Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / DIAMANTE / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075518 | Incident Date: Aug, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PORT TOWNSEND | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: DIAMANTE | Model Year: 2003 |
| 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#: 6MMAP67P63T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Make : mitsubishi model : diamante ls year: 2003 just purchased car from dealer stating car in excellent mechanical condition. upon delivery of car from transporter, got in the car knew immediately there was film on window and could smell coolant in the air. turned car on, strong smell of coolant coming through vents with coolant leaking onto passenger floor. texas auto group, the seller, refused to accept responsibility despite representing car in excellent mechanical condition. took to a mitsubishi repair service and had to have heater core replaced at a cost of $1167.92. this repair service 40 miles away and it took 7 days to complete. had to have carpet and car detailed to get rid of coolant smell. researched on internet and found out this is a problem that has been going on since 1998 with these heater cores with mitsubishi very much aware of it, and obviously nothing has been done to change this problem. this car only has 61145 miles on it and there is no excuse for this irresponsibility or costs to the consumers of these cars,including property damage as well as health risks to the consumers as coolant is toxic to breath. mitsubishi should be forced to do a recall and reimburse their customers as they have know of this problem and have done nothing about it. upon researching more, have found that some folks have had to have it repaired more than once. there is now starting to show complaints of the 2003 models. very unhappy consumer and feel taken advantage of and have now paid more for this car then it is worth. hope this will help another unsuspecting customer of the mitsubishi diamantes. *nm |