Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE GOING OUT. MINE WENT OUT A FEW DAYS AGO AND WAS INF… |
| 2008-01-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED DUE TO THE HEATER CORE. T… |
| 2007-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HEATER CORE RANDOMLY CRACKED ONE DAY, CAUSING A TEAR-LIKE SPILL OF ANTI-FREEZE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR. CAR WAS… |
| 2005-09-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK DECK OF MY 1997 DIAMANTE IS FADING WITH WHITE PATCHES. THE HOOD AND BODY PAINT LOOKS GO… |
| 2004-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAD 1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,. VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK, DEALER COULD NOT… |
| 2002-02-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SAFETY - TRANSMISSION: AT 9,500 MILES MY CAR STARTED LURCHING WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FROM A STOP. IT SUPPOSEDLY WAS… |
| 2001-10-30 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM WHEEL, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF P… |
| 2000-08-14 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | WHEN REMOVING CHILD FROM THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFEYY SEAT SHOUDLER HARNESS LOCKED UP. HARNESS GOT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER A… |
| 1999-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SHUTTERING AT 19,800 MILES. DEALER TURNED ROTORS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUTTER, BUT… |
| 1998-12-07 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, IT DOESN'T KEEP THE VE… |
| 1998-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | 1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE PURCHASED NEW FROM RON BOUCHARD'S IN SEPTEMBER, 1997. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SI… |
| 1998-10-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER/CAMSHAFT, AND POSITION SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1998-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING. |
| 1998-04-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION/ BRAKE FAILURE. |
| 1998-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED DURING REPAIRS, AND THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES REVVS HIGH AND THEN DIES OUT. ALSO, IT IS SO… |
| 1997-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CAN LEAD … |
| 1997-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ABS BRAKES FAILED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, … |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES. |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILURE. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *MJS |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE MADE 5 TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO BRAKES, TIRES & ENGINE TAPPING AN… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF METAL GRINDING. DEALER SAYS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE GO… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | LOUD WINDING NOISE FROM ALTERNATOR PULLEY, TOOK CAR TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED B… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN REVERSE GEAR ,BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, DID N… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS WERE WARPED AND RESURFACED THREE TIMES. YH |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THERE IS A VERY DISTINCT GAS SMELL IN AND AROUND THE CAR. IT ALSO LEAKS GAS FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN FULL. I HAVE NOTIFIE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY, IT JOLTS AND DOES NOT ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO BRAKES AS WELL A… |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN EXITING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER ADJUSTE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 8K MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW LEAKING/DOOR LOCKS FREEZING AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROW FALLING OFF. THE DEALER REP… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PADS, L/R ROTORS, L/R CALIPER HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEAL… |