NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a
system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and
knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Jan 1995peak 8Dec 2003
Recalls on the 1992 Mitsubishi Diamante
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
United States — NHTSA
96V143002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Risk: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
96V143001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.
Risk: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Chicago, ILFire
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #828081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Visalia, CACrash1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.
NHTSA complaint #814520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Visalia, CACrash1 injured
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.
NHTSA complaint #814520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Edgewater, NJ1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN HIS FACE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #804998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 120,000 milesST Simons Island, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MITSUBISHI HAS PRODUCED 3.0 LITER V6 ENGINES FROM ABOUT 1990 THROUGH 1996 THAT EXHIBIT CHRONIC EXHASUT VALVE GUIDE FUNCTION DETERORIATION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. THIS RESULTS IN HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION AND EVENTUAL ENGINE FAILURE.*AK THIS ENGINE WAS UTILIZED IN THE MITSUBISHI DIAMIANTI, 3000GT, DODGE CARAVAN, CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AMONG OTHERS.
NHTSA complaint #10048983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sacramento, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK HEAVILY.
NHTSA complaint #10009998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Champaign, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HELLO AND THANKS FIRST OF ALL FOR YOUR TIME, UNTIL JULY 5TH OF 1999 I TRUELY ENJOYED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON I57 ON JULY 5TH AT 65 MPH AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I HAVING ROADSIDE SERVICE CALLED FROM MY CELL PHONE A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED WHO WAS ALSO A REPAIR PERSON AND ALSO OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP. HE INFORMED ME HE WOULD TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP AND NOTIFY ME THE NEXT DAY OF THE REPAIRS. I BEING 1 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME HAD TO CALL A RELATIVE TO PICK ME UP. I WAS 11:30 PM I HAD NO WAY TO RENT A CAR. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MR LOY THE OWNER CALLED ME TO ADVISE ME THAT MY MOTOR HAD GONE OUT. I THE ASKED WHAT THE COST ANOTHER MOTOR WOULD BE I WAS ADVISED A USED MOTOR WOULD BE $2915. I THEN MADE ABOUT 50 CALLS TO OTHER SERVICE CENTERS TO FIND OUT THE $2900 WAS A FAIR PRICE. MY HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS OF COURSE VERY UPSET TO FIND OUT BY ABOUT 35 OF THE 50 MECHAINCS I TALKED TO ADVISED ME, I YOU LET THE DIAMONTE IDEL IT WILL BURN OIL THEN WITHOUT NOTICE YOUR ENGINE WILL BLOW. I OF COURSE STILL OWING MONEY ON MY CAR HAD IT REPAIRED. ALONG WITH A $110 TOWING BILL FROM THE INTERSTATE. THIS ACTUALLY GETTS WORSE. IN NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR(1999) THIS WHOLE ISSUED REPEATED! THIS TIME I WAS ON MY LUNCH HOUR AND MY CAR LOST POWER AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY IMPORTED SHOP. CERTAINLY KNOWING THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT BE A BIG REPAIR WELLLLLLLLL MY ENGINE HAD GONE OUT AGAIN!!!!!! THIS TIME LIKE THE FIRST TIME IN TEARS. THIS REPAIR FOR THE SECOND MOTOR COST MY $3200 . THANKS
NHTSA complaint #762368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Duluth, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE SEAL AND PISTON RINGS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE SMOKES EXCESSIVELY.
NHTSA complaint #785685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Duluth, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE SEAL AND PISTON RINGS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE SMOKES EXCESSIVELY.
NHTSA complaint #785685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pompano Beach, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON HAS FALLEN OFF 4 TIMES, HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #895440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bronx, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE BELT DOES NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #737457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gaithersburg, MD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #735636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marietta, GA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT MILEAGE 82500 FOR PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. NEW ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE BEFORE 5000 MILES USE. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND TRUED BY DEALER AT 90,100 MILES, BUT BEGAN TO PULSATE AGAIN WITH IN 2000 MILES. 2. ENGINE EXHAUSTS LIGHT GREY SMOKE UPON ACCELERATION AFTER IDLING FOR 2 MINUTES OR MORE. ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATED AT 1 QT/3000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #731515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marietta, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT MILEAGE 82500 FOR PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. NEW ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE BEFORE 5000 MILES USE. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND TRUED BY DEALER AT 90,100 MILES, BUT BEGAN TO PULSATE AGAIN WITH IN 2000 MILES. 2. ENGINE EXHAUSTS LIGHT GREY SMOKE UPON ACCELERATION AFTER IDLING FOR 2 MINUTES OR MORE. ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATED AT 1 QT/3000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #731515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marina, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHENEVER CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO START AGAIN IT WON'T START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #871022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Yonkers, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL BE BURNING OIL, ON INTERNALCOMBUSTION AT ALL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #866447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Littleton, NC
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING 30-45 MPH IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER ALSO NOTE THE VEIHCLE IS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #857123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston Salem, NC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT FROM THE BRAKES, AND CONSUMER HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. ALSO,THERE IS HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #851942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston Salem, NC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT FROM THE BRAKES, AND CONSUMER HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. ALSO,THERE IS HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #851942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER BECOMES INOPERABLE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE THE AUTOMATIC FAN STAYS ON HIGH AND THE CUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #848750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
AIR CONDITIONER BECOMES INOPERABLE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE THE AUTOMATIC FAN STAYS ON HIGH AND THE CUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #848750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flushing, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILURE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flushing, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING STALLING. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joplin, MO
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #708451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joplin, MO
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #708451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joplin, MO
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
RIGHT FRONT ROTOR HAS A RUST PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE ROTOR CANNOT BE TURNED CREATING A REAL EXPENSE AND HAZARD
NHTSA complaint #708450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joplin, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
RIGHT FRONT ROTOR HAS A RUST PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE ROTOR CANNOT BE TURNED CREATING A REAL EXPENSE AND HAZARD
NHTSA complaint #708450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flashing, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
EVERYTIME WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER, OR PUTTING ON THE RADIO, THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO BATTERY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTERY FOUR TIMES, BUT STALLING CONTINUES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #839174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flashing, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERYTIME WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER, OR PUTTING ON THE RADIO, THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO BATTERY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTERY FOUR TIMES, BUT STALLING CONTINUES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #839174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.