MITSUBISHI 3000GT 1996 : Problems

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Automatic Transmission,Transmission Column Shift

ODI ID: 757670 NHTSA Complaint ID: 355024,355023

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1996 3000GT 96

Component/Parts: Automatic Transmission,Transmission Column Shift

Failure Date: November 08, 1998 Complaint Date: February 02, 2002

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

Complaint Description: this is my 2nd tranny because the first tranny was grinding from a 1st to 2nd gear. the problem was the 1-2 gear synchro that got worn out due to the manufacturer's poor design. upon failure at 55mph, the car suddenly stopped and the transmission and transfer case locked up. the bay ride mitsubishi dealership asked me to replace to a new transmission which cost me $3000. i did and the car ran fine for the first 15k miles then the shifting became notchy and that's when my transfer case gave up and i bought a new one and installed it myself. something ought to be done about mitsubishi's poor transmission design.*ak .