MITSUBISHI 3000GT 1992 : Problems

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Transfer Case

ODI ID: 10039124 NHTSA Complaint ID: 449085

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1992 3000GT 92

Component/Parts: Transfer Case

Failure Date: November 10, 1998 Complaint Date: September 18, 2003

City/State: CORTLANDT MANOR, NY (New York)
Crash: No Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: i am the owner of a 1992 mitsubishi 3000gt vr4 (4-wheel drive) vehicle, that suffered oil loss and total lockup in november 1998. after repair of the car (within 10 miles after return of car), i suffered engine damage as a result of broken timing belt caused by the stress of the prior defect (only half of the recommended 60,000 miles had elapsed). the defect has been listed by nhtsa and was the subject of a mitsubishi offer to provide reimbursement to damaged owners. i have submitted my claim for reimbursement to mitsubishi in accordance with their announced campaign earlier this year. they rejected my claim asserting that there was insufficient "proof" of causation - proof of expenses and repairs is well documented. the mitsubishi dealership that conducted the repair is no longer in existence, but the successor dealership (which includes some of the same service people) contacted mitsubishi on my behalf to confirm all details - mitsuibshi refused to accept their report. there is no other way to document "causation" on a repair that is over four years old. if mitsubishi will not even accept reports from their own dealership, then i must conclude that they are acting in bad faith in their claim to reimburse parties who are out-of-pocket for these repairs. before commencing legal action i wanted to confirm whether there is a specified procedure for addressing this complaint.*jb .