Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints (2001)

78 consumer complaints on file.

#10091335September 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ALL PARTS, HEATER COIL, TRANSMISSION REGULATING COMPUTER WERE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090068August 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PULLEY BELT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE PART. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080712July 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE WINDOWS KEPT FOGGING UP. NOTICE A PUDDLE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, AND NOTICED THE RADIATOR WAS LOW. PUDDLE OF THE FLOOR ENDED UP BEING ANTI-FREEZE. DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AND THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE IT. WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTLY DUE TO MILAGE ON THE CAR. THEY REPLACED HEATER CORE, AND WHEN RETURNED THE COVER OVER THE SHIFTER IS CRAKED AND HARD TO PUT INTO PARK. THE HEATER VENTS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074176June 24, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK THE HEATING CORE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074964June 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS. ALSO, SEEMED TO GET BETTER (OR MAYBE I GOT USED TO THE SMELL). NOW NOTICED PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE OR THE HOSE(S) WHICH CONNECT TO IT ARE LEAKING. CAR HAS 92000 MILES, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I WILL BE CALLING LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN REPAIR THIS AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO ME AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN PARTS OR INSTALLATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060836March 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY HEATER CORE WENT ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WHICH HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE HEATER CORE UNTIL LATER ON. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 2-L/2 DAYS FOR A JOB THAT WAS 6.9 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOX THAT THE CORE WAS IN WAS EITHER BROKEN OR COULDN'T BE SHUT, BUT THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO CLOSE IT, FIX IT I HOPE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE O-RING AND THAT THEY HAD A CAR THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, POSSIBLE RECALL. THE DEALER DID A SHABBY JOB IN REPLACING MY DASH BOARD, I HAVE 3 SCREWS THAT I FOUND ON THE FLOOR, MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS A SCREW MISSING, NONE OF WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION FITS THE MISSING SCREW HOLE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE STEERING COLUMN CAME APART IN MY HANDS AND SO THEY TOOK IT BACK IN TO FIX. DO THEY NOT CHECK THINGS AFTER THEY COMPLETE A JOB, LIKE ARE ALL THE SCREWS BACK IN PLACE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI AND NEVER ADVISE ANYONE TO BUY ONE EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT A HEATER CORE SHOULDN'T BREAK AT ONLY 50,000 MILES AND THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053677January 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. ALSO, CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTI FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052370January 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR UP WHILE IM DRIVING. VERY FOGGY. DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013766April 1, 2003
TIRES
SHORT LIFE OF TIRES. TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BUT SOME HOW THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING AND THE TIRES WHERE "CHOPPED UP" SO THEY PUT IT. TIRES ARE ROTATED AND BALANCED REGULARLY IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A LACK OF THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A GOODYEAR DEALER IN WHICH I DID AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, THE ROTATION RECORDS, AND THE BALANCING AND ALL THOSE THINGS CHECKED OUT. THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND REFUSED TO CONTACT GOODYEAR ABOUT THE RESULTS IN WHICH I HAD AND INTERNET EMAIL FROM CHEEDA MOORE INSTRUCTING THEM TO CALL HER DIRECTLY IF THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND THEY DID NOT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002995January 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
LEAKING SUNROOF. THE FACTORY SUNROOF LEAKS DURING RAIN AND WASHING. IT HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE HEADLINER. ALSO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS RATTLES AND HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE. THE DEALER WANTED $90 JUST TO TAKE THE DOOR PANEL OFF I REFUSED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY FOR MANUFACTURE DEFECT. AS FAR AS THE SUNROOF GOES AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF GLASS BUT THE LEAK STILL PERSISTS IN THE SAME LOCATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767954October 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DISC BRAKE PADS SHOW ACCELERATED WEAR, WITH REPLACEMENT AT 5,000 AND AGAIN AT 17,000 MILES. ABNORMAL WEAR NOT DUE TO "RIDING THE BRAKES". BELIEVE ACCELERATED WEAR COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762517June 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BELIEVE THIS IS COMMON WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FATALITIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009337May 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS OFF, CAUSING TIRES TO CUP/ MAKING STEERING VIBRATE, AND LOUD NOISES. REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009338May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED BECAUSE THEY STARTED WARPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756007December 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATE THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE AND OR TURN ROTORS EVERY 18000 TO 20000 ON THIER CARS EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899466November 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER ALSO BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898955November 8, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMONTE, TIRE SIZE P215/60R16. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE GA, DOT NUMBER T0X82JM22800. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559909February 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AFTER DEPRESSED DUE TO A FRAYED THROTTLE CABLE, IN ADDITION THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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