1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL from North America - Comments

Transmission failed and was replaced around 20,000 miles.

Timing belt tensioner failed at 90,000 miles. (Required replacement of timing belt.)

Various leaks (oil, transmission) and other problems throughout the life of the car.

The car is comfortable to ride in and drives very nicely.

The mechanical aspects of the car have been an intermittent nightmare since I bought it.

I agree. I own a 1999 3000 gt. The car was my dream come true, until I drove off of the lot. I have replaced the rear shocks, every gasket in the engine (not an exaggeration; I mean literally), the glove box, the thermostat, the antennae mask, the EGR valve twice, both turn signal housings because of condensation (still gets water inside somehow), the transmission sometimes refuses to slip into gear, the paint job blows- getting hit by a pebble at 20 mph leaves chips which then rusts, bird crap leaves dimples in the clear coat, it's SLOOOOW as hell, My 1995 Dodge Avenger ES with 122000 miles blows it away. I have had this car for 6 mos and have spent almost 4 times as much as I have paid the bank for it. This thing looks good, But don't drive it. It will fall apart. I HATE THIS CAR, and will N-E-V-E-R buy another mesobitchy as long as I live. Oh, And the dealer refused to admit that they sold me a lemon.

Why would a car dealer admit to selling a lemon?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe HONESTY. Or, from a mercenary perspective, just better customer relations.

To the first comment, if you got the car used and it was a lemon then why do you blame Mitsubishi, 3000GTs are nice cars, if it was treated poorly then that's the fault of its prior owner. If you got it new I have to wonder how you treated the car for it to fall apart like that. The 1990 Ford Taurus station-wagon in my driveway didn't have that many problems, not even close. If your car is a lemon it probably won't be very fast, but again that doesn't represent the quality of all 3000GTs, or Mitsubishi.

I think you should do your home work before you go out and buy a car. take it to a mechanic before you buy a car. 3000gts a great cars I've owned one for going on 2 years now and I have never had a problem. it has 100 thousand miles on it with the same timing belt same plugs and wires. all I've done is brakes. be disappointed!! Hundred thousand.

I bought my 3000gt a few months ago. It has 166,281 miles on it, original timing belt, and had the original spark plug wires (not plugs) when I bought it. They seemed in perfect condition, but I swapped it out of common sense. The problem with your gt's is you had poor mechanicly inclined owners. The only problem so far with mine was an A/C clutch fan, makes a loud ticking when the A/C is on, and the motor is burned on the cooling fan, can't complain for a 11 year old car with 166k. Mine was owned by a 53 year old man, and this wasnt told to me by the dealer, I went and met the guy who owned it, and he was more than happy to give me all the papers and reciepts for anything done to his car. Besides routine oil, filter and tires, nothing was really replaced. its all in who owned it last.

Hi, I just recently bought a Mitsubishi 3000GT. The car is truly a great car except I have a lot of exhaust smoke coming out and I'm losing water. It is steaming from the motor. It appears to be coming from under the intake manifold. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and could tell me what is going on with my car. I had my father look at it and his pretty smart with cars and he said that it might be the head gasket or the intake manifold gasket. I just wanted an answer for my problem so if anyone else out there has/had the same problem please write me back so I can get it fixed.

HI I AM FROM PALM BEACH FLORIDA MY NAME IS TANER

this is first time I am writing a comment regarding my previous Red Color 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT Base Model, I love the way this cars looks, but unfortunately the correct answer is if you are buying a second hand 3000GT the first owner its very important how he take care of the car since the day one seriously this is the hint, I bought my car and as follows, I spend lots of real US DOLLARS this car is not a poor mans car for sure, I am deadly serious.

First carpet was bad, I get a aftermarket cause OEM is very expensive, second it was not a stereo on the car, I bought a Alpine Stereo head Unit with speakers and Amplifier all by Alpine, I bought wind shield wiper arms new blades, I bought a new antenna, I bought few interior parts previous owners did not care at all, I replace the windshield new, I paint the whole car original red color 3500USD, I bought a brend new AKA Engine, brend new Tranny, brend new alternator, brend new Radiator, brend new Air Compressor, Brend new Slot&Cross Drilled Rotors, Brake Pads, Brake Calipers, Brake lines, Brend new OEM 3000GT floor mats, I was about to get a new leather seats I crash the car and wrecked at the rainy day on my way to work after spending on 27000USD on a base mnodel I feel like a idiot, this cars are seriously lot of work not a joke if you don`t have a really good job forget about it. I bought my second Red Color 1995 Mitsubishi 3000 SL and has a 44.000K original miles always garaged I bought it from a older couple who lives in Boca Raton in Florida and I love it since the day one, love the V6 sounds car looks amazing its hard to believe 11 years old. I m very please price was 11500USD after barganing long three hours owner went down to 9500USD for good, now I will go really slow and pay more attention on wet roads.

I own a 1994 3000gt SL. Finally had to replace the engine at 260,000 miles. I got the car from someone that abused the heck out of it. The trans was replaced when I first got it, I drove it for about 7000 miles and then the engine blew. It's a nice ride, and if my husband wasn't a mechanic, I couldn't afford to get it fixed. This is definitely not a poor mans car. I agree with who ever said don't buy one unless you can afford to fix it or know a thing or two about cars.

I own a 1990 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL, bought in 90 new, never driven in winter, still only has about 50k miles. However, in late 1996-earlier 97, the engine began slight tick, went to dealer, said needed new engine ($5k), they sent rep to Michigan said neglect (avg'd about 6k miles a year, changed oil at least 3 times a year & as stated earlier, never driven in winter), (wasn't there a report about Mitsubishi using bad/defective parts??) thought I saw a news report years ago...

Well if the rep would bend (if he would have offered some type on compromise, 50-50 maybe??), I probably would have went for it.. none offered so the car has been sitting since 1997. I start it up every now and then, may run to gas station, but that's about it. I know that I would never buy another product from them... Hey, know anyone interested in buying a car.. Got one for sale.. cheap..... ewf.

To the guy that left the comment about his 1990 3000GT, I'll buy it!

Contact me at ebay4jsb@aol.com.

Hi, I have a 1994 3000GT SL with 140,000 on it, but it has 80k on motor, runs good till last week. It will start up fine, but just shuts off by itself and won't start for like 15 minutes. I don't know why it does that. Can anyone help me?

Ps someone told me to replace the timing belt every 70k, is that true???