Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/01/2010 | |||
| Seat belt does not retract properly, leaving slack in the belt that causes it to not properly restrain the driver. | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt in my 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt do not function. i had them checked out and the mechanic said that it was notoriously common on these to have bad non-operational seat belts. if it is notoriously common why has mitsubishi not taken care of the problem? i am just concerned that the belts i am getting installed will do the same thing, they are of the same manufacturer, so says the dealership. right now my belts are only used for show until the new belts come in. law says you need to wear a seatbelt, but mine will not do its job if i do get in a wreck. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2008 | 76000 | 1 | |
| The seatbelts do not function properly. when the seatbelt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2005 | 15000 | 1 | 10/28/2005 |
| The seat belt on my 94 3000gt wont retract properly and will have lot's of slack in it, so if a crash occurred it wont have any protection. *nm | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 9999 | ||
| Mitsubishi 3000gt, seat belts do not function properly. if i was to get into an accident, i would almost surely be severely injured. mitsubishi refuses to fix!!!*jb | |||
| 07/18/2002 | 80000 | 1000 | 07/18/2002 |
| The seat belts in the car do not function properly. when the seat belt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint. *nm | |||
| 04/28/2006 | 1 | ||
| When the seat belt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint. *jb | |||
| 04/26/2006 | 100 | 04/09/2005 | |
| 1994 mistubishi 3000gt vr-4 seat belts retract very slowly, sometimes have to assist the retraction. this affects both front seat belt all the time and the rear belts occasionally. this could lead to leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint. any forward movement makes the slack worse, forcing me to assist in retracting the belt while driving, obviously a bit dangerous to be playing with the upper piller behind me at speed. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 80000 | 2 | |
| Rear seat belts failed. they will not retract without substantial effort, and they did not catch under rapid decelleration. both driver and passenger front seat belts frequently failed to catch under rapid deceleration. this problem persisted for several years.*ak | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 1 | ||
| Driver and passenger seat belts don't retract... they stay slack all the time..i believe this is a factory defect with the vehicle. numerous other with this vehicle have the same problem... it is not unique. *nm | |||
| 09/29/2006 | 1 | 09/17/2005 | |
| (1) i purchased a 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt in september of 2005. i don't know what lead up to the failure of the driver side seat belt, as it was not properly functioning when i bought the car. (2) when the seat belt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint. (3) i have done nothing currently to correct the failure. i don't know if the previous owners did anything to correct the failure. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 11/04/2007 | 1 | 08/06/2005 | |
| My front seat belts in my car no longer retract. they won't tighten up against me and probably wouldn't hold me too well if i was in an accident. the car is a 94 mitsubishi 3000gt vr-4. *jb | |||
| 06/12/2007 | 05/28/2007 | ||
| Seat belt comes out but doesn't retract to become tight on the driver. then, doesn't retract back to get out of the way, it goes across the driver in a sloppy loose manner. *ak | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 73150 | 1 | 06/01/2007 |
| Front seat belts do not retract after the seat is returned from the forward position. also, they do not retract if too much slack is pulled when buckling the belt. the slack has to be fed back into the tensioner to make the seatbelt fit tight in order to be effective during a crash. *ak | |||
| 05/09/2007 | 100 | ||
| Seat belt failure on 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt. does not retract automatically and leaves loose gap when engaged, would not stop driver if in front end collision. *ak | |||
| 04/05/2007 | 1 | 07/03/2006 | |
| My 1994 3000gt seat belts when pulled out don't retract front and back seat belts, and i am not able to always manuelly push them back in. *ak | |||
| 12/23/2006 | 85850 | 1 | |
| During december i almost had an accident when a vehicle cut me off on the highway. i immediately pressed my brake pedal but my seat belt did not work. later on i realized my seat belt doesn't retract when the weather is humid. *nm | |||
| 08/30/2006 | 50000 | 5000 | 08/30/2006 |
| Driver and passenger seat belt do not retract after being pulled out. there is quite a bit of slack when it is buckled, so in the event of an accident, it would not serve its purpose. when it is cold, seat belt does not move at all after pulling out. *nm | |||
| 10/27/2006 | 90000 | 1 | 06/01/1998 |
| My seat belts on a mitsubishi 3000gt sl 1994 are not retracting. after reading a forum i have determined this is a common problem and a potential safety hazard. they have been replaced once, but may need to be replaced again. unfortunately, mitsubishi will not take responsibility for replacing this defective part. *nm | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 1 | 08/13/2006 | |
| I am a part of an international club for cars. i read in our forum that we need to complain about our seat belts not working properly to create a recall for being unsafe. i own a 3000gt vr4 and also have the problem of my seat belts not retracting properly after being put on. is there anything you can do about this? please contact me if you have any questions, i appreciate anything you can do to help. *nm | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 1000 | 10/01/2005 | |
| 94 3000gt n/a, seat belts don't retract, often lock up not allowing the proper feature of excessive force to lock to seat belt and keep you in place. seat belt also does not retract after unclipped leaving it in the way and often preventing the door from being closed tightly. this problem has gone on through my ownership of the car as well as the past two owners. i don't know if it goes back beyond that. *jb | |||
| 08/19/2006 | 147000 | 2 | 08/17/2005 |
| Since i've owned my mitsubishi 3000gt at 147,000 miles, the seat belts have not retracted properly in the front two seats. the rear seat belts both work correctly and belts in my truck work correctly as well, which is a 1978 ford f150 with several hundred thousand miles on it. *nm | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 1994 mitsubusihi 3000gt sl. seat belt does not always retract, leaving slack in the belt. this problem has been happening for years but i was unaware of this forum to register my complaint. out of dealer warranty. *nm | |||
| 07/04/2006 | 1 | ||
| The seat belt on my 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt does not retract properly, causing much slack in the belt. *jb | |||
| 05/11/2006 | 100418 | 1 | 05/10/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the front driver and passenger seatbelts would not retract. this occurred while attempting to buckle or leaning forward. the occupants were able to use the seatbelts, however they had to be self retracted to use. the dealer and manufacturer were not alerted and no inspection has been made. | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1000 | ||
| Seat belt does not retract properly. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 1 | 01/01/2005 | |
| Both of the front seat belts in my 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt base model are almost constantly slack and do not retract well. i feel this is not safe for me and my passenger and i want a recall. *jb | |||
| 10/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| The seat belt in my 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt does not retract, which i know is a very common problem in the car. mitsubishi does not cover this problem in a recall. *jb | |||
| 04/04/2006 | 138000 | 1 | 04/04/2006 |
| Driver and passenger side seat belt in 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt will not retract correctly leaving excessive slack in seat belt while driving. *jb | |||
| 03/17/2005 | 65000 | 20 | |
| I would like to state that my seal belt doesn't work as it should on my 1994 3000gt sl. i have looked online and it has come to my attention that this is a common problem for every year of this vehicle. i feel very unsafe trying to but on my seat belt because it will not retract the way it should. can the gov. please look into this common problem. thanks. *jb | |||
| 04/02/2006 | 118000 | 18 | 12/18/2002 |
| Seat belts do not function properly when the seat belt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its restraint purpose. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2005 | 100 | ||
| Malfunctioning seat belt. the seat belt does not retract properly. once pulled but it doesn't retract on its own; it gets stuck. *jb | |||
| 03/17/2006 | 122458 | 15 | 04/12/2005 |
| The seat belts in my 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt do not function properly, they dont feel secure when buckled,they have to much slack in them. *jb | |||
| 04/11/2006 | 60000 | 100 | 11/05/1996 |
| My drivers seat belt doesn't retract properly | |||
| 04/11/2006 | 80000 | 1 | 08/03/2002 |
| Driver and passenger seat belts to not function properly. once the seat belt is pulled on and extended it will not retract, therefore having no restraint if an accident were to occur. this occurs everytime the seat belt is used. *jb | |||
| 01/02/1999 | 1 | ||
| Dear sir, i have a 1994 mitsubishi 3000gt vr4 , purchased new and maintained in immaculate condition.over the past several years the seatbelt retractos have been gradually failing and nolonger properly tension the belt after i buckle.mitsub rep says out of warrenty, tough luck. it cost me $280.00 to have the driver belt assemly. replaced. many other owners of this vehicle have this same problem (per mitsu club info via internet. does mitsubishi have any responsibility beyond warrenty?? this is a safety issue!! thanks for your help. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 04/05/2007 | 1 | 07/03/2006 | |
| My 1994 3000gt seat belts when pulled out don't retract front and back seat belts, and i am not able to always manuelly push them back in. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 80000 | 2 | |
| Rear seat belts failed. they will not retract without substantial effort, and they did not catch under rapid decelleration. both driver and passenger front seat belts frequently failed to catch under rapid deceleration. this problem persisted for several years.*ak | |||