Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints (2002)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#10152758March 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
STRONG COOLANT (ANTI-FREEZE) SMELL IN CAR. WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND COULD NOT SEE AND PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS. DEALER INFORMED ME HEATER CORE NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS KNOWN ISSUE WITH VEHICLE MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF COST. MITSUBISHI HAS EVEN ISSUED A TECH PUB ON PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE. IT TOOK FOUR DAYS TO GET A HEATER CORE FOR MY VEHICLE DUE TO A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEATER CORES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151855March 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
NOTICED BAD ODOR IN THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE WINDOWS FOGGING UP AND THE HEATER NOT WORKING A FEW DAYS LATER. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR CARS THAT ARE ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND HAVE LOW MILEAGE. REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $1000.00. I HAVE THE 2002 DIAMANTE AND THIS PART WAS VERY HARD TO FIND. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO ORDER IT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO HELP WITH THIS COST. JUST A STRUGGLING MAN TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR A FAMILY IN A HONEST WAY. PLEASE HELP!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151808March 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
EXCESSIVE FOGGING OF INTERIOR WINDOWS AND FAILURE TO CLEAR UP HAVE RESULTING IN VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND JUST MISSED GETTING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THE OTHER DAY. IN ADDITION THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IS DISGUSTING! BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT NEARLY $600 TO REPAIR "O RINGS". DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO HAVE AS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITHOUT HAVING THE MANUFACTURER PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED SOONER OR LATER. I GUESS WE SHOULD WAIT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE HEAR FROM NHTSA AND MITSUIBISHI. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151809March 5, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
NOTICED RECENTLY PURCHASED REAR TIRES WERE BALDING ON INSIDE CAMBER AND A NOISE WAS DETECTED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS. WENT TO REPLACE TIRES AND THE MECHANIC "COULD NOT ALIGN THE CAR WITHIN MFGR SPECS". BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED THE REAR BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE AND UNUSUAL REPAIR FOR A CAR OF ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. THE REPAIR IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151637March 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE FIRST TIME MY 5 YEAR OLD SON DROVE IN THIS CAR, HE VOMITTED. EVERYTIME HE RIDES IN IT HE BECOMES NAUSEOUS. THE CAR'S WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AND A SICKLY SWEET SMELL COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THE WINDSHIELD IS COVERED IN A PERMANENT HAZE. WE NOTICED THESE SYMPTOMS BUT HAD NOT GIVEN IT A SECOND THOUGHT SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAD NO REASON TO SUSPECT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR 1 WEEK, WHEN WE PICKED IT UP WE REALLY NOTICED THE SWEET SMELL AND ALERTED THE SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION THE SHOP DIAGNOZED IT AS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM, A LEAK THAT IS VAPORIZING AND CONDENSATING ON THE WINDSHIELDS. THE ANTI-FREEZE FUMES ARE NOXIOUS, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND THAT MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS EVEN ISSUED 2 TSB ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI FAILS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY FIXING THE CAR. BECAUSE OF THE NOXIOUS NATURE OF THE FUMES, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON RECORD, MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF NHTSA REFUSES TO HELP ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN SCREWED BY ANOTHER LARGE CORPORATION, WHY AM I PAYING MY TAXES, SO THAT YOU CAN PROTECT CORPORATE INTERESTS LIKE ALL OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES? THE INCIDENT IS EVERYDAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10150876February 22, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, TIRES
HEATER CORE HOSES LEAKED BY 34K MILES - SEEPING ANTI FREEZE INTO PASSENGER SIDE CARPET, SMELLING OF SYRUP, AND FOGGING UP WINDOWS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE DEFOGGED. ALSO, TIRES WERE NOISY FROM FIRST DRIVE. AT 36.5K MILES THEY ARE VERY BAD, VIBRATING ENTIRE CAR AND MAKING EXTREME ROAD NOISE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150380February 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
'02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE; HEATER CORE FAILURE; 2ND OWNER EFF. 2/05; BOUGHT FROM SAME DEALER THAT LEASED TO 1 PERSON; FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS SUFFERING SAME ISSUE ON GOOGLE TO SITE: HTTP://WWW.DIAMANTEOWNERS.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?S=918C701E5465C87381CCAE0AA22C20A3&SHOWTOPIC=3615 I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1200 BY 2 DEALERS AND $900 BY A MECHANIC/INDEPENDENT. THE DEALER THAT LEASED THE CAR TO '1ST OWNER' AND SOLD IT TO ME AT END OF LEASE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON TWO DIAMANTES PER WEEK FOR HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL YET??? THIS LEAK - PER BRAD/SALE AND SERVICE DEALER STATES THAT IF I FAIL TO FIX IMMEDIATELY - 10 HOURS OF LABOR - RADIATOR COOLANT WILL LEAK INTO PASSENGER FOOT WELL/FLOOD AND THE LEAKAGE GOES OVER MY COMPUTER THAT RUNS THE CAR! 2 REPAIRS A WEEK IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! PLEASE HELP!!! I HAVE A TODDLER AND TEENAGER RIDING DAILY WITH ME SMELLING THE RADIATOR FLUID THAT STEAMS INSIDE WINDSHIELD (CANNOT USE HEATER). THIS FOGGING OCCURS EVEN WHEN HEATER NOT IN USE (ALTHOUGH MUCH MILDER IN CONDENSATION). BOUGHT CAR IN MINT CONDITION -USED- AT SAME DEALERSHIP THAT ISSUED LEASE/ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS FULL 'RECALL' STATUS - PLEASE HELP! P.S. PERSONALLY, I HAVE WANTED THIS CAR FOR 6 YEARS - TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND OBVIOUSLY JUST BEFORE A RECALL WILL / "*HAS** TO BE MADE IS SO TERRIBLY STRESSFUL AND DISAPPOINTING. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148065January 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILURE - WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP SEVERELY, AND TURNING ON DEFROSTER MADE PROBLEM WORSE AS GASEOUS ETHYLENE GLYCOL WAS PUMPED DIRECTLY ONTO INTERIOR WINDSHIELD. VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS AIR QUALITY IN CAR CABIN WAS EXTREMELY PUNGENT W/EG FUMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147393January 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A USED 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE IN AUGUST 2005. THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. IN OCTOBER WHEN I STARTED TO USE THE HEATER I COULD SMELL AN UNUSUAL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. IN JANUARY OF 2006 MY BROTHER RODE IN THE CAR AND TOLD ME THE SMELL WAS ANTI-FREEZE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND INSTANTLY FOUND OUT THAT THIS MODEL CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE O-RINGS FAILING. THE SMELL IN THE CAR GOT REAL BAD REAL QUICK AND I HAD TO HAVE THE LEAKING O-RINGS REPAIRED. I WOULD GET SICK FROM THE SMELL AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER AND HAD THE REPAIR DONE FOR $650.THE CAR HAD 48,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THAT IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR PROBLEM THAT MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147174January 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
COULD NOT CLEAR THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHTS INDICATOR ON BOTH THE N AND D WERE FLASHING. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WAS DIFFICULT. DEALER'S MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RELAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY COOLANT LEAKING ONTO THE ECU FROM THE HEATER CORE. COOLANT WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE LEAKED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPETING. REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AND THE RELAY TO A TUNE OF $1,500 BILL. CAR HAS 50,000 MILES .DH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146838January 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE WINDOWS WOULD CONSTANTLY BE FOGGY. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED. THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE HEATER CORE, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143336November 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LEAKING AND FOGGING UP WINDOWS. INHALING OF RADIATOR FLUID FUMES IS NOXIOUS. CAN NOT KEEP WINDOW CLEAN, IT'S GREASY, AND CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPING OFF FILM. PASSENGER SIDE CARPET IS WET FROM RADIATOR FLUID AND I'M AFRAID SMELL WILL NOT GO AWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142719November 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A LEAK COMING FROM THE HEATER CORE. THIS CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ANTI-FREEZE IS OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION AND HE IS BREATHING ANTI-FREEZE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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