AI Damage1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT: common problems
Owners of the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT filed 56 complaints with NHTSA, most often about powertrain and seat belts. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 56
- involving a crash
- 6
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 41% of all complaints
- 2 Seat belts 21% of all complaints
- 3 Service brakes 9% of all complaints
- 4 Wheels 7% of all complaints
- 5 Air bags 5% of all complaints
- 6 Visibility 5% of all complaints
- 7 Equipment 4% of all complaints
- 8 Structure 4% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 23 complaints (41% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Seat belts: 12 complaints (21% of all).
- Service brakes: 5 complaints (9% of all).
- Wheels: 4 complaints (7% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 3 complaints (5% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 56 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
While looking for an opportunity to pass another car, the accelerator pedal got stuck and the car's speed was increasing rapidly. While there was no opportunity to pass (another car coming from opposite direction), the driver had to swerve quickly back to own lane while the car?s accelerator pedal was still stuck.
Dt: the contact's vehicle crashed. The rear passenger wheel split in two places. The driver lost control and over corrected. The vehicle proceeded into a fence and was totaled. A police report was taken , and insurance report is on file.
While driving on the highway the inner wall of the tire became completely detached between the bead and the tread causing my vehicle to completely loose control and spin offf the road. (dot number: cxjx tiresize: 24540zr18)
Driver airbag did not deploy. Dealer/mfr. Notified and refused to accept responsibility for the falsely deployed airbag.
Failure on the driver and passenger side air bags, consumer was invovled in an accident and the driver and passenger side air bags did not deploy.
Please before the owners like myself get injured from a stalling vehicle, check into this situation. Thank you.
Driver and passenger sunvisors come lose all the time. Screws used have a steep thread, they come lose and visors fall from the roof. Happened since the purchase in 1999.
While driving 45 mph, the transmission failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that the battery had to be replaced five times within months and an unknown window failed.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 5,040 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 14% most complained about).
On average one model year of the 3000GT has 39 complaints (12 years in the data). This year has 56, above average.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Other years of this model
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: powertrain, seat belts, service brakes. Total complaints: 56. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: seat belts (21%), transmission slipping (13%), airbags did not deploy (4%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.