Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints (2001)

78 consumer complaints on file.

#10114715March 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 2001 LS. I'M EXPERIENCING PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN ON HEATING. THE DEALER I GOT THE PREOWNED CAR FROM WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I CAN SHOW THEM THE LEAK IN HEATER CORE. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCON AND THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. FIXING THE THE HEATER CORE WILL COST $1000. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREE MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS: (1) THE DEFECT EXPOSES CUSTOMERS TO UNUSUAL LEVEL OF TOXIC ETHYLENE GLYCOL WHICH SHOULD NOT EXCEED 10-25 PPM LEVELS (CONSULT MSDS FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL) (2) THE LEAK CAN AFFECT THE CAR'S MICROPROCESSOR AND POSES A SEVERE HAZARD FOR DRIVERS. (3) FAULTY HEATER CORE MAKES THE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT DUE TO FOGGING OF WIND SHIELD THUS PUTTING THE DRIVER AT GREATER RISK. I WILL EVENTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM BY SPENDING $1000 AFTER THE SUMMER IF MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING SOME RADIATOR ANTI-LEAK TO DELAY THE COSTLY REPAIR. BUT I WANT NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THE HAZARDS THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112798March 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
PURCHASED 2001 DIAMANTE IN SEPTEMBER 2004. HAD APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES NOW. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR, I NOTICED A MAPLE SYRUP SMELL IN THE INTERIOR, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS AN INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T MENTION IT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CLEANER THAT WAS USED IN THE CAR. IN DECEMBER 2004, BROUGHT CAR TO MITSUBISHI DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. WAS INFORMED THAT STRONG COOLANT SMELL IN INTERIOR (MAPLE SYRUP SMELL) WAS FROM A COOLANT LEAK CAUSED BY BROKEN O-RING WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER "HAPPENS IN ALMOST ALL DIAMANTES". I TOLD THEM THAT THE SMELL WAS IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER IN AUGUST AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE AWARE OF IT AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY THAT SAME ODOR WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS APPARENT THEY SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE CAR. I HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE YET WITH MITSUBISHI SO THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. CURRENTLY THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS COOLANT LEAK ARE CONSISTENTLY AND SEVERELY FOGGED UP WINDOWS (ALL WINDOWS OF THE CAR) MAKING VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. I AM ALSO QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, I AM FACING FROM INHALING ANTIFREEZE FUMES FOR THE LAST 7 MONTH WHICH ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112583March 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MY CAR IS MAKING ME SICK. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUG. 2001 AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL IN THE CAR AND FUME CLOSELY RESEMBLING THAT OF RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAR WAS ASSESED BY A MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER AND SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM MY DEALER AND DEEMED TO BE SOUND. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE SUFFERED WITH RUNNY EYES AND INTERMITTENT PARALYSIS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THIS SMELL AND FOGGING PROBLEMS OF THE INTERIOR WINDOWS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TELLING THEM THAT I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEATER CORE. I ASCERTAINED THIS INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH DEALING WITH MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THIS PROBLEM MORE SEVERE THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. ANY HELP OR IDEAS THAT YOU CAN OFFER WOULD BE GREATLLY APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113188March 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER THE WINDOW WAS STILL NOT CLEARING UP, AND THERE WAS AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110555February 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER COIL REPLACEMENT. CAUSES CAR TO OVERHEAT, ALSO CAUSES BAD SMELL AND HEAT AND FUMES TO COME OUT OF THE DASH. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MITSUBISHI DIAMANTES UP TO YEAR 2001 HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY AND HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE TO PAY OVER 1000. TO GET SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL FIX SINCE IT CAN ULTIMATELY CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110368February 11, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILED. THIS CAUSED MY WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE ANTIFREEZE SO BAD THAT I GOT A MIGRAINE. THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110169February 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
COOLANT LEAKING INTO RUG ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, COOLANT FUMES LEAKING FROM AIR VENTS, CONSTANTLY ADDING MORE COOLANT TO CAR, FOGGY WINDOWS THAT WOULD NOT CLEAR UP EVEN AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING, SCENT IN CAR THAT KIND OF SMELLS LIKE SYRUP. CONSTANT HEADACHES, NAUSEA WHEN DRIVING INSIDE VEHICLE, HARD TO DRIVE DUE TO FOGGY WINDOWS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND HAD HEATER CORE REPLACED. FAINT SCENT OF SYRUP STILL REMAINS IN CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110015February 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I HAVE HAD MY 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE FOR ONE YEAR NOW AND HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THAT MY FRONT WINDOW FOGGED OVER WITH A FILM THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT REMOVE. LAST WEEKEND THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY 2005 I NOTICED THE FILM GETTING WORSE AND THE CAR FILLED WITH A VERY PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE THIS CAUSED MY EYES TO BURN AND MADE IT HARD TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO SAID THE HEATER CORE HAD A LEAK AND I NEEDED NEW GASKETS THAT WERE $16 DOLLARS A PACKAGE AND THAT LABOR WOULD BE $492 DOLLARS FOR 5 HOURS. I WAS QUITE SHOCKED IT WOULD COST SO MUCH CONSIDERING I HAVE WELL MAINTAINED MY CAR AND THAT I ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CONCERNED OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS IF I HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN ANTIFREEZE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE LEAKAGE MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ECU BECAUSE OF WHERE THE LEAK IS (RIGHT ABOVE THE ECU). I HAVE READ THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DIAMANTE AND MY DEALER SAID HE HAS SEEN A FEW HIMSELF (HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HOW MUCH IT COST). I FEAR MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE LONG TERM AFFECTS IT MAY HAVE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AND HASN'T COME FORWARD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110812February 4, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CORE DEVELOPED A LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN THE WINDOW FOGGING UP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE/STEAM FROM THE ANTI FREEZE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108324January 31, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE, PRODUCING TOXIN FUMES, INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WHO I DRIVE AROUND EVERY DAY.THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 DOLLARS IN LABOR, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HEATER CORE COST. BUT IT MUST BE FIX BEFORE MY FAMILY OR I COME DOWN WITH SOME SERIOUS ILLNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107978January 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MY DIAMANTE HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE JUST BEEN NOTICING THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS FOG UP AND THE DEFROST DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN COLORADO, WHERE IT CAN BE VERY COLD IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT A SMOKE OR VAPOR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS AND SMELLS BAD. THIS TOO IS A HEALTH CONCERN OF MINE. I HAVE A LITTLE THREE YEAR OLD BOY THAT HAS RESPITORY PROBLEMS SO I AM VERY CONCERED ABOUT TAKING HIM IN THE CAR. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM, BECAUSE I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ON THE WEB, BUT THEY ARE PROBABLY UNAWARE OF THE NHTSA. I FEEL THAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108967January 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFROSTER. IT WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. ALSO, THERE WAS A MIST COMING OUT OF THE VENT. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON THURSDAY 27 JANUARY, 2005. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107967January 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
SMELLED ANITFREEZE IN THE CAR, SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND CARPET SOAKED WITH ANTIFREEZE CALLED DEALERSHIP IN ARLINGTON AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER CORE. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $930. CAR IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY BUT HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY W/ $500 DEDUCTIBLE. WAS TOLD TO CALL WARRANTY PEOPLE AND TELL THEM WAS "CRACKED" AND THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. MILEAGE IS ONLY 47,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107739January 22, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE CAUSING NAUSEA AND LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO HEAVY FOGGING OF ALL WINDOWS. IN REVIEW ONLINE FOR OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES THE HEATER CORE AND CORE ASSEMBLY O RINGS ARE SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE, SEEMS TO BE VERY PREVALENT IN 2001 AND NEWER MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE MODELS.MY DIAMANTE HAS 48,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107556January 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. BACK IN NOVEMBER, CAR BEGAN TO SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT, WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG AND FUMES EMERGED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RUN HOT. THE FUMES CAUSE NAUSEA. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NOW, THREE MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HEATER CORE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $1300 TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106240January 12, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
FOGGED UP WINDOWS ALONG WITH BAD MUSTY SMELL. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE OUT THE WINDOW. 65,000 MILES SEEMS LOW FOR A HEATER CORE TO GO OUT. THE DEALER SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR GIVE A GREAT VALUE ON A TRADE IN.*AK I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE HEATER CORE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOME SORT OF ACTION!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106016January 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I PURCHASED A USED MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE IN OCTOBER 2003 WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS AND THE WINDOW STARTED FOGGING UP. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING STRANGE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING AND HAD LEAKED ON THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE HEATER CORE WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $668. I HAD TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO GET THE HEATER CORE FIXED BEFORE THE COULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MATS WERE ALSO SOAKED WITH ANTIFREEZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109540January 7, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
BOTH REAR KNUCKLE BUSHING WERE SHOT ON 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. *BF IT APPEARED THAT THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS FALLING OFF OF THE FRAME. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104863December 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEATER CORE FAILURE/LEAK IN 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS; LEAKED ON CARPET; CONTINUOUS ODOR. DEALER MCGINNIS MITSUBISHI SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 IN LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100385November 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. INSTEAD A STREAM OF 'FOG' IS EMITTED THROUGH THE DUCTS AND THE WINDOWS ARE CLOUDED OVER. THIS REQUIRED ME TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW. THERE IS A DEFINITE SMELL OF COOLANT IN THE PASSENGER VEHICLE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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