The 1998 Mitsubishi 3000gt has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 15,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN02V1430012002-05-1415,000 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE.
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,…
Complaints by component
WHEELS:RIM
3
SEAT BELTS
2
AIR BAGS
1
1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
1
Total complaints19
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Got in the car put key in ignition started to turn key and passenger air bag deployed for apparently no reason. Broke windshield. Was unable to see or hear at first and suffered a cut under chin and headache for 4 days. Where the car was parked there was no way for anyone to hit the front end.…”
“Vehicle stalls while traveling down the road looses all electrical if you cycle ignition switch it immediately restarts but once it looses all power there is no power steering nearly resulting in a crash on several turns. No check engine lights or codes. Random no set pattern to it happening..…”
“Both seatbelts in the front of my 1998 mitsubishi 3000gt vr4 do not retract when there is slack in them. *tr”
“Seat belts in my 1998 mitsubishi 3000gt sl do not work properly. When pulled on to lock into receiver they do not retract thus leaving slack which can cause passenger to go forward causing serious injury. *nm”
“Mitsubishi 3000gt's seat belt do not retract after pulled on. If an accident occurred seat belts would not serve as a form of protection as they should. Many other people with same make and model of vehicle have the same problem. *jb”
“I am the second owner of this vehicle.the first owner had the rims replaced with factory replacement chrome rims 15,000 miles ago.he said had experienced"unexplainble flat tires" a few times before he replaced the rims.I have had this car for 8 months and have had 4 flat tires,two of which totally…”
“While driving the vehicle's wheels locked up which caused the vehicle to come to an abrupt stop. *nm the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the transmission malfunctioned. Prior to this incident the consumer had the vehicle's transfer case checked because of a recall. The consumer…”
“Severe tick in engine even after dealer changed all lifters. Chrome 17" factory rims break seal on tires resulting in numerous flat tires. *nm”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE02013 Opened 2002-01-31 · closed 2002-06-03
TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE02013 Opened 2002-01-31 · closed 2002-06-03
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Mitsubishi 3000gt as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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