1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT: raw data

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vehicle1992 / mitsubishi / 3000gt
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints117 on file (1995-05-31 → 2018-05-08)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt retractors not retractingSEAT BELTS27 complaints1995-06 → 2008-063000gt-1992-seat-belt-retraction
  • 10163302 THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT 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
  • 10159497 BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT MAKING THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO REACH BACK AND FEED IT BACK INTO THE RETRACT POSITION IN WHICH THIS WILL ONLY WORK SOMETIMES
  • 10175218 BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE SLOWLY LOST THEIR ABILITY TO RETRACT ON THEIR OWN UNTIL NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NO LONGER RETRACTS BY ITSELF AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTS SLOWLY AND VERY WEAKLY
Transfer case oil leakage and recall 02V143001 repairsPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2002-06 → 2018-053000gt-1992-transfer-case-leak
  • 10213000 THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO ALL OF THE DEFECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RECALL
  • 8017835 TRANSFER CASE SEALS LEAKED OIL ONTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING
  • 10139876 THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SEALS IN THE TRANSFER CASE BECAME DEFECTIVE
Transfer case seizure with wheel lockupPOWER TRAIN10 complaints1999-03 → 2007-013000gt-1992-transfer-case-lockup
  • 10058952 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4 , TRANSFER CASE SEIZED DURING OPERATION @ 30MPH , RESULTING IN ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKING UP
  • 10139521 DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE TIRES LOCKED UP. TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSFER CASE
  • 844454 WHILE DRIVING TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP
Transmission output shaft spline wear and breakagePOWER TRAIN12 complaints1998-12 → 2004-073000gt-1992-trans-output-shaft
  • 10063758 THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WERE STRIPPED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
  • 10072580 18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT ON MY 92 3000GT VR4 SNAPPED REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND AT A COST OF 5000 US DOLLARS
  • 10058342 AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES, A NEW SHAFT THAT WAS INSTALLED LITERALLY TWISTED IN HALF
Manual transmission grinding and synchronizer failurePOWER TRAIN9 complaints2000-06 → 2007-013000gt-1992-manual-trans-grinding
  • 10148087 I HAVE A 3000GT MITSUBISHI VR4 1992 THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FOUND OUT THAT THE 1ST SYNCHRO DOESN'T WORK, AND FAILS IN MOST OF THE VR4'S THAT I HAVE BEEN CHECKING OUT
  • 757652 SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR MADE A GRINDING SOUND. IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED IN JUL 1996
  • 10072763 THE CAR COULD NOT GET INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY. THE GEARS WOULD CONSTANTLY GRIND
Front suspension separation from missing control arm boltSUSPENSION3 complaints1996-12 → 1997-013000gt-1992-front-control-arm-bolt
  • 513318 LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION CAME APART SUE TO A MISSING BOLT, CAUSING WHEEL TO JAM UNDER FENDER
  • 525819 FRONT END SUSPENSION CAME APART DUE TO MISSING LEFT FRONT, FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JAM UP UNDER VEHICLE
  • 514204 THE NUT CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT SUPENSION TO COME APART AND THE WHEEL TO JUMP UNDER THE CAR

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1171995-05-312018-05-0831POWER TRAIN:73; SEAT BELTS:28; SUSPENSION:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; SERVICE BRAKES:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/mitsubishi/3000gt
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_mitsubishi_3000gt_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/mitsubishi/3000gt}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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