of an accident or any restraint at all for that matter. (related vehicle information: model year=1996, make=mitsubishi, model=3000gt).