2000 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE Problems & Recalls

2000 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED AT 5 MPH, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE RPM WAS NOT MOVING. AFTER GOING ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE...

WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, DRIVE ABOUT A HALF BLOCK, OBTAIN DESIRED SPEED, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. SO THEN I H...

MY WIFE AND I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE ODOR COMING IN THROUGH VENTS. WHEN OUR WINDOWS WOULD FOG, OUR DEFROSTER WOULDN'T WORK. THEN OUR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED WITH ANTIFREEZE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, OUR HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING. COST WAS $1300 TO REPAIR. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE HELD RESPON...

Mileage: 86,000

MY WIFE AND I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE ODOR COMING IN THROUGH VENTS. WHEN OUR WINDOWS WOULD FOG, OUR DEFROSTER WOULDN'T WORK. THEN OUR PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED WITH ANTIFREEZE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, OUR HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING. COST WAS $1300 TO REPAIR. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE HELD RESPON...

Mileage: 86,000

FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AN ODOR IN MY 2000 DIAMANTI AND THE DEFOGGER NEVER SEEMED TO WORK ON THE WINDOWS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I SAW SOMETHING LEAK ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE RUG BUT DIDN'T' T GUESS THAT THIS COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HEATER CORE. UPON TAKING IT TO M...

Mileage: 43,000

SUDDEN HEATER CORE GASKET LEAK, INSTANTANEOUS FOGGING OF ALL WINDOWS, CAUSING A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 78,307

FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE, CAN'T CLEAR THE FOG WITH DEFOGGER, READ POTENTIAL RISKS TO HEALTH BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT TO ANTI-FREEZE FUMES. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

HEATING CORE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH; STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE WITHIN THE CAR; WINDOWS FOG UP UPON USING ANY OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS. *NM

I CURRENTLY HAVE WHAT IS DESCRIBED TO BE A "HEATER CORE FAILURE" IN MY 2000 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS FAIRLY COMMON AMONGST DIAMANTES. ANY TIME I TURN ON THE HEATER, MY AUTOMOBILE IS FILLED WITH A NOXIOUS ODOR THAT I'M LEAD TO BELIEVE MIGHT BE DETRIMENTAL TO MY H...

VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOCKED INTO THIRD GEAR. NOTICED SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT AND HAZING OF THE WINDSHIELD. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND HAD TO HAVE IT RE-TESTED TWO WEEKS LATER. HEATER CORE LEAKAGE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TH...

Mileage: 87,168

VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOCKED INTO THIRD GEAR. NOTICED SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT AND HAZING OF THE WINDSHIELD. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND HAD TO HAVE IT RE-TESTED TWO WEEKS LATER. HEATER CORE LEAKAGE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TH...

Mileage: 87,168

THE HEATER CORE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DEALER WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER 500 MILES THE HEATERCORE IS FRIED. THE WORST PART IS THAT WHEN I WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO GET MY REMOTE REPROGRAMMED I GOT THE PRINTOUT OF ALL THE PREVIOUS SERVICE THAT WAS...

Mileage: 54,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS 2000 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WHOSE GAS TANK LEAKS CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER FOUND GAS LEAKAGE, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

THE FUMES OF ANTIFREEZE FOGGED UP THE WINDOWS SEVERELY, REDUCING VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. IT WAS RAINING ONE NIGHT AND MY WINDOWS ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT FOGGY. I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER, WHICH MADE MY WINDOWS EVEN FOGGIER. THE POOR VISIBILITY CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN. I ...

WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. FOR THE LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND, SCOTT HAS SMELLED A SWEET SMELL IN HIS CAR AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS FOGGING. TUESDAY MORNING HE STARTED LOSING FORWARD POWER WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON I480. HE NOTICED THAT HIS DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION LIGHTS WERE A...

Mileage: 60,342

WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. FOR THE LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND, SCOTT HAS SMELLED A SWEET SMELL IN HIS CAR AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS FOGGING. TUESDAY MORNING HE STARTED LOSING FORWARD POWER WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON I480. HE NOTICED THAT HIS DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION LIGHTS WERE A...

Mileage: 60,342

HEATER CORE ON 2000 MITSHUBISHI DIAMANTE FAILED AND FOGGED UP MY WINDSHEILD. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE NIGHT OF THE FAILURE, A DEER JUMP IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND CAUSED 4 GRAND IN DAMAGE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE HEATER CORE AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 82,000

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER BUYING A 2000 DIAMANTE; IN OCT, 2004, I STARTED TO NOTICE THICK FOG ON THE WINDSHEILD THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY BY USING THE DE-FOGGER AND WHEN USING THE HEATER, I WOULD ALSO NOTICE STRONG SMELL ON ANIT-FREEZE COMMING OUT FROM THE VENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBED T...

Mileage: 53,000

WINDOWS FOG CONSTANTLY AND I CAN NOT GET THEM DEFROSTED. SMOKE AND SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMES INTO CABIN OF CAR. TOOK TO DEALER A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, CAR NOW HAS 98,000 MILES AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL COST 672.00 TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINT...

Mileage: 72,000

WINDOWS FOGGING UP, HEATER NOT WORKING, ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

STRONG ANTIFREEZE SMELL AND VAPORS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. WINDOWS ARE FOGGING CONSTANTLY. THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND HAVE TO REFILL ANTIFREEZE. SERVICE CENTER SAID ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING AND EVAPORATING AND THEY HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *AK

AN ANTI FREEZE AND SMOKE ODOR WAS COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE GASKET, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE TAKEN APART TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TH...

Mileage: 32,000

2000 DIAMANTE MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY IN COLD OR WET WEATHER GAS PEDAL STICKS, REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO OVERCOME. *BF THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC

THE WINDOWS KEPT FOGGING UP, DEFROSTER WAS DID NOT CLEAR IT UP, 0 VISIBILITY, WHEN DEFROSTER WAS ON THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. WHEN CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR MORE THEN 30 MIN ONCE SHUT OF SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASH BOARD VENT BY WINDSHIELD.*AK

THE HEATER CORE FAILED AND LEAKED ON THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL CHEMICAL FUMES. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TWICE, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 106,266

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER, A MONTH OR SO LATER I NOTICED A MAPLE SYRUP TYPE SMELL. THE PROCEEDING MONTHS THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD KEPT FOGGING UP. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR GUY WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE HEATE...

Mileage: 34,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER, A MONTH OR SO LATER I NOTICED A MAPLE SYRUP TYPE SMELL. THE PROCEEDING MONTHS THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD KEPT FOGGING UP. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR GUY WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE HEATE...

Mileage: 34,000

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS IT WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON MY CAR AND I ATTRIBUTED IT TO HOT, HUMID WEATHER. COMING BACK ON THE FREEWAY ONE EVENING IT SUDDENLY BECAME MUCH WORSE AND MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED MANY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF COOL/WARM/FRESH AIR TO BE ABLE ...

Mileage: 53,000

NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE IN OCT 2003. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS, VERY HARD TO CLEAN. NOTICED PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE OR THE HOSE(S) WHICH CONNECT TO IT ARE LEAKING. CAR HAS 60000 MILES, AND IS WELL ...

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WE HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH 32K MILES ON IT. CAR IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ALONG WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WE HAVE PURCHASED. AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES WE NOTICED A "PULSING" FEELING IN THE BRAKES AS WELL AS AN INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASH. WE MADE T...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CHIP MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 32,000

DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AT 37,000 MILES, AND AT 80,000 MILES THE HEATHER CORE FAILED AGAIN. CONSUMER FOUND TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK IN BOTH INCIDENTS, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY ON THE INSIDE AND THE DEFROST FAIL TO CLEAR IT. MECHANIC STA...

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. *TS *JB

Mileage: 28,000

THE VEHICLES DOOR LATCHES FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

Mileage: 72,000

WINDOWS WERE NOT CLEARING PROPERLY AND SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS VERY STRONG. UPON CALLING THE MITSUBISHI DEALER, I WAS TOLD, IT'S PROBABLY THE HEATER CORE. I ASK IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CAR LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLDS WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME, WELL TO GIVE YOU AND ...

Mileage: 41,175

INTERMITTENT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS VEHICLE STALL DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND DENIED SERVICE. *NLM

Mileage: 11,000

NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW HEATER CORE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *JB

CONSUMER STATED CAN SMELL AND SEE THE VAPORS OF ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM VENTS OF VEHICLE WHEN VENTS ARE TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATES WAS TSB ON THE FAULTY HEATER GASKETS ON VEHICLE.*JB

THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY ON THIS VEHICLE. USUSALLY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INSTANCES WHERE IT WAS DANGEROUS. ONCE WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN, WHERE THE DEFROSTER FAILED, THE OTHER WAS JUST RECENTLY IN A RAIN/SNOW MIX. THE INTERIOR OF THE W...

THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY ON THIS VEHICLE. USUSALLY THIS IS ONLY A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INSTANCES WHERE IT WAS DANGEROUS. ONCE WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN, WHERE THE DEFROSTER FAILED, THE OTHER WAS JUST RECENTLY IN A RAIN/SNOW MIX. THE INTERIOR OF THE W...

AFTER BEING STOPPED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BECAUSE OF A PASSING TRAIN, WHEN PROCEEDING, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN, PROBABLY, 5 MPH. NOTICED A SMELL COMING IN, LIKE OIL BURNING. DIDN'T SEE NO SMOKE COMING OUT OF HOOD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED CAR AND GOT OUT TO SEE BLACK SMOKE COMIN...

AFTER BEING STOPPED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BECAUSE OF A PASSING TRAIN, WHEN PROCEEDING, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN, PROBABLY, 5 MPH. NOTICED A SMELL COMING IN, LIKE OIL BURNING. DIDN'T SEE NO SMOKE COMING OUT OF HOOD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED CAR AND GOT OUT TO SEE BLACK SMOKE COMIN...

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN (IN PARTIVULARLY OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY) THE CAR WILSTALL - NO POWER, BRAKES, OR POWER STEERING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEENT ODEALER AND THEY HAVE MMENTIONEDTHTA THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THEVEHICLE BUT CANNOT BE FIXED. PLEASE NOTE THAT WITH THE CAR STALLING AT SUCH SPEEDS, ...

ILL BE BRIEF  I OWN THE ABOVE CAR AND HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING FIXED BY MITSUBISHI. WITH ABOUT < TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR, A HARD RIGHT TURN OR EXIT OFF THE EXPRESSWAYS, CAUSES THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STALL  NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, NO ACCELERATION. WORSE, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH AL...

ILL BE BRIEF  I OWN THE ABOVE CAR AND HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING FIXED BY MITSUBISHI. WITH ABOUT < TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR, A HARD RIGHT TURN OR EXIT OFF THE EXPRESSWAYS, CAUSES THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STALL  NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, NO ACCELERATION. WORSE, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH AL...

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70MPH AND TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL POSITION, PRESSING ON ACCELERATER WOULD CAUSE IT TO SKIP TO 3RD GEAR, SOMETIMES HITTING GEAR DOWNSHIFT REAL HARD, VEHICLE SHAKES, WOULD HIT NEUTRAL FIRST BEFORE GOING INTO CORRECT GEAR, HAD TAKEN ...

ON TWO OCCASSIONS, THIS 2000 DIAMANTE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, BELCHED BLUE SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST, LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER, FILLED THE INTERIOR WITH HAZARDOUS FUMES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THESE TWO LIFE THREATENING EVENTS HAPPENED AT A LITTLE OVER 4000 MILES AND 12000 MILES. MY TELEPHONE NUM...

ON TWO OCCASSIONS, THIS 2000 DIAMANTE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, BELCHED BLUE SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST, LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER, FILLED THE INTERIOR WITH HAZARDOUS FUMES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THESE TWO LIFE THREATENING EVENTS HAPPENED AT A LITTLE OVER 4000 MILES AND 12000 MILES. MY TELEPHONE NUM...

MY GAS TANK DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY - THE CAR HAS A DETINATION PROBLEM AND HAS EXPLODED ON FOUR OCCATIONS WITH A FORCE THAT ROCKS THE CAR. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN IT ANYMORE, NOR DOES MY FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 25 DAYS. *AK

TIRES EXTREMELY NOISY SINCE ABOUT 2,000 MILES. TIRES SEVERELY CUPPED AFTER 5/6,000 MILES. RIDE EXTREMELY LOUD, WITH GREAT DEAL OF VIBRATION. SINCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES, EXTREME CUPPING OF ALL FOUR TIRES PLAINLY VISIBLE. TIRES AT ALL TIMES AT MITSHUBISHI RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, AND ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MI...

A BOOM NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY FOUND. DEALER SAID GAS CAP WAS EXPANDING AND COLLAPSING. ON 3-16-01 GAS CAP/ FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE WERE REPLACED. ON 3-16-01 VALVE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; ON 3-23-01, DEALER REPLACED FUEL...

A BOOM NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY FOUND. DEALER SAID GAS CAP WAS EXPANDING AND COLLAPSING. ON 3-16-01 GAS CAP/ FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE WERE REPLACED. ON 3-16-01 VALVE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; ON 3-23-01, DEALER REPLACED FUEL...

A BOOM NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY FOUND. DEALER SAID GAS CAP WAS EXPANDING AND COLLAPSING. ON 3-16-01 GAS CAP/ FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE WERE REPLACED. ON 3-16-01 VALVE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; ON 3-23-01, DEALER REPLACED FUEL...

A BOOM NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY FOUND. DEALER SAID GAS CAP WAS EXPANDING AND COLLAPSING. ON 3-16-01 GAS CAP/ FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE WERE REPLACED. ON 3-16-01 VALVE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; ON 3-23-01, DEALER REPLACED FUEL...

A BOOM NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY FOUND. DEALER SAID GAS CAP WAS EXPANDING AND COLLAPSING. ON 3-16-01 GAS CAP/ FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE WERE REPLACED. ON 3-16-01 VALVE AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; ON 3-23-01, DEALER REPLACED FUEL...

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE THAT IMPACTED MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 25 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR INCLUDING BUMPER WAS DESTROYED BY THE 55 MPH IMPACT. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AIRBAG APPEARS TO HAVE BEGUN TO DEPLOY, BUT DID NOT.*AK

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2/20/2001. ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 35 MPH. THE IGNITION FUSE BLEW AND THE ENTIRE CAR WENT DEAD. I WAS NOT USING ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (I.E. RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC). TOWED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS A...

DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 TO 35MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER ENGINEER WHO INSPECTED THE UNIT, THE WIPER MOTOR FAILURE OCCURED AND THE MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. THE COMPELTE FAILURE OF THE WIPER WAS VERY DANGEOURS WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. A QUESTION NEEDS TO BE RAISED ...

CANNOT HEAR HORN INSIDE THE CAR HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ANYONE ELSE TO, IT ONLY HAS ONE HORN PREVOUIS YEARS HAD TWO. *AK

ALL FOUR PASSENGER DOOR WINDOWS ARE DISTORTED. THIS IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, AND MAKES THINGS LOOK LIKE WRINKLED. *AK