Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints

505 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
#539967August 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780345August 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538502July 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825511July 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED DURING REPAIRS, AND THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES REVVS HIGH AND THEN DIES OUT. ALSO, IT IS SOMETIMES VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE,. THE DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780090July 9, 1998
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
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
#534898April 27, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534464April 22, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BUBBLE IN DASHBOARD CAUSED BY HEAT AND POOR MATERIALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533877April 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820721January 16, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW LEAKING/DOOR LOCKS FREEZING AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROW FALLING OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRROR, AND IT'S KNOWN THAT THE IN 98 MODELS REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE MOUNTED TO THE ROOF CONSOLE. AS A RESULT OF 97 DEFECTS, DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN CONSUMER GETS IN THE CAR AND CLOSES THE DOOR IN BELOW 25 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. THE DOOR WILL NOT BE CLOSED DUE TO FREEZING OF THE LOCKS. THE WINDOWS LEAKS AFTER WASHING VEHICLE OR IF IT RAINS. THE WATER STAYS INSIDE THE CAR IF THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING, CAUSING THE WINDOWS AND LOCKS TO FREEZE. DEALERS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HYAPPENED 3 TIMES MONDAY JANUARY 12, 98. THE FIRST TIME AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527652January 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS EVERY DAY ON FIRST SLOW BRAKING AFTER COLD START IN MORNINGS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. THEY SEEM TO HAVE TRACED IT TO A CIRUIT BOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819464November 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT SUDDENLY HIT CONSUMER. DRIVER'S FRONT FENDER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXPLODED OUT, SAW SMOKE, CAUSED INJURIES CONCUSSION IN NECK/BURNS ON FACE/ FRACTURES ON ARMS BETWEEN ELBOW AND HANDS/THUMB IS PARALIZED. PASSENGER RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES ,CHEST COMPRESSION/SLIGHT CONCUSSION IN NECK. APPRAISAL COMPANY IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. THIS DEFCT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#819197November 18, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION , THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. 780090 DUP OF 819197; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#817470October 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 8K MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817420October 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. CAN BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, BUT IT WILL JUST POP OPEN. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816332September 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE , ROTORS WERE CUT DOWN (3) TIMES, TWICE ON THE FRONT IN THE LAST (6) MONTHS. ALL 4 ROTORS AND HUB ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE WERE REPLACED ON 9/12/97 WITH 52,000 MILES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK
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

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