Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
78 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
59,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: . 57 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core is the most frequently named component, appearing in 51 of 78 complaints (65.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 7 | 9.0% |
| Braking behavior | 5 | 6.4% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 4 | 5.1% |
| Steering behavior | 2 | 2.6% |
| Engine operation | 1 | 1.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | 51 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 6 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 5 |
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | 4 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | 3 |
| Suspension:Front | 3 |
| Tires | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 2 |
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core: 51; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 6; Engine And Engine Cooling: 5; Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System: 4; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm): 3; Suspension:Front: 3; Tires: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 2
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 2 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 19 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 21 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 11 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 4 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 19; 50,000 to 74,999: 21; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 0
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (21). 21 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 32 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
2001: 4; 2002: 4; 2003: 2; 2004: 10; 2005: 32; 2006: 5; 2007: 14; 2008: 5; 2009: 1; 2011: 1
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 7 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD H…
Owner-reported narrative. 71,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10091335 at NHTSA ↗
I PURCHASED A USED MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE IN OCTOBER 2003 WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS AND THE WINDOW STARTED FOGGING UP. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING STRANGE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING AND HAD LEAKED ON THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE HEATER CORE WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $668. I HAD TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO GET THE HEATER CORE…
Owner-reported narrative. 77,178 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106016 at NHTSA ↗
I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO RUN RAMPANT AMONG THIS MODEL/MAKE. MY HEATER CORE WENT OUT AT ABOUT 100K MILES; MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON (DUE TO A SPEED SENSOR FAIL), WHICH RENDERS THE WHOLE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM USELESS; AND NOW MY ANTENNA MAST IS BROKEN. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE PRICEY TO FIX, AND MOST DIAMANTE USERS I HAVE FOUND EXPERIENCE AT LEAST A FEW OF THESE CONFLICTS. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN MANY COMMENTS ABOUT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 113K MILES. MY CAR HAS EXACTLY THAT. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, IT I…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10378164 at NHTSA ↗
THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATE THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE AND OR TURN ROTORS EVERY 18000 TO 20000 ON THIER CARS EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 756007 at NHTSA ↗
NOTICED A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMMING OUT OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL VENTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE/ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE HEATER CORE DOWN ONTO FLOOR MATTS, CLIMATE CONTROL INTAKE, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE DASHBOARD, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. WHERE IS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.
Owner-reported narrative. 54,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126617 at NHTSA ↗
MY HEATER CORE WENT ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WHICH HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE HEATER CORE UNTIL LATER ON. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 2-L/2 DAYS FOR A JOB THAT WAS 6.9 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOX THAT THE CORE WAS IN WAS EITHER BROKEN OR COULDN'T BE SHUT, BUT THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO CLOSE IT, FIX IT I HOPE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE O-RING AND THAT THEY HAD A CAR THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBL…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060836 at NHTSA ↗
FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS OFF, CAUSING TIRES TO CUP/ MAKING STEERING VIBRATE, AND LOUD NOISES. REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8009337 at NHTSA ↗
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PULLEY BELT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE PART. *AK *TC
Owner-reported narrative. 60,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090068 at NHTSA ↗
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
78 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.9%ODI 10217732 · 112,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED DUE TO THE HEATER CORE. THE RADIATOR LEAKED ONTO THE CARPET WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE INHALED TOXIC FUMES FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING ONTO THE CARPET AND THEY ARE CONCERNED OF FUTURE HEALTH RISKS. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE LEAK, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REMOVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. | 1348.1%ODI 10082271 · 91,000 miTHIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1998 ES. I'M EXPERIENCING PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN ON HEATING. THE DEALER I GOT THE PREOWNED CAR FROM WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I CAN SHOW THEM THE LEAK IN HEATER CORE. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCON AND THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. FIXING THE THE HEATER CORE WILL COST $1000. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREE MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS: (1) THE DEFECT E… | 834.8%ODI 10082280HEATER CORE ISSUE WITH MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1999 SUMMARY: NOTICE CONSISTENT AND VERY NOTICIABLE FOUL ODOR WHEN CAR IS SHUTOFF. CAN SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL. SOME FOGGING OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS CONSISTENT WITH HEATER CORE'S ISSUES BY OTHER DIAMANTE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CAR SERVICED AT A MITSUBISHI DEALER. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET BECAUSE THE PARTS AND LABOR QUOTES HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE FROM $600-$1000. CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT, BUT HAVE NOTICED PROBLEM SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR WITH… | 2039.2%ODI 10008109 · 41,175 miWINDOWS 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 IDEA, I JUST REPLACED ONE LAST WEEK. I WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, COST TO REPAIR $650. | 5165.4%ODI 10052370CAR SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR UP WHILE IM DRIVING. VERY FOGGY. DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. *LA | 6250.4%ODI 10103973NOXIOUS 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 | 2442.9%ODI 10111321 · 47,773 miVEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER COIL. ANTI-FREEZE WAS GETTING INTO VENT, AND THE VAPORS FOGGED UP THE WINDOWS, INTERRUPTING THE VISIBILITY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFUSED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 18.3%ODI 891454WHEN DRIVING OVER 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 28.7%ODI 10116609 · 52,500 miI STARTED TO NOTICE AN ODD SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LACK OF COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR TANK. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I REALIZED THERE WAS COOLANT ACCUMULATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORWELL. MY VEHICLE IS AT 53,500 MILES AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS HAVING A "HEATER CORE FAILURE." THE ESTIMATE THEY GAVE IS $1,300 TO REPAIR. I CANNOT AFFORD IT SO IT LOOKS LIKE MY VEHICLE WILL BE GARAGED UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. *AK | 23.9%ODI 10116262THE 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 WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT IT WAS COMMON ALL DIAMANTES (92 -2001). IN MANY CASES, THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THAT THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. THE ANTIFREEZE WILL STARTED LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER?S… | 67.7%ODI 10052370CAR SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR UP WHILE IM DRIVING. VERY FOGGY. DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. *LA | 1613.0%ODI 10163041 · 79,000 miTHIS 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 B… | 1119.6%ODI 10172928 · 65,000 mi2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH 65000 MILES. NOTICED FOG COMING OUT OF VENTS AROUND THE RADIO. IT SMELLED LIKE ANTI-FREEZE AND CREATED A FOG ON MY WINDOWS THAT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO RENDER THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. I WAS ALSO GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE OF P-1751. THIS REFERS TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RELAY CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AFTER DIAGNOSING FOR TWO DAYS, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD DISCOVERED A LEAKING HEATER COIL THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DAMAGED THE PCM. WORST CASE SCENARIO, $1600. IT WILL AT LEAST COST $500, … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 24.8% | 310.3%ODI 753653I 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 TRANSMISS… | 27.4%ODI 527652TRANSMISSION 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. | 433.3%ODI 719281TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ENGINE BLOWING SMOKE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. *AK | 1029.4%ODI 518657WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ABS BRAKES FAILED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SHIFTS. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 896673WHILE 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 VEHICLE TO DEALER, VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, AND NOTHING FOUND PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC, NO PROBLEM CODES APPEARED. *AK TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF THIRD AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISIO… | 11.3%ODI 10378164 · 100,000 miI HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO RUN RAMPANT AMONG THIS MODEL/MAKE. MY HEATER CORE WENT OUT AT ABOUT 100K MILES; MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON (DUE TO A SPEED SENSOR FAIL), WHICH RENDERS THE WHOLE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM USELESS; AND NOW MY ANTENNA MAST IS BROKEN. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE PRICEY TO FIX, AND MOST DIAMANTE USERS I HAVE FOUND EXPERIENCE AT LEAST A FEW OF THESE CONFLICTS. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN MANY COMMENTS ABOUT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 113K MILES. MY CAR HAS EXACTLY THAT. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, IT I… | 54.1%ODI 10197471 · 80,000 miTL*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 VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEVERELY FOGGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CORE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO… | 35.4%ODI 10224750 · 78,000 miI OWN A 2003 DIAMANTE MITSUBISHI. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, FOGGING THE WINDOW WITH A FOWL TOXIC SMELL THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT HARDLY MOVE OUT GEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR'S HEATER CORE LEAKED ONTO THE COMPUTER WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION RELAY TO SHORT OUT DO TO THE COMPUTER FAILING. THE COMPUTER WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 78,000 MILES BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE HEATER CORE THAT CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THIS IS SUCH A POOR DESIGN! THE COMPUTER SHO… | 133.3%ODI 10461616CPSC#I11B0131A. 2004 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. F4A51 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF MITSUBISHI AND DODGE VEHICLES AND THEIR OWNERS THAT HAVE THE MITSUBISHI F4A51 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN CERTAIN MAKE/MODELS. THE MAIN ISSUES SEEMED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WAVE/CUSHION SPRING LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION DESIGNED THE WAVE SPRING AS A FRAGILE TWO COIL PIECE WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO REPEATEDLY BREAK CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE WAVE B… |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.4%ODI 10142504 · 108 mi'93 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. BOUGHT IN '98 HAS SMOKED AFTER IDLING AT STOPS FOR YEARS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MAKE AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF MITSUBISHI'S HAVE THE PROBLEM ALSO AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CAUSE. MECHANIC'S SAY NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED, BUT NEW CARS ALSO SMOKE? COMPRESSION IS GOOD SO WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM? ALSO WILL NOT PASS DEQ WHICH IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH THAT MUCH SMOKE!*JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 10006062INTERMITTENT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS VEHICLE STALL DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS | 56.4%ODI 101246932001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER CORE.*MR THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE HEATER CORE WAS BEING REMOVED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT INSULATION. THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB | 1814.6%ODI 10103809 · 55,000 miWHILE 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 THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK | 58.9%ODI 10180963 · 73,000 miON FRIDAY, JAN 19, 2007, I WENT TO MY 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE VRX AFTER WORK TO GO HOME. WHEN I GOT TO IT, ALL WINDOWS WERE TOTALLY FOGGED OVER, WHICH IS ABNORMAL. WITH HIGH HEAT, I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD, RELYING ON A PAPER TOWEL TO CLEAR THE REMAINDER. I PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME AND HAD TO RELY ON PAPER TOWELS TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME, I NOTICED A DISTINCT ANTIFREEZE SMELL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SUNLIGHT SHOWED THE FILM TO BE OF A GREEN COLOR. AT THIS TIME, … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 511.9%ODI 804998WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN HIS FACE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK | 827.6%ODI 508596NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. | 414.8%ODI 534898NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH. | 216.7%ODI 819197VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION , THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. 780090 DUP OF 819197; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.9%ODI 744537VEHICLE 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.8%ODI 10143534 · 38,000 miAIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 55 MPH DIRECT FRONT END COLLISION. *JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 49.5%ODI 7315151. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT MILEAGE 82500 FOR PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. NEW ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE BEFORE 5000 MILES USE. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND TRUED BY DEALER AT 90,100 MILES, BUT BEGAN TO PULSATE AGAIN WITH IN 2000 MILES. 2. ENGINE EXHAUSTS LIGHT GREY SMOKE UPON ACCELERATION AFTER IDLING FOR 2 MINUTES OR MORE. ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATED AT 1 QT/3000 MILES. | 26.9% | 13.7%ODI 785288ROTORS 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 514.7% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.3%ODI 746949ROTORS WARPED AT 14444 MILES, DEALER TURNED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. THEY GOT WARPED AGAIN AT 18700 MILE, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, CITING DRIVER'S DRIVING HABITS. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 22.6%ODI 756007THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATE THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE AND OR TURN ROTORS EVERY 18000 TO 20000 ON THIER CARS EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED. *AK | 21.6%ODI 10110114 · 52,700 miJANUARY 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 PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK ON JAN 19, LEFT IT OVER NIGHT AND THEY FOUND IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GO INTO GEAR, THEREFORE, THEY DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE 1/20 THRU 2/7, AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS THE… | 35.4%ODI 10083344 · 11,000 miWHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER FOUND NOTHING APPARENTLY WRONG BEFORE THE PARTS WERE DISCARDED. *SC *JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | 12.4%ODI 958554DEFECTIVE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONS FOGGING WINDSHIELD GLASS AND PREVENTING VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.7%ODI 10208520EVERYTIME THE HEATER IS SWITCHED ON, I CAN FEEL A WEIRD SMELL WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. THIS SMELL SEEMS LIKE SUFFOCATING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS FOR THE FRESH AIR TO ENTER. THERE IS SOME KIND OF LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I AM NOT SURE WHERE THE LEAK IS FROM. I AM BIT WORRIED ABT THE SMELL. THANKS *TR | 14.3%ODI 10176731 · 86,000 miSMELL OF ANTIFREEZE INSIDE CAR, WINDOWS FOGGED UP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. MECHANIC SAYS IS LIKELY HEATER CORE FAILURE, $700 TO FIX. *NM | 47.8%ODI 10110292 · 53,000 miABOUT 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 THE PROBLEM AS FAULTY O-RING IN THE HEATER CORE. THE FIX WAS COSTLY, AROUND $1100.00 HOWEVER THE CAR HAS BEEN PROBLEM FREE SINCE THEN. *AK | 45.1%ODI 10100385 · 58,000 miTHE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. INSTEAD A STREAM OF 'FOG' IS EMITTED THROUGH THE DUCTS AND THE WINDOWS ARE CLOUDED OVER. THIS REQUIRED ME TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW. THERE IS A DEFINITE SMELL OF COOLANT IN THE PASSENGER VEHICLE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. *JB | 54.1%ODI 10104806MY 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 HEATER CORE. IF NOT REPLACED ANTIFREEZE CAN LEAK INTO THE CARS COMPUTER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE CAR. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $400-$1000. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING C… | 11.8%ODI 10311071 · 60,000 miANTI-FREEZE LEAK ON CARPET PASSENGER SIDE NEAR FIREWALL FOGGED UP WINDOWS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DUE TO THE LEAK THE ECU STARTED WORKING AWFUL. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 37.1% | 310.3%ODI 705201VEHICLE 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, … | 27.4% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 25.9%ODI 518657WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ABS BRAKES FAILED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SHIFTS. *AK | 13.7%ODI 846125WHILE DRIVING AND AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP , VEHICLE VIBRATED EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF VERY SLOWLY. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 755964ILL 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 ALL DIAMANTES (VERBAL VIA THE SERVICE REP FOR THE CHICAGO AREA JEFF HAMPTON). I HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION MORE THAN ONCE WHERE THIS HAS ALMOST PRODUCED A REAR END ACCIDENT BY SEMI TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES. MITSUBISHI SAYS THIS IS AN ENGINEERING ISS… | 11.3%ODI 762517I BELIEVE THIS IS COMMON WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FATALITIES. *AK | 10.8%ODI 10066805 · 14,000 miWHEN 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 | 23.6%ODI 10114500 · 30,000 miWHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR SHAKES AND JERKS UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON THE ROTORS AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. I HAVE FOUR NEW TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AND CAUSE MY FAMILY AND I SERIOUS INJURY . THIS IS A 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, AND THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DAILY 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | 43,927–75,000 mi | 60,000 mi | 39 | ODI 10074176 · 48,299 miWHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK THE HEATING CORE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB ODI 10074964 · 75,000 miNOTICED 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 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 92000 MILES, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I WILL BE CALLING LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN REPAIR THIS AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO ME AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN PARTS OR INSTALLATION.… ODI 10080712 · 32,000 miTHE WINDOWS KEPT FOGGING UP. NOTICE A PUDDLE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, AND NOTICED THE RADIATOR WAS LOW. PUDDLE OF THE FLOOR ENDED UP BEING ANTI-FREEZE. DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AND THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE IT. WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTLY DUE TO MILAGE ON THE CAR. THEY REPLACED HEATER CORE, AND WHEN RETURNED THE COVER OVER THE SHIFTER IS CRAKED AND HARD TO PUT INTO PARK. THE HEATER VENTS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY.*AK |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | Too few reports for a range | 45,000 mi | 3 (sparse) | ODI 10060836 · 45,000 miMY HEATER CORE WENT ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WHICH HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE CAR HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE HEATER CORE UNTIL LATER ON. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 2-L/2 DAYS FOR A JOB THAT WAS 6.9 HOURS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOX THAT THE CORE WAS IN WAS EITHER BROKEN OR COULDN'T BE SHUT, BUT THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO CLOSE IT, FIX IT I HOPE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE O-RING AND THAT THEY HAD A CAR THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBL… ODI 10112583 · 5,000 miMY CAR IS MAKING ME SICK. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUG. 2001 AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL IN THE CAR AND FUME CLOSELY RESEMBLING THAT OF RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAR WAS ASSESED BY A MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER AND SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM MY DEALER AND DEEMED TO BE SOUND. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE SUFFERED WITH RUNNY EYES AND INTERMITTENT PARALYSIS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THIS S… ODI 10126617 · 54,300 miNOTICED A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMMING OUT OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL VENTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE/ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE HEATER CORE DOWN ONTO FLOOR MATTS, CLIMATE CONTROL INTAKE, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE DASHBOARD, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. WHERE IS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | Too few reports for a range | 63,050 mi | 4 (sparse) | ODI 10138452 · 68,000 miSMELL OF ANTI FREEZE 3 MONTHS AGO WHILE HEATER WAS RUNNING. WINDOWS STARTING TO FOG AND UNABLE TO DEFROST/DEFOG. WILL HAVE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS COOLANT VAPOR IS TOXIC TO BREATHE AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL COMPONENTS TO ENGINE MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEAKING INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS OR DEVICES; TRACTION CONTROL AND THROTTLE CONTROL BEING THE MOST DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY FATALITY CAUSING. *JB ODI 10180810 · 75,000 miANTI FREEZE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER IS RUN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ISSUE BY INSTALLING A NEW GASKET, BUT THE FIX HAS LASTED ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE THESE FUMES ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. *JB ODI 10188952 · 58,100 miFOR NO PARTICULAR REASON MY CAR FILLS UP WITH THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY LEAKING 0-RINGS AND THAT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE COMPUTERS WHICH ARE UNDERNEATH THE LEAK. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE L.S. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE. GOOGLE SAYS OTHERWISE. *TR |
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Too few reports for a range | 55,600 mi | 4 (sparse) | ODI 10100385 · 58,000 miTHE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. INSTEAD A STREAM OF 'FOG' IS EMITTED THROUGH THE DUCTS AND THE WINDOWS ARE CLOUDED OVER. THIS REQUIRED ME TO STOP DRIVING BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW. THERE IS A DEFINITE SMELL OF COOLANT IN THE PASSENGER VEHICLE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. *JB ODI 10108967 · 40,000 miVEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFROSTER. IT WILL NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS. ALSO, THERE WAS A MIST COMING OUT OF THE VENT. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON THURSDAY 27 JANUARY, 2005. *AK ODI 10112798 · 66,000 miPURCHASED 2001 DIAMANTE IN SEPTEMBER 2004. HAD APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES NOW. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR, I NOTICED A MAPLE SYRUP SMELL IN THE INTERIOR, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS AN INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T MENTION IT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CLEANER THAT WAS USED IN THE CAR. IN DECEMBER 2004, BROUGHT CAR TO MITSUBISHI DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. WAS INFORMED THAT STRONG COOLANT SMELL IN INTERIOR (MAPLE SYRUP SMELL) WAS FROM A C… |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | Too few reports for a range | 71,300 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10091335 · 71,300 mi1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD H… |
| Suspension:Front | Too few reports for a range | 82,445 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10197467 · 101,890 miI AM FEELING A CONSTANT VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF CAR, AND I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WEIGHTS ARE STILL ON THE RIM AND THEY ARE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION WOULD GET WORSE. *TR ODI 10221262 · 63,000 mi2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WE HAVE HAD IT ABOUT SIX MONTHS. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO A VERY REPUTABLE SERVICE STATION AND HAVE COME UP EMPTY ON THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NEW TIRES, THIS OCCURRED BEFORE AND AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED. DURING MORE AGGRESSIVE TURNING THE CAR GETS VERY UNSTABLE, BAD ENOUGH TO LOSE CONTROL. THE SERVICE SHOP CHECKED OUT ALL THE OBVIOUS FRONT END STUFF ALONG WITH THE THREE BUSHINGS ON EACH FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. FOR THE MOST PART THE CAR TRACKS STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND IS SMOOTH AND TRUE. IT MAY BE DESCRIBE… |
| Tires | Too few reports for a range | 62,445 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10013766 · 23,000 miSHORT LIFE OF TIRES. TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BUT SOME HOW THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING AND THE TIRES WHERE "CHOPPED UP" SO THEY PUT IT. TIRES ARE ROTATED AND BALANCED REGULARLY IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A LACK OF THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A GOODYEAR DEALER IN WHICH I DID AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, THE ROTATION RECORDS, AND THE BALA… ODI 10197467 · 101,890 miI AM FEELING A CONSTANT VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF CAR, AND I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WEIGHTS ARE STILL ON THE RIM AND THEY ARE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION WOULD GET WORSE. *TR |
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2003: 19 complaints · 2004: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | Engine And Engine Cooling | Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | Suspension:Front | Tires | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | — | 2ODI 10052370CAR SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR UP WHILE IM DRIVING. VERY FOGGY. DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. *LA ODI 10053677HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. ALSO, CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTI FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK | 3ODI 101246932001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER CORE.*MR THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE HEATER CORE WAS BEING REMOVED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT INSULATION. THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB ODI 10180810 · 75,000 miANTI FREEZE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER IS RUN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ISSUE BY INSTALLING A NEW GASKET, BUT THE FIX HAS LASTED ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE THESE FUMES ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. *JB ODI 10188952 · 58,100 miFOR NO PARTICULAR REASON MY CAR FILLS UP WITH THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY LEAKING 0-RINGS AND THAT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE COMPUTERS WHICH ARE UNDERNEATH THE LEAK. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE L.S. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE. GOOGLE SAYS OTHERWISE. *TR | 0 | 1ODI 10091335 · 71,300 mi1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD H… | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 2ODI 10052370CAR SMELLS LIKE COOLANT. WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR UP WHILE IM DRIVING. VERY FOGGY. DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. *LA ODI 10053677HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP. ALSO, CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTI FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 3ODI 101246932001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER CORE.*MR THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE HEATER CORE WAS BEING REMOVED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT INSULATION. THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB ODI 10180810 · 75,000 miANTI FREEZE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER IS RUN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ISSUE BY INSTALLING A NEW GASKET, BUT THE FIX HAS LASTED ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE THESE FUMES ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. *JB ODI 10188952 · 58,100 miFOR NO PARTICULAR REASON MY CAR FILLS UP WITH THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY LEAKING 0-RINGS AND THAT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE COMPUTERS WHICH ARE UNDERNEATH THE LEAK. THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE L.S. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE. GOOGLE SAYS OTHERWISE. *TR | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | 1ODI 10091335 · 71,300 mi1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD H… | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension:Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1ODI 10197467 · 101,890 miI AM FEELING A CONSTANT VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF CAR, AND I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WEIGHTS ARE STILL ON THE RIM AND THEY ARE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION WOULD GET WORSE. *TR | 0 |
| Tires | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10197467 · 101,890 miI AM FEELING A CONSTANT VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF CAR, AND I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WEIGHTS ARE STILL ON THE RIM AND THEY ARE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE VIBRATION WOULD GET WORSE. *TR | — | 0 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
3 patterns with matching reports.
1 mentions · 1.3% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
DISC BRAKE PADS SHOW ACCELERATED WEAR, WITH REPLACEMENT AT 5,000 AND AGAIN AT 17,000 MILES. ABNORMAL WEAR NOT DUE TO "RIDING THE BRAKES". BELIEVE ACCELERATED WEAR COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. MR
\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b1 mentions · 1.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 60,600 mi (1 usable records).
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PULLEY BELT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE PART. *AK *TC
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b1 mentions · 1.3% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
DEFROSTER WOULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. WAS TOLD THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE BAD, WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING IN AND OUT BECAUSE COOLANT WAS DRIPPING ON THE RELAY THAT WAS UNDERNEATH IT. IT IS GOING TO COST $500 DOLLARS FOR THE RELAY, THE RESET OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND HEATER CORE. THEN A ADDITIONAL $600 DOLLARS FOR LABOR SINCE THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. *JB
\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b