FaultScore report
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1995 Mitsubishi Diamante with NHTSA between 1996 and 2005. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 8 of 10 worst.
FaultScore 44/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mitsubishi Diamante.
How this is worked out13
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
3
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 137,500 miles
3 crashes, 0 fires
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.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #780090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT SUDDENLY HIT CONSUMER. DRIVER'S FRONT FENDER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXPLODED OUT, SAW SMOKE, CAUSED INJURIES CONCUSSION IN NECK/BURNS ON FACE/ FRACTURES ON ARMS BETWEEN ELBOW AND HANDS/THUMB IS PARALIZED. PASSENGER RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES ,CHEST COMPRESSION/SLIGHT CONCUSSION IN NECK. APPRAISAL COMPANY IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. THIS DEFCT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #819464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION , THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. 780090 DUP OF 819197; POSTED ON 09-07-1999.
NHTSA complaint #819197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
AT FIRST MY CAR KEPT STALLING WHILE DRIVING SO I THOUGHT THE FLUID WAS LOW,I GOT TRANSMITIONS TREATMENT AND MORE FLUID,THEN WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK I GOT TRANSMITION REPLACE.NOW ON TRANS #2 SAME THING BUT NOW MY CAR JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY INFANT SON IN BACK SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10116491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACED. TS
NHTSA complaint #8023793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FRIED GOING DOWN INTERSTATE W/127,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT. TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AFTER GETTING CAR BACK, LESS $2,400, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE TO TRANSMISSION GOES OUT GOING DOWN INTERSTATE; LESS $600. WHAT IS GOING ON MITSUBISHI???
NHTSA complaint #754995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING OVER 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #891454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS VIBRATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #883061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ENGINE BLOWING SMOKE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS.
NHTSA complaint #719281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ENGINE BLOWING SMOKE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS.
NHTSA complaint #719281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 46,000 MILES TRANSMISSION IS PREMATURELY FAILING, IT WON'T SHIFT INTO GEARS AND IS SLIPPING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #838598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #780090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT SUDDENLY HIT CONSUMER. DRIVER'S FRONT FENDER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXPLODED OUT, SAW SMOKE, CAUSED INJURIES CONCUSSION IN NECK/BURNS ON FACE/ FRACTURES ON ARMS BETWEEN ELBOW AND HANDS/THUMB IS PARALIZED. PASSENGER RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES ,CHEST COMPRESSION/SLIGHT CONCUSSION IN NECK. APPRAISAL COMPANY IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. THIS DEFCT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #819464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION , THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. 780090 DUP OF 819197; POSTED ON 09-07-1999.
NHTSA complaint #819197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO GET PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHEN CAR IS IS IN DRIVE OR OVERDRIVE AND ACCELERATED, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #810080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT ON VEHICLE WORE OFF PREMATURELY.
NHTSA complaint #512391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.