Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints (2001)

78 consumer complaints on file.

#10180810January 26, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ANTI FREEZE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER IS RUN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ISSUE BY INSTALLING A NEW GASKET, BUT THE FIX HAS LASTED ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE THESE FUMES ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176887December 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH 44K MILES - HEATER CORE FAILED AND A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FAILED. THIS IS DUE TO LEAKING FLUID FROM THE HEATER CORE DIRECTLY ONTO A COMPUTER COMPONENT THAT HAS NO COVER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS (ABOUT $2000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170698October 12, 2006
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH 62K MILES. ADMITTEDLY, I AM NOT CAR "SAVVY" RELATED TO THE WELL BEING OF THE CAR. WHEN PURCHASED, THE CAR HAD A "MAPLE SYRUP" TYPE SMELL. ALSO, THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP VERY QUICKLY AND EVENTUALLY I REALIZED THE HEAT TOOK A LONG TIME TO WARM UP. AS I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE SUMMER, THE FOGGING AND HEAT PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED FOR TWO MONTHS. I HAVE NOW REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE HEATER CORE. I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CAR "SAVY" AND THEY SAY CARS SHOULDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A HEATER CORE UNTIL LATE IN THEIR LIVES (ABOVE 120K MILES), IF EVER. AS I DISCOVERED MY PROBLEM, I REALIZE THAT I HAVE BEEN INHALING ANTI FREEZE GAS THROUGH THE HEAT VENTS. I'M WORRIED THAT I WILL HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THIS. HAS MITSUBISHI TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SEVERE MISHAP? I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PREVALENT PROBLEM IN MOST DIAMANTES. NOT ONLY IS THIS EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO ONES HEALTH, IT'S AN EXPENSIVE FIX. IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR A RECALL HERE? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151331February 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOW WERE FOGGING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEATER CORE O-RINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150578February 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, MY 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING. THE FIRST INDICATION WAS THAT THE WINDSHIELD STARTED FOGGING UP IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS IN THE WINTER (FEBRUARY, MINNESOTA) AND THE DEFROSTER MADE IT WORSE, DRIVING WAS DIFFICULT AT BEST. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. A CALL TO ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERS INFORMED ME THAT THE COST FOR THE FIX WAS OVER $1000. RESEARCH THAT I DID ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AND THAT MOST DEALERSHIPS PREFER TO CHARGE THE CUSTOMER OUTRAGEOUS BILLS FOR FIXING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD A BILL OF THIS SIZE, I FOUND A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT IT WAS NOT EASY. I'VE FOUND MITSUBISHI IS NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH. MY GUESS IS THAT BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER SELL THIS MODEL, THEY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CUSTOMERS THAT ARE OWNERS OF THE DIAMANTE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148783January 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WE NOTICED BLACK RESIDUE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF 2001 DIAMANTE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE CAR WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER BEING ON. HAD THE CAR TOWED, AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE HEATER CORE HAVING A HOLE IN IT. THEY HAD ANOTHER 2001 DIAMANTE SITTING THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SINCE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, WE BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED IN DECEMBER, IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $875 TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141862November 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
ABNORMAL SMELL COMING FROM VENTS, MADE ME, AND MY TWO SONS FEEL NAUSEOUS, CREATED A HEADACHE FOR ME. I HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS IN ORDER TO DRIVE CAR DUE TO FUMES. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, AND HEATER CORE WAS IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL AND HE SAID NO, THEY ONLY HAD TO DO A RECALL IF IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS COST $802.37 TO REPAIR. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY HEALTH, BUT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FOGGING OF WINDOWS, ETC. I AM SURE MITSUBISHI KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS AS THOUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THIS ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 47K MILES, I PURCHASED NEW AND IT HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER MITSUBISHI, JUST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10141241October 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
NOTICED SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN AND THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. WIPING OFF THE MOISTURE IS THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE IT. READ ABOUT THE HEATER CORE PROBLEMS ON THE WEB AND TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. CORE SEALS WERE REPLACED OCT 2003, THE FIRST REPAIR, BUT SMELL OF COOLANT REMAINED. TWO ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR WERE MADE, INCLUDING "CLEANING" OF THE CORE, BUT SMELL REMAINS TO THIS DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140531October 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
VEHICLE IS 2001 DIAMANTE LS WITH 72,000 VIN # [XXX]. DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY WINDOW FOG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AND PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE UNDER PASSENGER RUG. HAVE ESTIMATE OF $800 TO FIX. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140320October 20, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS THAT REQUIRES I REPLACE THE HEATER CORE, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO OWNED A 1998 DIAMANTE LS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138452October 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE 3 MONTHS AGO WHILE HEATER WAS RUNNING. WINDOWS STARTING TO FOG AND UNABLE TO DEFROST/DEFOG. WILL HAVE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS COOLANT VAPOR IS TOXIC TO BREATHE AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL COMPONENTS TO ENGINE MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEAKING INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS OR DEVICES; TRACTION CONTROL AND THROTTLE CONTROL BEING THE MOST DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY FATALITY CAUSING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10138419October 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CAR SMELLED OF SYRUP WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS. AFTER BREAKING DOWN, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE O RINGS/HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST ME $850.00.. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134765August 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
COOLANT FROM FAILED O-RINGS IN HEATER CORE CAUSED WINDOWS TO FOG OVER WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131731August 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
IN EARLY 2005, I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY WINDOWS WERE FOGGING FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AND IT WAS HARD TO DEFROST THEM. A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THAT WELL. LATER, I STARTED NOTICING A WEIRD SMELL IN THE CABIN. (IT TURNED OUT TO BE COOLANT; IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH) IN MID 2005, I SAW FOG/SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. A REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE, AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST $800 TO FIX. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2001, AND IT NOW HAS ONLY 30600 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130123July 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
LOW MILEAGE 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HAS A FAILED HEATER CORE. RESULTS IN EXCESS ETHELYNE GLYCOL VAPOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGED WINDOWS. SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS PROBLEM TO BE COMMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123921June 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A MITSUBISHI 2001 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 26,000 MILES THE HEATER CORE IS NOT WORKING. WE NOTICED SOME TYPE OF A FOG IN THE WINDOW. WE STARTED GETTING SMOKE IN THE CAR, AND THE FRONT GLASS FOGS UP AND DOESN'T CLEAR UP. ALSO, IT HAS A STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. WE HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR.*AK *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126617June 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NOTICED A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMMING OUT OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL VENTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE/ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE HEATER CORE DOWN ONTO FLOOR MATTS, CLIMATE CONTROL INTAKE, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE DASHBOARD, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. WHERE IS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124693May 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER CORE.*MR THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE HEATER CORE WAS BEING REMOVED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT INSULATION. THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113073April 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FOGGED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM ANTIFREEZE SMELLS THE CAR UP AND LEAKS ONTO THE FLOOR CARPET DAMP. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF FOG UP. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117362April 4, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING OF WINDSHIELD. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN I WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ANOTHER DIAMANTE (2002) THAT REQUIRED A HEATER CORE, AND THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES. WHEN THE HEATER CORE WAS BEING REMOVED I NOTICED IT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT INSULATION AS THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE BY VIBRATION OVER NORMAL ROADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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