IllustrationTRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSFER CASE LOCKING UP WHICH IS POSING A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP CAUSING ALL THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP *JB
1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Wheels. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
35 reportsA LEAK WAS COMING FROM TRANSFER CASE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE WHEELS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOUILD REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS,. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE…
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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. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFINITE 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.*AK
THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT PROVIDE PARTS FOR THE GERTAG 6-SPEED TRANSMISION IN THIS CAR. INORDER TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED SYNCROS IN THE TRANSMISSION A REBUIT TRANSMISSION MUST BE PURCHASED. THE SYNCRO FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.
THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW PROBLEM ON THIS CAR.. I'M PART OF THE 3SI COMUNNITY WWW.3SI.ORG, A LOT OF OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE CHECK THERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
TIRES WOULD NOT STAY INFLATED FOR LONGER THAN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, THE CAUSE WAS FAULTY WHEELS, ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER REPORTED THAT HE REPLACED A WHEEL, BUT REALLY DID NOT. *SLC
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.
PROBLEM EXISTS WITH CHROME PEELING ON ALL (4) WHEELS, REPLACED BY MITSUBISHI JAN. OF 1999 CONTACTED MITS. SEVERAL TIMES DURING WEEK OF AUG. 20, 2000. WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE WHEELS HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL DEFECT. TIRE COMPANYS HAVE EXPLAINED CHROME PEELING CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN…
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PROBLEM EXISTS WITH CHROME PEELING ON ALL (4) WHEELS, REPLACED BY MITSUBISHI JAN. OF 1999 CONTACTED MITS. SEVERAL TIMES DURING WEEK OF AUG. 20, 2000. WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE WHEELS HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL DEFECT. TIRE COMPANYS HAVE EXPLAINED CHROME PEELING CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN TIRE AND RIM CAUSING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THIS CONDITION IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT CAUSES EXTREME TIRE WEAR.SERIVCE MANAGER AT JERRY'S MITS. STATED HE KNEW OF DEFECT OF PEELING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL, BUT WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. RECENTLY IN THE BALTIMORE SUN PAPER ARTICLE ABOUT MITS. NOT ISSUING RECALLS FOR SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS BUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEMS WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER KNOWING . WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING THE WHEELS IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS.
CONSUMER PICKED UP T CAR WITH 12,000 MILES, AND SLIGHT SHIMMY, TOOK TO DEALER, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEN, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 17 TIMES SINCE OWNER HAS HAD THE CAR. IN ORDER TO STOP HAD TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, AND THEN IT SHAKES VERY BADLY. *AK
Official recalls
102V143001 · 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.
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
1PE02013 · Transfer Case Lockup
Opened Jan 31, 2002 · Closed Jun 3, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels
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Additional source detail variants (2)
Wheels
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Wheels
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