Mitsubishi 3000gt-spyder 1996

• Recall 520 [USA]: Low oil levels in the transfer case could cause bearing damage and result in drive train lockup, increasing the risk of a crash.
  On certain passenger vehicles, a condition exists that allows oil to leak from the all-wheel drive transfer case.
  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, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi america at 1-888-648-7820 or mitsubmishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
  mitsubishi recall bulletin no. Sr-02-003. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Transfer case lockup investigation # PE02013

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Seatbelt does not function properly, leaving slack in the belt so it does not hold driver in case of crash. *tr

Seat belt doesn't retract properly to perform safely. It is slack when it's supposed to be tight against my chest. *tr

I have a 96 mitsubishi 3000gt and my front seat belts do not retract after being put on or taken off. If i were to get into an accident they would do very little to protect me. I tried to see if mitsubishi would fix the problem but they said they are not covered under warranty. Just figured i would let some one know of this problem with the mitsubishi seat belts. *jb

I own a 1996 mitsubishi 3000gt that has had both front seatbelts fail to operate correctly. I have replaced these belt twice now and the problem seems to come back after a few months. I feel this is a defect in the product that needs to be addressed by the manufacturer as a recall. This is a serious safety defect.

The driver side seat belt on my 1996 mitsubishi 3000gt vr-4 has problems retracting. If i lean forward, it won't automatically retract to pick up the slack. This has been happening ever since i purchased the car in may 2003. Since the belt won't automatically retract, i have to physically pull it out, then let it go for it to take in all the slack. The problem hasn't been fixed because mitsubishi doesn't think it is a problem. If it fails during an accident, my death could result. *nm

The driver and passenger seat belts do not retract fully and do not lock in place. I feel this is very unsafe if an accident were to occur. The seat belt is only functional as a waist harness, because this renders the shoulder harness useless. *nm

Seat belts do not retract properly. *jb

My wife was driving our automatic 1996 3000gt at approx. 60 miles per hr when car surged forward 4 times in a row. She almost hit vehicle in front of her! Check engine light came on. She was less than a mile home and drove car very slowly home. Vehicles reverse no longer works at all!!! Car is able to go into drive but will not shift out of first gear and will not go over 20 miles per hr now! Car has been towed to dealer but no word on what is wrong with it yet.*ak

While driving at low speeds the transmission seized. The consumer had the vehicle towed. The dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Please provide any additional information. *nm