1993 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS IN HER AREA DUE TO ENGINE MAKING NOISE. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, BUT THOUGHT THAT BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE, AND REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD MY BRAKES FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2001, IT IS NOW 10/2001 AND I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN. I AM A SAFE DRIVER AND DO NOT DRIVE DANGEROUSLY OR WRECKLESS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW WEAR AND TEAR OCCURED SO QUICKLY. MY FRONT END VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY WHILE BREAKING. STOPPING SEVERAL FEET PAST THE POINT WHERE I BREAKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO STOP WAY AHEAD OF A STOP. ALSO, MY CAR SHAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES WHEN I TRY TO STOP. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR IS IDLED WAY ABOVE THE POINT WHERE IT SHOULD. THE CAR GIVE A BIG THUMP AND THROW FORWARD WHEN I AM TRYING TO BREAK. THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING FUNNY NOISE, AS IF I AM DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AS FOR THE FUMES, THEY COME IN MY CAR AND IS VERY UNSETTLING. I CAN NOT STAND THE WAY THE FUMES SMELL. THE CAR IS ALSO SMOKING.*AK

BRAKES OVERHEATED/CRACKED AND HAD WARPED WHEN APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. FOUND OUT THAT BRAKES WERE UNDERRATED ALONG WITH TIRES BY GOODYEAR. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL LATER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE USES AUSTRALIAN GOODYEAR TIRES, GTA 205/65R15 H1530, TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH AMERICAN EQUIVALENT GOODYEAR TIRES AND WHILE DRIVING ON ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, TIRES WOBBLE AND BECOME UNSTABLE AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, 3 OTHER TYPES OF GOODYEAR TIRES WERE TRIED, HOWEVER ALL TYPES EXPERIENCED SAME SCENARIO, GOODYEAR HEADQUARTERS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE LOAD RATING OF THESE TIRES WERE ONLY 1400 POUNDS WHICH MAY BE INADEQUATE FOR THE 5000 POUND VEHICLE, THE HEAT FROM THE UNDERRATED TIRES STRESSES BRAKE ROTORS, VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 SETS OF ROTORS DUE TO OVERHEATING. *SLC

ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, SOMETIMES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAR ZIGZAGS IN THE BACK, AND EVENTUALLY STOPS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR, EVENTUALLY IT COMES OUT/ AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WERE STUCK. MADE A LOUD NOISE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT UNDER HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS AND ALSO AT IDLE. THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AS REPAIRED. AUTO CONTINUED POOR IDLE. LATER, BATTERY BECAME FULLY DRAINED. WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGAGING BRAKES OR TURNING ON ANY CABIN ELECTRICAL DEVICE WOULD FLICKER AND DIM THE HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED BATTERY AND BELTS FOR REPAIR. ALTERNATOR TESTED OUT OKAY. POOR IDLING ATTRIBUTED TO LOW VOLTAGE TO IDLE SPEED MOTOR. CONTINUING ISSUE: ENGAGING BRAKES FLICKER AND DIM DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES(OR BRAKE LIGHTS, PERHAPS) INTERFERES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY, ENGINE OPERATION. THIS SEEMED MOST EVIDENT WHEN VOLTAGE WAS AT A PREMIUM. *AK

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

WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, WHEEL LOCKED UP ON WET PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN A SKID, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.

REAR BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING PULSATION. *SD

BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD