IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE STEERING WHEEL OR ALL FOUR TIRES TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
925–50K
550–75K
1075–100K
16100–150K
1150K+
41 reports with mileage · 74 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 72 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
115 reportsTRANSFER CASE SEALS LEAKED OIL ONTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WHEN DRIVING FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCKED UP. CHECKED VEHICLE AND TRANSFER CASE WAS DRY AS A RESULT OF FUEL LEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND RELEASING CLUTCH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OIL, RESULTING IN POWER TRAIN LOCKUP*AK.*YH
TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CRANKSHAFT WORE. A BRAND NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE NOBODY MAKES PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AROUND $8,000. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE COMPONENT BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH THE AWD MODEL 3000GT OR STEALTH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 1991 AND YET NOBODY…
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TRANSMISSION OUTPUT CRANKSHAFT WORE. A BRAND NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE NOBODY MAKES PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AROUND $8,000. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE COMPONENT BECAUSE EVERYONE WITH THE AWD MODEL 3000GT OR STEALTH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 1991 AND YET NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET THE MAKER TO OWN UP TO IT. ITS TIME TO MAKE THEM PAY, THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP TO BEGIN WITH.
A SMELL OF SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS BURINING GEAR OIL. *AK
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT TIGHTEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS ENGAGED INTO THE SEAT BELT HOLDER AND THE IGNITION IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN DRIVING IF YOU WERE TO LOOSEN YOUR SHOULDER HARNESS IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESUME THE SENSE OF OPPRESSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THERE. WHEN RELEASING THE …
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THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT TIGHTEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS ENGAGED INTO THE SEAT BELT HOLDER AND THE IGNITION IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN DRIVING IF YOU WERE TO LOOSEN YOUR SHOULDER HARNESS IT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESUME THE SENSE OF OPPRESSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THERE. WHEN RELEASING THE SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY INTO THE RETRACTOR WITH THE IGNITION ON. WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RELEASING THE SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR FOR THIRTY SECONDS AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. I AM ONE OF MANY 3000GT OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED THE CLOSEST MITSUBISHI DEALER AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WITH THESE CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.*AK
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE CAME WITH A TRANSFER CASE DEFECT FROM FACTORY. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED NEW JAN. 1992 , THEREFORE THE DEFECT WAS REPORTED ON AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN 1991 ON THE SAME MODEL. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED JAN 1992 THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IN QUESTION THAT FAILED WAS FROM A 1991 MODEL. I…
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THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE CAME WITH A TRANSFER CASE DEFECT FROM FACTORY. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED NEW JAN. 1992 , THEREFORE THE DEFECT WAS REPORTED ON AUTOMOBILES BUILT IN 1991 ON THE SAME MODEL. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED JAN 1992 THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IN QUESTION THAT FAILED WAS FROM A 1991 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REPAIR THAT I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF PERSONALLY WILL BE REINBURSED BY FILING A REPORT WITH MITSUBISHI ORTHE DEALER, SINCE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WAS AN ISSUE WITH 1991 MODELS.*AK
SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND. IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN JUL 1996. REVERSE WENT OUT TOTALLY IN OCT 00 (89,883MI). TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED.*AK
Official recalls
302V143001 · Power Train:transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive)
May 14, 2002
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE OR DAMAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED AND RE-FILL THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE PROPER LEVEL, OR REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AMERICA AT 1-888-648-7820 OR MITSUBMISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
96V143002 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Aug 12, 1996
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
96V143001 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Jul 25, 1996
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2PE02013 · Transfer Case Lockup
Opened Jan 31, 2002 · Closed Jun 3, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Wheels
There is no summary currently available
Wheels
There is no summary currently available
PE96004 · Glass Sunroof Shattering
Opened Jan 17, 1996 · Closed May 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
1992 - 96 DODGE STEALTH AND MITSUBISHI 300 GT