1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT problems
Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come wheels (21%) and transmission (19%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 11 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% 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 1997 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mitsubishi 3000GT with enough data (23 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.
At 85MPH the whole car locked up due to seized diffrential case - car spun out of control and off of the highway with out warning. This is the second time this car has had sudden powertrain failure resulting in loss of control - while on the highway with the cruise control set.
The chrome wheel rims on my car are corroding on the inside. The tires leak air because the rims do not seal properly. This causes the tire to become flat. The last incident caused me to be stranded, at night. I brought the vehicle to a tire dealer and was told there was a definate defect in the wheels and the manufacturer shouild replace all four wheels,. Due to the nature of the wheels this will eventually happen to the wheel rims, again.
1997 mitsubishi gt 3000 - defective chrome wheels flake, peel and wear inside so that a seal cannot be maintained. Constantly, inflate tires where of a horrific safety hazard. Stranded with flats. Expensive chrome wheels came standard with this vehicle. Mitsubishi has so far elected to replace only one of 4 wheels that have severe wear and affect reliability and drivable of the car.
When the seat belt on my 1997 mitsubishi 3000gt is pulled on, it sometimes does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint.