MITSUBISHI 3000GT 1993 : Problems

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Clutch,Manual Transmission

ODI ID: 755790 NHTSA Complaint ID: 335342,335341

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1993 3000GT 93

Component/Parts: Clutch,Manual Transmission

Failure Date: October 15, 2001 Complaint Date: December 18, 2001

City/State: RALEIGH, NC (North Carolina)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: transmission on this car was replaced under warranty for the original owner at 51,000 miles. in may of 2001, (101,000 miles), it began grinding when shifting to 3rd gear. when i took the car to the dealership, they said the clutch needed to be bled (wrong!). the problem continued to get worse and extended to other gears. as the weather got cold it increasingly got more difficult to put into 1st or 2nd gear until after the car had been run for 10-15 miles. i took the car back to the dealership and was told that the syncros are bad and that the entire transmission must be replaced again! apparently, this transmission (getrag) is notorious for the syncros going bad and the manufacturer does not provide replacement parts. therefore, the dealer must replace the entire tranny at a cost of $4,592.00 plus tax! this is rediculous. i almost had an accident the other morning when i could not shift from 1st to 2nd in the middle of an intersection (could not accellerate because the car would not go into gear). does someone actually have to get injured or die before the nhtsa or mitsubishi recalls this lemon transmission? the vehicle rep at mitsubishi, tony, denied any knowledge of any problems with this transmission and even refered me to the nhtsa! apparently he hasn't read the complaints on this website. nhtsa - please do something about this dangerous situation before the 8 year limit leaves me and other owners of this car with no recourse! *ak .