18 of the 51 complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante are about the braking system — 35% of everything reported for this model year.
18
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE MADE 5 TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO BRAKES, TIRES & ENGINE TAPPING AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: P21560R16)
NHTSA complaint #752292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM WHEEL, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #879060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SHUTTERING AT 19,800 MILES. DEALER TURNED ROTORS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUTTER, BUT STILL WOULD NOT STOP VERY WELL. CONSUMER HAD TO REALLY PRESS HARD TO STOP, CURRENTLY, TOOK IN VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGE, AND DEALER SAID PADS WERE WORN OUT AT 22,000 MILES. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS DANGEROUS, AND MAY HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.
NHTSA complaint #873570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE BRAKE PADS, L/R ROTORS, L/R CALIPER HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ON THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER, OCEAN MITUBISHI, ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THEY HAVE CONTINUALLY IGNORED MY COMPLAINTS AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS DIAMANTE. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT MITUBISHI HAS HAD IN JAPAN, I EMAILED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. I EMAILED THE ARTICLES FROM THE NEWSPAPER AND CALLED THEM TO FOLLOW UP. AT THAT TIME THEY ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH THE DIAMANT BRAL
NHTSA complaint #729784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN EXITING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER ADJUSTED THE BELTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE DUE TO FRONT PADS WEAR AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS OCCASINALY WHEN TAKING OFF AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ONE.
NHTSA complaint #870102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN EXITING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER ADJUSTED THE BELTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE DUE TO FRONT PADS WEAR AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS OCCASINALY WHEN TAKING OFF AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ONE.
NHTSA complaint #870102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF METAL GRINDING. DEALER SAYS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE GOT CAUGHT ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #851243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF METAL GRINDING. DEALER SAYS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE GOT CAUGHT ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #851243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WERE WARPED AND RESURFACED THREE TIMES. YH
NHTSA complaint #547988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN REVERSE GEAR ,BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, DID NOT STO VEHICLE.CONSUMER HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP.
NHTSA complaint #835374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #834829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #834829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #701199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
1997 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE PURCHASED NEW FROM RON BOUCHARD'S IN SEPTEMBER, 1997. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER, 1997. RON BOUCHARD'S HAS PICKED THIS VEHICLE UP WITH A FLAT BED TRUCK THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SUPPLY ADDITONAL INFORMATION. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #701209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, IT DOESN'T KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
NHTSA complaint #831862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TRANSMISSION/ BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #781110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 8K MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #817470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ABS BRAKES FAILED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SHIFTS.
NHTSA complaint #518657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.