Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / DIAMANTE / 1993

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000143725 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
Consumer's City: TUCSON | Consumer's State: AZ |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Model Name: DIAMANTE | Model Year: 1993 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 6MMXC49F7PT | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2001 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1996 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Brakes overheated/cracked and had warped when applied while driving. found out that brakes were underrated along with tires by goodyear. did not know about this until later. *ak consumer states vehicle uses australian goodyear tires, gta 205/65r15 h1530, tires were replaced with american equivalent goodyear tires and while driving on arizona highways, tires wobble and become unstable after 15-20 minutes, 3 other types of goodyear tires were tried, however all types experienced same scenario, goodyear headquarters informed consumer that the load rating of these tires were only 1400 pounds which may be inadequate for the 5000 pound vehicle, the heat from the underrated tires stresses brake rotors, vehicle has had 3 sets of rotors due to overheating. *slc |