2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE Problems & Recalls
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I WAS DRIVING MY MITSUBISHI ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY BRIDGE ON 7-28-2017 AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I WAS STUCK AND HAD NO POWER OF MOVEMENT,MY WIFE AND 3 Y.O.CHILD WERE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR,LUCKILY THE STATE PATROL CAME AND ASSISTED US.THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THIS CAR WAS MECHANICALLY...
Mileage: 143,000
I WAS DRIVING MY MITSUBISHI ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY BRIDGE ON 7-28-2017 AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I WAS STUCK AND HAD NO POWER OF MOVEMENT,MY WIFE AND 3 Y.O.CHILD WERE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR,LUCKILY THE STATE PATROL CAME AND ASSISTED US.THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THIS CAR WAS MECHANICALLY...
Mileage: 143,000
I WAS DRIVING MY MITSUBISHI ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY BRIDGE ON 7-28-2017 AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I WAS STUCK AND HAD NO POWER OF MOVEMENT,MY WIFE AND 3 Y.O.CHILD WERE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR,LUCKILY THE STATE PATROL CAME AND ASSISTED US.THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THIS CAR WAS MECHANICALLY...
Mileage: 143,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER PROPEL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ON A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V...
Mileage: 65,289
DRIVING ALONG AT 35MPH ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY ALMOST RED LINED LOST POWER AND LOST ALL FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS.HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE! *TR
Mileage: 141,000
THE CAR JUST STOPPED. THE GEARS WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PASSENGER VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO ...
Mileage: 140,000
THE HEATER CORE IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE WINDOWS IN THE CAR FOG UP SO BAD I COULDNT DRIVE THE CAR...HAD TO PULL OVER AND WIPE THE WINDOWS DOWN. BUT THE THING IS...I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS WAS...UNTIL I REALIZED THE WINDOWS WERENT JUST BEING FOGGED BY THE COLD, ECT IT WAS A TOXIC ...
Mileage: 91,000
THE HEATER CORE IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE WINDOWS IN THE CAR FOG UP SO BAD I COULDNT DRIVE THE CAR...HAD TO PULL OVER AND WIPE THE WINDOWS DOWN. BUT THE THING IS...I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS WAS...UNTIL I REALIZED THE WINDOWS WERENT JUST BEING FOGGED BY THE COLD, ECT IT WAS A TOXIC ...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER W...
Mileage: 88,000
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, I HAVE HAD HEATER CORE PROBLEMS. ANTIFREEZE LEAKING/SMELL AND WINDOWS FOGGING UP. COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS $1000. IF EVERY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAS THIS SAME ISSUE, WHY HAS IT NEVER BEEN RECALLED? AND WHY DOES MITSUBISHI GET AWAY WITH ALL C...
Mileage: 80,000
MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 2002 HAS FAULTY O-RINGS AND IS WIDELY PUBLICIZED TO CAUSE MAJOR HEATER CORE PROBLEMS AND ANTI-FREEZE LEAKAGE. *TR
MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP EVERY TIME I USED THE HEATER AND A SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE MY CAR--NASTY FILM WAS LEFT, FOUND OUT IT WAS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE FOG WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR UP WITH DEFROSTER ON HIGHEST SETTINGS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH M...
Mileage: 60,000
MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP EVERY TIME I USED THE HEATER AND A SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE MY CAR--NASTY FILM WAS LEFT, FOUND OUT IT WAS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE FOG WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR UP WITH DEFROSTER ON HIGHEST SETTINGS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH M...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
HEATER CORE AND O RINGS. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
OUR 2002 MITSUBISHIS DIAMANTE VR-X HAS BEEN MISTING FROM THE HEATER CORE FOR A FEW YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS BAD GASKETS (O-RINGS) THAT JOIN THE HEATER CORE WITH THE LINES FOR THE HEATER HOSES. THE HEATER CORE IS INSTALLED RIGHT OVER THE PCM UNIT. IF IT LEAKS BADLY ENOUGH, THE PCM AND TRANSMISSION RELAY...
Mileage: 37,000
I HAVE A '02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF THE HEATER CORE LEAKING AND NOW ITS AFFECTED MY ECU (COMPUTER) I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT OUTRAGEOUS PRICES TO FIX OR EVEN CHECK MY CAR.. I THINK THAT SINCE ITS A PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS.. I KNOW I...
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE A '02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF THE HEATER CORE LEAKING AND NOW ITS AFFECTED MY ECU (COMPUTER) I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT OUTRAGEOUS PRICES TO FIX OR EVEN CHECK MY CAR.. I THINK THAT SINCE ITS A PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS.. I KNOW I...
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE A '02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF THE HEATER CORE LEAKING AND NOW ITS AFFECTED MY ECU (COMPUTER) I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT OUTRAGEOUS PRICES TO FIX OR EVEN CHECK MY CAR.. I THINK THAT SINCE ITS A PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS.. I KNOW I...
Mileage: 94,000
MY 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HAS O RING FAILURE IN THE HEATER COIL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THIS MODEL AND WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THE EXTREME NATURE OF THE ISSUE. WITH THE FAILURE OF THE O RINGS COME POTENTIAL ANTI FREEZE VAPORS ENTERING PASSENGER CO...
Mileage: 78,000
HEATER CORE LEAKS INTO CAR STEAMS UP WINDOWS AND LEAKS ON THE COMPUTER AND CHANGES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
THE BUCKLES IN BACK OF THE CAR SEAT DOES NOT HOLD THE STRAPS IN PLACE THEY COME LOOSE JUST BY CARING THE CAR SEAT. I ENTERED IN A DIFFERENT MODEL NUMBER THEN WHAT MY CAR SEAT MODEL NUMBER IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE IT IN YOUR SYSTEM MY MODEL NUMBER FOR MY CAR SEAT IS 22-325 PAC GB1B. SORRY BUT I NEE...
THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE SMELL AND THE SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS IS BECAUSE THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE BAD. THE QUOTE I RECEIVED WAS FOR $1100. MY ANTENNA JUST STOPPED WORKING ON ME ALSO. IT DOESN'T GO DOWN ANYMORE, BUT THE...
THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE SMELL AND THE SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS IS BECAUSE THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE BAD. THE QUOTE I RECEIVED WAS FOR $1100. MY ANTENNA JUST STOPPED WORKING ON ME ALSO. IT DOESN'T GO DOWN ANYMORE, BUT THE...
IT HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS TO HELP PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THE HEATER CORE LEAKS UNCONTROLLABLY. IT'S A LONG LABOR JOB AND HAPPENS PRETTY EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE SPANS. THE PARTS ARE CHEAP TO REPLACE BUT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DRASTIC. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
WINDOWS FOGGED UP, SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AND CARPET IS WET ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
WINDOWS FOGGED UP, SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AND CARPET IS WET ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
THE BLACK METAL STRIP ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT ATTACH THE WINDSHIELD TO THE STRIP WERE BROKEN, AND SOME WERE EVEN MISSING UPON INSPECTION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP, AND GOT A CARFAX REPORT THAT SHOWED THE VEHICLE SUFFERED NO PRIOR ...
Mileage: 80,100
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND ALREADY I NEED TO REPLACE THE HEATER COIL. I GUESS THIS IS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MITSUBISHI. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER $5000. I AM GOING ON MY SECOND POWER ANTENNA $300. THE MOST RECENT CALLED FOR A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT $1050. *TR
Mileage: 68,228
THE HEATER CORE OF THE 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND/OR REDESIGNED BY MITSUBISHI. AS IT IS, JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE POST I SEE ONLINE ABOUT THIS CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE HEATER IS POSITIONED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CAR'S COMPUTER , OR ECU , AND THEREFORE CAUSING PROBLEMS ...
Mileage: 95,000
AT APPROX 60K (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER) THE CAR BEGAN TO EMIT MIST FROM THE VENTS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A NEAR OVERHEATING EVENT WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK THE COOLANT. AFTER TOPPING OFF THE LEVEL THE CAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN REPEATED THE BEHAVIOR. THE TCL WENT OFF, THE CHECK ...
Mileage: 60,000
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING CAR ONLY HAS 82,000K ON THE DASH. AS I HAVE GONE THROUGH VARIOUS CAR FORUMS AND HAVE COME TO REALIZE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
FOGGY WINDOW, ANTIFREEZE SMELL THROUGH VENT, PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DAMP/WET. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HEATERCORE O-RINGS AND HEATERCORE POSSIBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 53,600
HEATER CORE FAILURE CAUSED FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL > $2,500. MITSUBISHI IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEGLECTS TO EVEN INFORM CUSTOMERS THAT THERE ARE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BEFORE A COSTLY BREAKDOWN. DEFECTIVE PCM CAUSES SEVERE DRIVABLE PROBL...
AT ABOUT 95000 MILES I NOTICED THE VEHICLE BECOMING VERY HARD TO DRIVE WHENEVER THERE WAS SLIGHT MOISTURE OR SNOW ON THE ROADS. AFTER INSPECTING I NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS TIPPED IN AT THE TOP SUBSTANTIALLY. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS ALSO TOWED OUT AT THE FRONT AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE ALMOST COMPLETE...
Mileage: 90,000
AT ABOUT 95000 MILES I NOTICED THE VEHICLE BECOMING VERY HARD TO DRIVE WHENEVER THERE WAS SLIGHT MOISTURE OR SNOW ON THE ROADS. AFTER INSPECTING I NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS TIPPED IN AT THE TOP SUBSTANTIALLY. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS ALSO TOWED OUT AT THE FRONT AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE ALMOST COMPLETE...
Mileage: 90,000
AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES I STARTED TO SEE A VERY FINE MIST-LIKE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SO AFTER THE TEMP GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP AND I COULD ALSO SMELL ANTI-FREEZE. I CHECKED THE RADIATOR AREA AND COULD FIND NO LEAK BUT WHEN I CHECK...
Mileage: 70,000
I BOUGHT MY CAR USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND DROVE ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE I REALIZED THE ANTIFREEZE SMELL AS WELL AS MY WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG. AFTER READING THE VAST AMOUNT OF HEATER CORE PROBLEMS IN THE MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAB OF THE CAR COLD LEAD...
Mileage: 77,000
I BOUGHT A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS 10/3/07. HE HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS HUNDREDS OF OWNER OF THIS CAR. HEATER CORE ISSUES. I RECENTLY HAD THE HEATER CORE GASKETS REPLACED AS I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS OK, STILL HAD TO PAY FOR ...
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE CAR, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 02 SINCE THE 1ST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WENT CRAZY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,,CRUISE CONTROL,ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TCL LIGHT ALL STARTED FLASHING . I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY REPLACED THE C...
Mileage: 20
NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS. ALSO, SEEMED TO GET BETTER (OR MAYBE I GOT USED TO THE SMELL). NOW NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE OR THE HOSE(S) WHIC...
Mileage: 75,000
NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS. ALSO, SEEMED TO GET BETTER (OR MAYBE I GOT USED TO THE SMELL). NOW NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE OR THE HOSE(S) WHIC...
Mileage: 75,000
THE HEATER CORE. I START SMELLING AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR THEN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO THE TCL IS ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS A WHEEL SENSOR THAT WILL RUN ME $625. THE HEATER CORE IS $1,200. EVERY ONE THAT I TALK TO ON THE EMAIL SIGHT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ...
Mileage: 63,000
THE HEATER CORE. I START SMELLING AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR THEN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO THE TCL IS ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IS A WHEEL SENSOR THAT WILL RUN ME $625. THE HEATER CORE IS $1,200. EVERY ONE THAT I TALK TO ON THE EMAIL SIGHT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ...
Mileage: 63,000
STARTED SMELLING "MAPLE SYRUP" IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WINDOWS WERE FOGGING UP EASILY. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY DEALER TO BE THE HEATER CORE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, AND SERVICE COST $1,100. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE LEAKAGE. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP FOR NO REASON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DEFOG IT. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE ANY TIME THE HEAT IS ON. I AM TOLD IT MAY BE THE HEATER CORE. *TR
TRANSMISSION RETAINING RINGS BRAKE AND JAM GEARS. CAR STOPPED IN INTERSECTION HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF ROAD AND TOWED TO SHOP REPLACED TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR PERSON THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MITSUBISHI KNEW WAS HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING, THE HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING, AND THE WINDOWS WERE STEAMING. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 67,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING, THE HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING, AND THE WINDOWS WERE STEAMING. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 67,800
WINDSHIELD FOG, SWEET SYRUP SMELL. *TR
I FOUND POSTINGS OF THE SAME HEATER CORE ISSUE. WINDSHIELD FOG AND THE AWFUL SYRUP SMELL OF ANITFREEZE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 1995 OR EARLIER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS URGENT MATTER. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 65K MILES. FAILURE OF HEATER CORE/ HEATER CORE GASKETS/ O-RINGS. WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFOG, STRONG COOLANT ODOR AND RESIDUE ON WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. RESULTED IN DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD TOO FOGGY FOR SAFE DRIVING. STRONG SMELL OF ANTIF...
Mileage: 65,000
MY HEATER CORE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. A FEW WEEKS AGO MY WINDSHIELD BECAME HAZY AND DIFFICULT TO DEFROST. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS FROM TOXIC ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
HEATER CORE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED COOLANT UNDERDASH ON TO TRANSMISSION ECM AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THIS VERY COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE, TRANSMISSION ECM, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACE. AND MY TRANSMISSION REBUILD, NONE OF WHICH WERE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACT...
HEATER CORE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED COOLANT UNDERDASH ON TO TRANSMISSION ECM AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THIS VERY COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE, TRANSMISSION ECM, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACE. AND MY TRANSMISSION REBUILD, NONE OF WHICH WERE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACT...
HEATER CORE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED COOLANT UNDERDASH ON TO TRANSMISSION ECM AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THIS VERY COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE, TRANSMISSION ECM, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACE. AND MY TRANSMISSION REBUILD, NONE OF WHICH WERE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACT...
HEATER CORE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED COOLANT UNDERDASH ON TO TRANSMISSION ECM AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. BECAUSE OF THIS VERY COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE, TRANSMISSION ECM, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACE. AND MY TRANSMISSION REBUILD, NONE OF WHICH WERE WARRANTED BY THE MANUFACT...
HEATER CORE - THE AIR THAT COMES OUT THE VENT WHEN I TURN MY HEATER ON, SMELLS LIKE ANTIFREEZE. MY WINDOWS FOG UP AND I WORK AT NIGHT. ITS KIND OF HARD TO KEEP WIPING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD CONSISTENTLY WITH MY HAND WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
HEATER CORE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, RELEASING COOLANT VAPOR INTO CAR CABIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED LEAKAGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE FOG. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN A/C EVAPORATOR WAS CRACKED AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. TH...
Mileage: 100
02 DIAMANTE WITH APPROX 42, 000 ML - UPON STARTING THE CAR THE FRONT WINDOW BEGINS FOGGING UP AND THE ENTIRE CAR THEN FILLS WITH STEAM THAT IS SWEET BUT OVERWHELMING. IT GETS SO BAD IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THE SMELL OVERWHELMS YOU WITHIN ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES F...
Mileage: 42,270
FALL OF 2007, NOTICED INCREASED FOGGING OF WINDOWS THAT DID NOT GO AWAY WITH DEFROSTER, FRESH AIR. BEGAN TO SMELL SWEET, SYRUPY SMELL. NOVEMBER 07, HEAT REFUSED TO WORK, CHECKED ANTIFREEZE LEVEL, VERY LOW. WINDOWS CONTINUING TO NOT BE CLEARED. OILY FILM COVERING WINDOWS. CURRENTLY, I HAVE NOT H...
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM BECAUSE OF A HEATER CORE ISSUE I AM HAVING. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL. AT LEAST T...
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM BECAUSE OF A HEATER CORE ISSUE I AM HAVING. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL. AT LEAST T...
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM BECAUSE OF A HEATER CORE ISSUE I AM HAVING. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL. AT LEAST T...
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM BECAUSE OF A HEATER CORE ISSUE I AM HAVING. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL. AT LEAST T...
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM BECAUSE OF A HEATER CORE ISSUE I AM HAVING. HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL. AT LEAST T...
I HAVE A HEATER CORE FAILURE IN MY 2002 DIAMANTE. I NOW HAVE ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I HAVE AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS IN THE CAR. I GOT LOW ON ANTIFREEZE AND ALMOST OVERHEATED ON THE BELT PARKWAY. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT BECAUSE WINDOWS WIL...
SYMPTOMS: CONSTANT NAUSEATING SMELL LIKE "BURNT SYRUP" INSIDE CABIN, FOGGING OF WINDSHIELD ON DRY, WARM WEATHER DAY. FROM THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA, THIS IS A CLASSIC HEATER CORE FAILURE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED? THIS IS POTENTIAL SERIOUS HEALTH AND VEHICLE OPERAT...
Mileage: 85,000
HEATING CORE GOING BAD, WINDOW SHIELD FOGS UP AND CANNOT WIPE WAYS EASILY, VAPORS COMING FROM UNDER DASH, SYRUP SMELL IS STRONG AND ONLY WHEN HEAT IS ON. *TR
COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION: NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS. ALSO, SEEMED TO GET BETTER (OR MAYBE I GOT USED TO THE SMELL). NOW NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER C...
Mileage: 52,000
BAD HEATER CORE, LEAKING O-RINGS. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
BAD HEATER CORE, LEAKING O-RINGS. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
HAD TROUBLE DEFROSTING WINDSHIELD, BUILD UP OF FILM ON WINDSHIELD, ANTIFREEZE ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, HEADACHES. *TR
Mileage: 24,479
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE MOVED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AND STOPPED. THE V...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE MOVED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AND STOPPED. THE V...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR CABIN HAS STRONG ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE WHEN USING THE HEATER. WINDOWS HAVE DIFFICULTY DE-FOGGING AND AFTER CONTACTING SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO FIX. AS I DUG DEEPER INTO MY PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND M...
Mileage: 113,800
FOGGY SPOTS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD, SYRUP LIKE SMELL, AND VAPORS BLOWN THROUGH FRONT VENTS. HEATER CORE GASKET LEAKED COOLANT FLUID INTO CAR DRIPPING ON PASSENGER SIDE, FOUND FLUID UNDERNEATH CARPET. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP REPLACED HEATER CORE. *AK
Mileage: 73,738
RECENTLY THE WINDOWS KEEP FOGGING UP IN MY 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH COMPLAINTS WITH YOU AND OTHER INTERNET SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REMEDY. IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE BY NHSTA TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURE FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM? EVERY DAY IT G...
Mileage: 55,000
HEATER CORE FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
NOTICE THICK RESIDUE ON FRONT WINDOW AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE IT WITH DEFOGGER. NOTICE LOSE OF ANTIFREEZE WHICH CAUSED OVER HEATING AND POTENTIAL ENGINE CEASING. THEN NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE CARPET WAS FULL OF ANTI-FREEZE. AFTER INTENSE CLEANING AND ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT STILL EMITS A MAP...
Mileage: 40,000
HEATER CORE PROBLEM. WINDOW FOG. ANTI FREEZE SMELL IN SIDE OF CABIN. EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NOT COVER.ONLY 28800 MILES 2002 DIAMANTE. *JB
Mileage: 28,550
LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE ( ENGINE COOLANT) INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. THE COOLANT SMELL WAS APPARENT WITHIN THE CAR. *NM
Mileage: 53,941
LEAKAGE OF ANTIFREEZE ( ENGINE COOLANT) INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. THE COOLANT SMELL WAS APPARENT WITHIN THE CAR. *NM
Mileage: 53,941
WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST AND ODOR COMING FROM VENTS. ALSO PUDDLE OF ANTI-FREEZE ON PASSENGER FLOOR. DID NOT THINK PROBLEMS WHERE RELATED BUT THEY ARE. HEATER CORE GASKET LEAKING AND CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. $1 GASKET AND $700+ LABOR. THIS IS A SCAM FROM THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLOIT A UNSAFE DEFECT AND ...
HEATER LEAKAGE FROM FAULTY SEALS, COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE FOR 3 WEEKS AS SOON AS LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AND FIXED HEADACHES HAVE BEEN GONE. *NM
Mileage: 77,000
NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE SMELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP AND HEATER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD O-RINGS NEEDED REPLACED. ADVISED WORK WAS COMPLETED, CHARGED $652.97, AND THE NEXT DAY STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY AR...
Mileage: 42,000
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND OVER 40 OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AUTOMOBILE. THE BACK GROUND ON ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS CAN BE VIEWED AT WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM . IT IS MY FEELING THAT THESE MITSUBISHI CUSTOMERS WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION ...
Mileage: 60,000
2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE - HEATER CORE, BOUGHT USED FROM MITSU DEALER, FOUND HEATER CORE HOSES DISCONNECTED & BYPASSED. EVIDENCE OF PAST LEAK ON/NEAR ECU. $1000.00 TO REPAIR AT INDEPENDENT GARAGE. *NM
Mileage: 108,000
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 THREE YEARS OLDS WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THEY HAD SEEN A FEW. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MUCH HELP...
Mileage: 45,000
WINDOWS FOGGED UP, MAPLE SYRUP SMELL COMING FROM HEATER. RESPIRATORY SICKNESS AFTER INCIDENT. *NM
Mileage: 67,500
HEATER CORE IN '02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LEAKED CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG AND ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JB
Mileage: 99,000
I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH A FAILED HEATER CORE. SMELLED ANTIFREEZE FOR AWHILE, THEN ONE EVENING, IT WAS COMING OUT OF MY AIR VENTS AND FOGGING UP MY WINDSHIELD - EXCEPT IT WASN'T "FOG" BUT ANTIFREEZE MIST THAT WOULD NOT GO AWAY, SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW TILL I GOT ...
Mileage: 57,000
HEATER CORE LEAKING....CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON....WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE DIAMANTE....PAID CLOSE TO 800 TO HAVE REPAIRED...COOLANT LEAKED ON THE COMPUTER AND CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE DRIVING MODE. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
HEATER CORE LEAKING....CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON....WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE DIAMANTE....PAID CLOSE TO 800 TO HAVE REPAIRED...COOLANT LEAKED ON THE COMPUTER AND CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE DRIVING MODE. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
HEATER CORE LEAKING. *NM
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 $700.0...
Mileage: 44,700
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 COM...
LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FOGGED WINDOWS, WITH A NEAR MISS ON HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD GET OFF. *NM
Mileage: 72,000
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. ...
Mileage: 79,000
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. ...
Mileage: 79,000
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...
Mileage: 60,000
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.
Mileage: 44,000
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...
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 M...
Mileage: 37,000
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 DIAMANT...
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE STUCK NEAR HALF FULL. *NM
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 PU...
Mileage: 43,310
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 ...
Mileage: 82,401
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 S...
Mileage: 62,000
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. SE...
Mileage: 60,000
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 THOUGH...
Mileage: 1
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
Mileage: 35,000
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
Mileage: 35,000
'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 ...
Mileage: 587,520
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
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 INSTA...
Mileage: 47,890
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 INSTA...
Mileage: 47,890
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 RELA...
Mileage: 50,070
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 HEAT...
Mileage: 29,000
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
Mileage: 97,572
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
THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS. THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY FOGGY IN A DRY ENVIRONMENT. WHEN WIPING WINDOWS DOWN, I NOTICED THAT THE CONDENSATION WAS OILY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A SYRUP SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEFROSTER HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, SO I INVESTIGAT...
Mileage: 68,000
FOG AND MIST ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. COOLANT LEVELS DROPPED AND REFILLS WERE REQUIRED, FOLLOWED BY A PROBLEM IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND FINALLY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RELAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY COOLANT LEAKING ONTO THE EC...
Mileage: 68,500
HEATER CORE (AND POSSIBLE EFFECT ON TRANSMISSION ISSUES) GOING UP BEFORE ITS TIME (AND THIS KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE DIAMANTES FOR OVER 3 YEARS OF THE MODEL) AND CAUSING ANTIFREEZE FUMES AND SMOKE TO FILL MY CAR FOR MONTHS UNNOTICED EXPOSING MY FAMILY AND SELF TO NAUSEOUSNESS, HEADACHES, NOT TO ...
THE HEATER CORE HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT ALLOWS ANTI-FREEZE TO ENTER AND COLLECT ON THE INSIDE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE DEFROSTER, MAKING FOR A RATHER DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS ON A 2002 MITSUBISH...
Mileage: 71,000
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE VR-X. THIS PAST JUNE 2005 I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHEN I WOULD STOP AT LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I FIGURED IT WAS THE REALLY HOT WEATHER WE WERE HAVING. AFTER A DAY OR SO I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WOULD FLUCTUATE EVEN...
Mileage: 50,000
LEAKING GASKET/HEATER CORE ALLOWING TOXIC FUMES TO BE EMITTED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN EXCESS OF A YEAR. CAUSED A FILM TO FORM ON WINDSHIELD AND THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. QUOTES TO REPAIR EXCEED $1000. *JB
FAILURE IN THE HEATER COIL WITH LESS THAN 50000 MILES ANTIFREEZE LEAKIG INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING WINDOW.*AK
Mileage: 46,000
I PURCHASED 2002 MITUSBISHI DIAMANTE LS WITH 35000 MILES FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALER IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA. AFTER DRIVING OFF I NOTICED A SMELL OF MAPLE SYRUP. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY EYES BURNED AND ITCHED WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON. THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO THE WHITE CLOUD THAT CAME FROM THE HEAT...
Mileage: 35,000
2002 MITSHUBISHI DIAMONTE AUTO HEATER CORE FAILS AND LEAKS; WINDOWS REMAIN FOGGED FOR A LONG PERIOD. VENTS AND AC FIRST FAILED 5/2004. AN AUTHORIZED DEADER REPAIRED SYMTOM W/O A ROOT CAUSE. BY 4/1/2005, DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL VISIBILITY WAS UNSAFE AND THE VENTS EMITTE...
2002 MITSHUBISHI DIAMONTE AUTO HEATER CORE FAILS AND LEAKS; WINDOWS REMAIN FOGGED FOR A LONG PERIOD. VENTS AND AC FIRST FAILED 5/2004. AN AUTHORIZED DEADER REPAIRED SYMTOM W/O A ROOT CAUSE. BY 4/1/2005, DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL VISIBILITY WAS UNSAFE AND THE VENTS EMITTE...
WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND WOULD NOT CLEAR UP. THERE WAS A KIND OF SWEET BURNING SMELL. DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IS WAS THE HEATERCORE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND ALL THE SYMTOMS LISTED ON SITE MATCHED MY CAR. CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FOUND PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE SOAKED IN THE CARPET...
JANUARY 12, 2005 ONE COLD MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT GO IN AS FAST AS IT SHOULD IT TOOK LIKE 1 MINUTE TO GO INTO GEAR, WHEN COLD IT WOULD JOLT BEFORE ADVANCING IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THAT SAME AFTERNOON, NEXT MORNING SAME PRO...
Mileage: 52,700
JANUARY 12, 2005 ONE COLD MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT GO IN AS FAST AS IT SHOULD IT TOOK LIKE 1 MINUTE TO GO INTO GEAR, WHEN COLD IT WOULD JOLT BEFORE ADVANCING IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THAT SAME AFTERNOON, NEXT MORNING SAME PRO...
Mileage: 52,700
JANUARY 12, 2005 ONE COLD MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT GO IN AS FAST AS IT SHOULD IT TOOK LIKE 1 MINUTE TO GO INTO GEAR, WHEN COLD IT WOULD JOLT BEFORE ADVANCING IN DRIVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THAT SAME AFTERNOON, NEXT MORNING SAME PRO...
Mileage: 52,700
THIS HEATER CORE LEAKS DIRECTLY OVER COMPUTERS WHICH CONTROL THE ENGINE - AND COULD CAUSE IT TO ACT UNPREDICTABLY OR CUT OUT ALTOGETHER WHEN DRIVING. *AK * ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GYLCOL WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS RESPIRATORY DAMAGE * THE LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE CAUSES A FILM TO FORM ON THE WI...
Mileage: 54,000
HEATER CORE HAS FAILED. ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS AND, AS THE RESULT, SYRUP-LIKE SMELL IS EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CAR! WINDOWS FOG UP. POSSIBLE DAMAGES ARE NOT TO BE IGNORED!. IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF, IT CAN UNDOUBTEDLY LEAD TO LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO ANTI FREEZE FUMES, AS WELL AS ELE...
Mileage: 30,000
WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. VAPOR BLOWING FROM VENTS. CALLED TO GET COST ESTIMATE-$765 FROM DEALER. CALLED OTHER REPAIR SHOPS--THEY SAID THEY'VE DONE 4 REPAIRS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON MITSUBISHI'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 70,000
MY WIFE NOTICED LITTLE CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE HAETER/DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON, WE COULD ALSO SMELL SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE SYURP OR ANTIFREEZE. THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST ANYMORE, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I AM TOLD THAT THIS MOST LIKELY FROM A BROKEN HEATE...
NOXIOUS ODOR COMING OUT OF VENTS INSIDE CAR. WINDOWS NOT CLEARING WITH DEFROSTERS ON AND SMOKE SWIRLING AROUND LOWER WINDSHIELD. TOOK TO DEALER, PAID $704 FOR REPAIR. WHEN ENTERED CAR TO LEAVE DEALERSHIP, SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. LEFT CAR WITH DEALER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR TH...
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN THAT THE ETACS SYSTEMS FAILED. *NM
Mileage: 21,076
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. THEN, THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED FRONT LEFT TIRE HIT A CURB, AND THE AXLE AND RIM BROKE. CONSUMER HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 14,000
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE AC SYSTEM KICKS IN. LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DIM AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH IDLE AND HIGH RPM. A VOLT METER SHOWS A LARGE VOLTAGE SPIKE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS...
Mileage: 1
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, MAKE WINDING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF TIRE ROTATION, I HAVE ROTATED THIS TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES, SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES, CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWO...
Mileage: 2,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES WHEEL CAME OFF. THE BRAKE DRUM AND SOME OF THE AXLE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO RUN INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED BACK, NECK AND SIDE . THIS WAS REPORTED TO MITSUBISHI. *NLM.
MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING STALL. PUT ON BRAKE, TO STOP, CAR ACCELERATED OVER CURB INTO BUILDING. MR