Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints (1992)

42 consumer complaints on file.

#541730September 27, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE STEEL TUBING LINKING RACK AND PINION STEERING CORRODED AND LEAKED ALL FLUID, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828081September 21, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827604September 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A LIGHT, WHEN TAKING OFF SMOKE POURS OUT OF THE EXHAUST. WHEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE SMOKE WILL BUILD UP AND COME OUT BY ITSELF. DEALER STATES A VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535335May 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT TIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN TO 15 MPH, A SUDDEN PUSH AT THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSES A LARGE PUSH/JERK TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816069September 5, 1997
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815980September 3, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED. AN INTERNAL SHORT HAS MADE THE AIR BAG DISABLED. THE DEALER WILL NOT PAY TO RECONNECT THE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED UNTILL THE DEALER STATED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520436July 30, 1997
SUSPENSION
THE SUSPENSION AIR BAGS HAD HOLES IN THEM DUE TO DRY-ROT AND RUSTED STRUTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814520July 29, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#515302March 20, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. IF LEANING BACKWARD, SEAT BELTREMAINS IN A SAGGING LOOP, THEU DO NOT TIGHTEN WITHOUT UNBUCKLING THE SEAT BELT, REPLACED LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808105February 26, 1997
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE LUGS: NUTS ON THE FRONT WHEEL HAVE CORRODED TO THE STUD, AND WHEN REMOVING LUGS: NUTS THE STUB EITHER BECOMES DAMAGED OR BREAKS OFF. STUDS REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546782February 19, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LEAKS OIL DUE TO VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546781February 19, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT CONSISTANTLY. BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY ONCE OCCUPANT HAS LEANED FORWARD. BELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED AND FED BACK INTO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804998December 11, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN HIS FACE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#601641October 21, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FRONT END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#987017July 18, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS ARE WARPING. *AK VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES, ROTORS WARPED DUE TO HEAT OF THE DISC BRAKES, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL, THE ROTORS CAN BE TURNED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COMES BACK, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT MAKING CONTACT ALL ALONG THE ROTOR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986492July 3, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE REAR- ENDED SOMEONE DECELERTING FROM 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#503487April 22, 1996
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRANSMISSION SLIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#972452September 26, 1995
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
FUSE; APPROXIMATELY EVERY (2) WEEKS, UNKNOWN REASON OF BLOWING FUSE WHICH OPERATES NUMEROUS FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS SAFETY FEATURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#970908August 22, 1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PURCHASE CAR USED THERE IS A NOISE IN THE CAR TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#964775May 3, 1995
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 60MPH UPON BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATES, DUE TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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