1994 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 100,000

INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES PURCHASED NEW TIRE ON 12/6/02. ON 12/24/02 WHILE DRIVING TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE INFO: B.F. GOODRICH PH P205/65R15 RIGHT FRONT TIRE 30 MILES ON TIRE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE TIRE NOT ORIGINAL

Mileage: 30

PURCHASED WITH 14,000 FROM DEALER, HAD A MAJOR ENGINE FALURE DUE TO PISTON RING WEAR/FALURE. HAD IT REPAIRED 10,000 AGO MITS PAID FOR PARTS, I PAID $1,200 FOR LABOR. NOW 10,000 MILES LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS MY 2ND MITS CAR I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT HAD TO BE REBUIL...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

THE TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. NLM

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN IT IS UNBUCKLED. NLM

ROTORS WERE TURNED ON 6/17/98 DUE TO BEING WARPED, HOWEVER 6 MONTHS LATER ROTORS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING, A MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPLACE, HOWEVER IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO SO. *SLC

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS OF TRANSMISSION TWICE, AND IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TRYING TO DIM LIGHTS, EVERY LIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HEADLIGHT RELAY WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED RELAY. 10,000 MILES LATER, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. BRIDGETONE BT 70S, P205/65 R15. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALL FLUID CAME OUT.*ET

WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH ON BRICK STREET AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE OF THIS VEHICLE, EVERY SIX MONTHS, I GET A PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME, MITSUBISHI DEALER SAID RESURFACE THE ROOTER. THE SECOND TIME, THEY SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE PADS AND ROOTER, THE THIRD TIME THE WHEEL HUB MAY BE BAD, THE FOURTH TI...

IN JULY 1997 I PURCHASED A SET (4) OF GOODRICH COMP T/A, VR4, 205G5R15 TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY $505. 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD A BLOWOUT LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND HAD IT REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL TIRE AT A LOCAL STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY $125. IN DECEMBER 1998 I HAD ANOTHE...

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH.

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.

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

OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

HOOD BOLTS TORE OUT OF COWL, CAUSING HOOD TO COME OFF DURING ACCIDENT.

THERE'S A SMELL THAT COMES OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SAYS THE AIR CONDITIONER MAKES THE CAR RUN HOT. TT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CAR VIBRATES HAD ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

LOW AND HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

VEHICLE TO HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHEN TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES.

HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT

SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. TT