Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / DIAMANTE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006238 | Incident Date: Feb, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: DIAMANTE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 6MMAP67P91T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 12 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have had my 2001 mitsubishi diamante for one year now and have always found that my front window fogged over with a film the defroster would not remove. last weekend the 5th of february 2005 i noticed the film getting worse and the car filled with a very pungent smell of antifreeze this caused my eyes to burn and made it hard to continue driving. i took it to my dealer who said the heater core had a leak and i needed new gaskets that were $16 dollars a package and that labor would be $492 dollars for 5 hours. i was quite shocked it would cost so much considering i have well maintained my car and that i only had 41,000 miles on it. i am concerned of the health effects if i have been breathing in antifreeze for over a year now. i am also concerned that the leakage may have caused damage to my ecu because of where the leak is (right above the ecu). i have read that this may be a common problem with the diamante and my dealer said he has seen a few himself (he knew exactly what it was when i told him what was happening and how much it cost). i fear mitsubishi is aware of this problem and the long term affects it may have on health and safety and hasn't come forward to fix the problem. *jb |