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1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT: raw data

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vehicle1996 / mitsubishi / 3000gt
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints25 on file (1996-04-08 → 2008-08-25)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Front seat belts not retractingSEAT BELTS10 complaints2006-04 → 2008-083000gt-1996-seat-belt-retraction
  • 10184726 1996 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 - DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AFTER USE
  • 10171719 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY AND DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE
  • 10193380 SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY TO PERFORM SAFELY. IT IS SLACK WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TIGHT AGAINST MY CHEST
Transfer case leak, seizure and failurePOWER TRAIN6 complaints2001-03 → 2004-103000gt-1996-transfer-case-failure
  • 8022479 WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE
  • 752614 CONSTANT LEAKING FRONT TRANSFER CASE. DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON COMPONENT AND HAS STATED THAT "TRANSMISSION" HAS BEEN OVERFILLED
  • 742190 ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER I HAD THE NEW TRANNY PUT IN, THE TRANSFER CASE WENT BAD.*AK
Transmission lock-up, synchro wear and shifting faultsPOWER TRAIN8 complaints2001-03 → 2004-083000gt-1996-transmission-failure
  • 767832 TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON VEHICLE LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN 3RD GEAR, THEREFORE KEEPING VEHICLE FROM MANUEVERING AND DRIVING PROPERLY
  • 10074390 WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED
  • 751769 THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION THAT I'VE HAD PUT IN MY CAR, AND I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS
Accelerator pedal stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2 complaints1996-11 → 2003-043000gt-1996-stuck-accelerator-pedal
  • 804822 WHEN USING THE POWER BUTTON TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO (90) MPH
  • 10017909 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

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
251996-04-082008-08-2510POWER TRAIN:11; SEAT BELTS:10; EQUIPMENT:2; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:2; CHILD SEAT:1

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/mitsubishi/3000gt
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_mitsubishi_3000gt_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/mitsubishi/3000gt}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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