1997 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
NHTSA has received 51 complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante, and 35% of them involve brakes. After that come transmission (22%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mitsubishi Diamante with enough data (20 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi diamante. The vehicle has cooper lifeliner classic II tires, size 115/60/15. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the rear driver's side tire spontaneously blew out. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The vehicle was completely destroyed and a police report was filed. Prior to the crash, she noticed that the tire pressure was normal and that the tread depth was 8/32.
Dt: consumer had 1997 mitsubishi diamante. Consumer took vehicle to dealer,. Vehicle had a gas leak, dealer could not find hole in gas tank, consumer replaced gas tank, about 8 months after gas tank was replaced the vehicle exploded.
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.
There is a major problem with the mitsubishi diamante heater core going out. Mine went out a few days ago and was informed by mitsubishi it will cost me 965 to replace. Even though there are hundreds of mitsubishi diamante owners complaining about this problem including with people that have as low as 30-45k on their vehicle. Please look at this forum which show many mitsubishi owners complaining about their vehicle.. [link removed] please help me and help these poor owners.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi diamante. The contact stated that the radiator leaked due to the heater core. The radiator leaked onto the carpet when the heat was activated. The contact stated that he and his family have inhaled toxic fumes from the radiator leaking onto the carpet and they are concerned of future health risks. In order to repair the leak, the entire dashboard had to be removed. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 113,000 and failure mileage was 112,000.