1993 Mitsubishi Diamante

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE DUAL AIRBAGS WENT OFF WHICH CAUSED HITTING A DITCH. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

• 12/08/1995· AIR BAGS

  NO COLLISION INVOLVED WHILE DRIVING MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED, VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO STOP LOW SPEED. TT

• 11/27/1994· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT.

• 11/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  '93 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. BOUGHT IN '98 HAS SMOKED AFTER IDLING AT STOPS FOR YEARS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MAKE AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF MITSUBISHI'S HAVE THE PROBLEM ALSO AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CAUSE. MECHANIC'S SAY NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED, BUT NEW CARS ALSO SMOKE? COMPRESSION IS GOOD SO WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM? ALSO WILL NOT PASS DEQ WHICH IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH THAT MUCH SMOKE!*JB

• 10/25/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD MY BRAKES FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2001, IT IS NOW 10/2001 AND I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN. I AM A SAFE DRIVER AND DO NOT DRIVE DANGEROUSLY OR WRECKLESS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW WEAR AND TEAR OCCURED SO QUICKLY. MY FRONT END VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY WHILE BREAKING. STOPPING SEVERAL FEET PAST THE POINT WHERE I BREAKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO STOP WAY AHEAD OF A STOP. ALSO, MY CAR SHAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES WHEN I TRY TO STOP. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR IS IDLED WAY ABOVE THE POINT WHERE IT SHOULD. THE CAR GIVE A BIG THUMP AND THROW FORWARD WHEN I AM TRYING TO BREAK. THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING FUNNY NOISE, AS IF I AM DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AS FOR THE FUMES, THEY COME IN MY CAR AND IS VERY UNSETTLING. I CAN NOT STAND THE WAY THE FUMES SMELL. THE CAR IS ALSO SMOKING.*AK

• 10/05/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY.

• 10/05/1995· STRUCTURE

  ADHESIVE HOLDING HOOD TO FRAME FAILS, CAUSING DENTS IN HOOD. *DSH

• 09/30/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE , ROTORS WERE CUT DOWN (3) TIMES, TWICE ON THE FRONT IN THE LAST (6) MONTHS. ALL 4 ROTORS AND HUB ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE WERE REPLACED ON 9/12/97 WITH 52,000 MILES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/12/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

• 09/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, SOMETIMES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAR ZIGZAGS IN THE BACK, AND EVENTUALLY STOPS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR, EVENTUALLY IT COMES OUT/ AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WERE STUCK. MADE A LOUD NOISE.*AK

• 08/29/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 25 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON DRIVER SIDE. TT

• 08/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/CHIN/WRIST DURING COLLISION.

• 08/05/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS IN HER AREA DUE TO ENGINE MAKING NOISE. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, BUT THOUGHT THAT BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE, AND REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/04/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON FREEWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGH SPEED IMPACT. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/04/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER REARENDED A VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS RETRACTED, BUT OWNER RECEIVED INJURIES TO NECK AND SHOULDERS. DUP OF 815028, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

• 07/03/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSON FAILED. OWNER BELIEVES IT WAS DEFECTIVE OR FLAWED TO FAIL AT 60K MILES.

• 06/22/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES BADLY. ALSO, PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

• 05/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, WHEEL LOCKED UP ON WET PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN A SKID, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

• 05/11/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED TWICE. *DH

• 04/25/2001· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN IN LOWER GEARS WHILE IN NORMAL OPERATION, RUNNING RPMS UP HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2000, WHEN TRANSMISSION WOULD REV UP TO EXCESSIVE RPMS AT SPEED BEING TRAVELED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 04/22/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BUBBLE IN DASHBOARD CAUSED BY HEAT AND POOR MATERIALS.

• 04/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  BRAKES OVERHEATED/CRACKED AND HAD WARPED WHEN APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. FOUND OUT THAT BRAKES WERE UNDERRATED ALONG WITH TIRES BY GOODYEAR. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL LATER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE USES AUSTRALIAN GOODYEAR TIRES, GTA 205/65R15 H1530, TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH AMERICAN EQUIVALENT GOODYEAR TIRES AND WHILE DRIVING ON ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, TIRES WOBBLE AND BECOME UNSTABLE AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, 3 OTHER TYPES OF GOODYEAR TIRES WERE TRIED, HOWEVER ALL TYPES EXPERIENCED SAME SCENARIO, GOODYEAR HEADQUARTERS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE LOAD RATING OF THESE TIRES WERE ONLY 1400 POUNDS WHICH MAY BE INADEQUATE FOR THE 5000 POUND VEHICLE, THE HEAT FROM THE UNDERRATED TIRES STRESSES BRAKE ROTORS, VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 SETS OF ROTORS DUE TO OVERHEATING. *SLC

• 04/11/1995· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT LEVER SLIPS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL GEAR. *SKD

• 04/08/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

• 04/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STALLED OUT UNDER HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS AND ALSO AT IDLE. THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AS REPAIRED. AUTO CONTINUED POOR IDLE. LATER, BATTERY BECAME FULLY DRAINED. WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGAGING BRAKES OR TURNING ON ANY CABIN ELECTRICAL DEVICE WOULD FLICKER AND DIM THE HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED BATTERY AND BELTS FOR REPAIR. ALTERNATOR TESTED OUT OKAY. POOR IDLING ATTRIBUTED TO LOW VOLTAGE TO IDLE SPEED MOTOR. CONTINUING ISSUE: ENGAGING BRAKES FLICKER AND DIM DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES(OR BRAKE LIGHTS, PERHAPS) INTERFERES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY, ENGINE OPERATION. THIS SEEMED MOST EVIDENT WHEN VOLTAGE WAS AT A PREMIUM. *AK

• 03/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD

• 03/19/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, HIT VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WITH KNEE AND LEG, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 02/22/1995· POWER TRAIN

  SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. EXPLAIN FURHTER. TT

• 01/24/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BUMPER WAS SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF. VEHICLE NOT SEEN BY ADJUSTOR.*AK

• 01/18/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK