Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE HAS FAILED (ONCE AGAIN) I AM NOT SURE OF ANY COMPANY THAT HAS REALEASED THEIR CARS WITH SUCH A MAJOR FA… |
| 2008-09-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WE JUST CLEARED CANADIAN CUSTOMS AT BLAINE WA, PACIFIC CROSSING, AND WERE ACCELERATING TO SPEED LIMIT ON I 5 FREEWAY WH… |
| 2008-08-21 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE HEATER CORE HAS STARTED TO LEAK. IT WAS REPLACED 40K MILES AGO AND I WAS CHARGED $ 1,000 … |
| 2007-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | No | 0 | WILL NOT PASS EMISSION THERE ARE NO READINESS CODES STORED IN COMPUTER. *TR |
| 2007-11-07 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERYTIME THE HEATER IS SWITCHED ON, I CAN FEEL A WEIRD SMELL WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. THIS SMELL SEEMS LIKE … |
| 2006-01-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF HEATER CORE GASKETS RESULTING IN FUMES INSIDE THE CAR FROM ANTI-FREEZE; THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN… |
| 2005-12-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE LEAKING FOGGING WINDSHIELD DURING FREEWAY TRAVEL. HAZARD TO HEALTH WITH WHILE OPE… |
| 2005-02-07 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WINDOWS FOG UP AND CANNOT BE CLEARED BY THE DEFROSTER. VERY STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. SMOKEY VAPORS C… |
| 2004-11-30 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | I OWN A PREOWNED 1998 MISTUBISHI DIAMANTE LS. WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL, PARTICULARLY THE HEATER IS ENGAGED, THE SMELL … |
| 2004-10-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. COOLANT LEAK FROM HEATER CORE O RING FAILURE. COOLANT LEAKING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CA… |
| 2004-09-27 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATER CORE. HEATER SYSTEM WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS HAPPENE… |
| 2004-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 3 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2003 THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING … |
| 2004-05-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1998 ES. I'M EXPERIENCING PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN O… |
| 2003-08-25 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE COULD NOT BE UNLATCHED. THIS CAUSED CHILD TO BE LOCKED IN THE SEAT BELT AND U… |
| 2003-01-27 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE PROBLEM. WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG UP AND VERY STRONG SMOKE TYPE ORDER FROM THE VENTS. COMPUTER WAS COVERED WI… |
| 2002-04-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | KUMHO 716 HP4 P215-60-16 94H DOT # 4TL1-YP71-2501 H-RATED TIRES WERE NOT THE CORRECT RATING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUT… |
| 2001-04-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE ANT… |
| 2001-03-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED TO WORK, AND FUMES ENTERED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK |
| 2000-12-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH AN ODOR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, THE VE… |
| 2000-12-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | HEATER CORE FAILED TO WORK FOR SIX WEEKS, FUMES WENT THROUGH THE VENTS AND ANTI FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE… |
| 2000-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ( ECU) ELECTRONIC COMPUTER UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.… |
| 2000-02-05 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | AT ONE TIME LEFT FRONT TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROL… |
| 1999-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS PREMATURE WEAR, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. *AK |
| 1999-03-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DON'T CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO A STIFF HINGE NEAR THE BASE OF THE WIPER AR… |
| 1998-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP , VEHICLE VIBRATED EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF VERY SLOWLY. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES . *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE GOT STUCK, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. OWNER SAID THE GASKET CLAMP FOR THE HOSE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE THROTTLE. *… |