Consumer Complaint Detail
DIAMOND CARE / DIAMOND CARE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081893 | Incident Date: Aug, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RALEIGH | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: DIAMOND CARE | Model Year: 9999 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Recently purchased a 2001 mitsubishi diamante with 62k miles. admittedly, i am not car "savvy" related to the well being of the car. when purchased, the car had a "maple syrup" type smell. also, the windows fogged up very quickly and eventually i realized the heat took a long time to warm up. as i purchased the car in the summer, the fogging and heat problem was not noticed for two months. i have now realized that the problem has to do with the heater core. i have talked to people who are car "savy" and they say cars shouldn't have problems with a heater core until late in their lives (above 120k miles), if ever. as i discovered my problem, i realize that i have been inhaling anti freeze gas through the heat vents. i'm worried that i will have respiratory problems because of this. has mitsubishi taken responsibility for this severe mishap? i have researched and found that this is an extremely prevalent problem in most diamantes. not only is this extremely detrimental to ones health, it's an expensive fix. is there any hope for a recall here? *jb |