Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints

505 consumer complaints on file.

#10169999October 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE PURCHASED FROM WALLACE MITSUBISHI IN KINGSPORT TN. IN JULY 2006. MILEAGE 45000 MILES. FOUL ODOR FROM VENTS, WINDOWS FOGGED WITH GREASY FILM, IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THROUGH WINDOWS. GARAGE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE HEATER CORE MALFUNCTION. REPAIRS TO COST BETWEEN $700.00 TO $800.00 . I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169304September 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I NOTICED A MAPLE-SYRUP TYPE SMELL AND FOG COMING OUT OF THE VENTS EVEN WHEN OFF. UPON INVESTIGATION, COOLANT WAS FOUND LEAKING ONTO DRIVERS' SIDE FLOOR. WAS TOLD BY GARAGE THAT IT WAS THE HEATER CORE AND IT WILL COST $800 TO REPAIR. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF IT'S NOT REPAIRED IT COULD DAMAGE THE COMPUTER. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED SOON AS MY SON HAS ASTHMA AND BREATHING IN ANTIFREEZE VAPORS IS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD THING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168425September 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FOGGED WINDOWS, WITH A NEAR MISS ON HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD GET OFF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166323August 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS 58,000 MILES. I NOTICED A 'MAPLE SYRUP' SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER WERE RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS WELL. NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. THEY WILL NOT KNOW FOR SEVERAL DAYS IF THE LEAKY HEATER CORE HAS AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE CONTROLS. THE HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING POTENTIALLY TOXIC COOLANT INTO MY PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN THE CAR. DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY EXPECT EVERY DIAMANTE FROM 1997-2003 WILL NEED THIS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MITSUBISHI ALSO RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL DEALERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES, OTHERWISE AT LEAST ADVISE ALL OF THE OWNERS OF SAID VEHICLES THAT THE UNITS SHOULD BE REPLACED IN THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165646August 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MAKE : MITSUBISHI MODEL : DIAMANTE LS YEAR: 2003 JUST PURCHASED CAR FROM DEALER STATING CAR IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION. UPON DELIVERY OF CAR FROM TRANSPORTER, GOT IN THE CAR KNEW IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS FILM ON WINDOW AND COULD SMELL COOLANT IN THE AIR. TURNED CAR ON, STRONG SMELL OF COOLANT COMING THROUGH VENTS WITH COOLANT LEAKING ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR. TEXAS AUTO GROUP, THE SELLER, REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE REPRESENTING CAR IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION. TOOK TO A MITSUBISHI REPAIR SERVICE AND HAD TO HAVE HEATER CORE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1167.92. THIS REPAIR SERVICE 40 MILES AWAY AND IT TOOK 7 DAYS TO COMPLETE. HAD TO HAVE CARPET AND CAR DETAILED TO GET RID OF COOLANT SMELL. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1998 WITH THESE HEATER CORES WITH MITSUBISHI VERY MUCH AWARE OF IT, AND OBVIOUSLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CHANGE THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 61145 MILES ON IT AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS IRRESPONSIBILITY OR COSTS TO THE CONSUMERS OF THESE CARS,INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS HEALTH RISKS TO THE CONSUMERS AS COOLANT IS TOXIC TO BREATH. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL AND REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS AS THEY HAVE KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. UPON RESEARCHING MORE, HAVE FOUND THAT SOME FOLKS HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED MORE THAN ONCE. THERE IS NOW STARTING TO SHOW COMPLAINTS OF THE 2003 MODELS. VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMER AND FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND HAVE NOW PAID MORE FOR THIS CAR THEN IT IS WORTH. HOPE THIS WILL HELP ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER OF THE MITSUBISHI DIAMANTES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164867August 7, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE ON 1999 DIAMANTE LEAKED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND ELECTRICAL COMPONETS WERE LEAKED ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163041July 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE END OF JUNE 2006 I DROVE TO WORK AND REACHED DOWN TO PICK SOME STUFF UP OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT. IT ENDED UP BEING SOAKED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOME WATER HAD COME IN BECAUSE THE PAST FEW DAYS OUR AREA HAD TORRENTIAL RAINS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY I TOOK UP THE FLOOR MAT TO DRY IT OUT AND NOTICE ALL THE LIQUID UNDER IT WAS GREENISH YELLOW. IN MY MIND I WENT CRAZY BECAUSE THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO ME A YEAR AND 2 WEEKS EARLIER. ONCE AGAIN THE HEATER CORE BECAME FAULTY AND POURED THE ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE PASSENGER SPACES. WONDERFUL, SINCE MY WIFE WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, GREAT FOR HER TO BE BREATHING THOSE CHEMICALS. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DIDN'T LEAK ON ANY OF THE COMPUTER COMPONENTS, LIKE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, ESPECIALLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED A SAFETY ISSUE. IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND THAT I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAME SERVICE TWICE IN ABOUT A YEAR, ON A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. I REALLY HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS INTO MAKING THIS A RECALL ISSUE, BECAUSE IT IS JUST HAPPENING TO TOO MANY CONSUMERS. JUST IMAGINE ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY CAN FILE A COMPLAINT. YES, I KNOW THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES IN MY CASE, BUT WHEN THE COOLANT LEAKS ON THE COMPUTER BRAIN OF THE CAR, IT COULD BECOME A REAL ISSUE IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR NAVIGATING CROWDED STREETS IN TOWN. THE POWER STEARING OR ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD SHUT DOWN IF THE COMPUTER CRASHED FROM GETTING WET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160835June 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE WINDOWS FOG UP SO BAD THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE. THE VENTS SPEW OUT THE PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE. I HAVE NOTICED ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS THAT PUFFS OF VAPOR SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AND VENTS. I KNOW THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS POISONOUS TO HUMANS AND DON'T THINK THAT ITS SAFE FOR ME TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HAVE TO BREATH IN THE VAPORS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160410June 22, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE VRX AND HAVE A BAD HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.DIAMANTEOWNERS.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=3615&ST=60 THAT THE HEATER CORE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS LEAKING FLUIDS ONTO THE COMPUTER CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158806June 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS ON MY 2002 DIAMANTE. THIS CAUSES FUMES TO TAKE OVER MY CAR AND I CAN NOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. THERE IS ALSO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES MY CAR TO DIE WHEN IDLE AT STOPS OR WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157523May 14, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MY HEATER CORE IS FAULTY, MY DEFOGGER WONT WORK, AND IT IS EMITTING SOME TERRIBLE FUMES IN THE CAR, ALSO ANTI FREEZE IS LEAKING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156684May 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LEAKING CAUSING FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING OF THE WINDSHIELD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156551May 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
FAILURE OF HEATER CORE GASKETS RESULTING IN FUMES INSIDE THE CAR FROM ANTI-FREEZE; THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 35,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR LABOR IS ESTIMATED AT 6 HOURS, WHICH IS AROUND $1,000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156147April 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER FAILED AND WOULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A CLIP IN THE SYSTEM CAME LOOSE AND THE CLIP WAS RECONNECTED. NOW, SIX MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CLIP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155554April 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT
CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD BRAKES & ROTORS REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. MECHANIC SAID ROTORS WERE TOO DAMAGED TO TURN. AFTER 6 MONTHS AND 20,000 MILES, THE CAR IS SHAKING AGAIN WHEN BRAKING. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC, WHO CHECKED THE ROTORS AND SAID THEY NEED TO BE TURNED. I OWN A 1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, AND THAT CAR DOES NOT NEED THE ROTORS REPLACED EVERY TIME I REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS. MY DRIVING IS MOSTLY HIGHWAY, SO I DON'T USE THESE BRAKES MUCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154930April 10, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VISIBLE FUMES BEGAN ENTERING VEHICLE THROUGH AIR VENTS. THERE WAS A STRONG STENCH OF ANTI-FREEZE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. AFTER TAKING CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD, EVEN BEFORE AN INSPECTION WAS DONE, THAT THE HEATER CORE ON VEHICLE HAD A SLOW LEAK THAT OVER THE COURSE OF "SEVERAL MONTHS" THAT EVENTUALLY LEAKED ON TO THE TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. IT SEEMED OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS A FAMILIAR ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I WAS ORIGINALLY GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3,300, BEING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO OWNER OF DEALERSHIP AND DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLES COMPLAINT HISTORY, THE PRICE WAS REDUCED 3 SEPARATE TIMES, FINALLY COSTING ME $880. APPARENTLY, MITSUBISHI HEADQUARTERS PICKED UP THE COST OF THE PARTS, LEAVING ME TO PAY LABOR CHARGES. THE MECHANIC HANDLING THE REPAIR STATED THAT DUE TO "POOR DESIGN" ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND EVEN WITH OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS PROBLEM CANNOT POSSIBLY BE RECOGNIZED OR DIAGNOSED IN ITS EARLY STAGES UNTIL IT HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WILL BE MY LAST MITSUBUSHI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154602April 5, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OCPL.COM EPNET.COM AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER MISUBISHI MOTORS TECH INFORMATION UPDATE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NO: TSB-03-13-007 ODI ID NUMBER: 10152897 DATE: OCTOBER/2003 MODEL: 1997-2003 DIAMANTE MODELS PRODUCED BEFORE 7/7/03 PART: MR908180 DESC: FUEL TANK PUMP AND GAUGE ASSEMBLY SUBJ:LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ON SOME AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE REACHES "E". THE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 3.7 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE CONDITION. IMPROVED PARTS HAVE A WHITE MARK LOCATED ABOVE THE LOWER FUEL WARNING THERMISTOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154613April 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP WITH FILM AND DEFOG NOT EVEN TOUCHING IT. NOTICED SMOKY LIKE AIR COMING FROM UNDER PASSENGER SIDE DASH. AC IS NOW FLAKY. SOMETIMES WILL WORK SOMETIMES WON'T. MOST LIKELY HEATER CORE IS DEFECTIVE OR LEAKING AS STATED IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE TSB. CAR IS 2002 WITH ROUGHLY 40K MILES ON IT. RIDICULOUS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE MOST DEALERS ARE CHARGING UP TO $1200 TO FIX THIS. THIS IS NOT JUST A SAFETY HAZARD BUT A HEALTH HAZARD DEPENDING ON HOW LONG ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN CONDENSED ANTIFREEZE AND NOT KNOWING IT. WILL NEVER BUY A MITSUBISHI AGAIN!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153724March 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CONTINUAL ODD ODOR ENTERING CABIN OF CAR. IT SMELLS SWEET LIKE MAPLE SYRUP. IT OCCURS WHEN I USE HEATER AND ODOR IS EMITTED THROUGH VENTS. I BELIEVE IT IS ANTI-FREEZE THAT HAS LEAKED, I AM SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE AND I'M CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A HUGE NUMBER OF HEATER CORE HOSE O-RING GASKET FAILURES CAUSING LEAKS NEAR HEATER CORE. APPARENTLY IT ALSO DRIPS ONTO COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT ALSO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152897March 16, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE STUCK NEAR HALF FULL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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