1998 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
NHTSA has received 35 complaints about the 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante, and 51% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come air conditioning & heating (37%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 58,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mitsubishi Diamante with enough data (16 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
This is the second time since december 2003 that the accelerator stuck while in reverse and the brakes failed, causing property damage and injuries. This is very dangerous and I thank god that no little kids were killed!!! The first time it happened I called mitsubishi and reported the problem and never got a response.
Heater core failed to work for six weeks, fumes went through the vents and anti freeze leaked into the passenger's side carpet and padding, vehicle taken to dealership on 12/12/00, vehicle returned to dealership on 1/3/01 for the same problem, on 1/10/00 owner went into respiratory arrest, on 2/3/00 owner found heater core duck taped, heater core box cracked, pungent odor still exists which hazardous to health. Cj
Windshield wiper blades don't contact the windshield in cold weather due to a stiff hinge near the base of the wiper arm. Can be temporarily corrected by using a light, penetrating lubricant, but problem returns after car wash.
While driving consumer smelled a bad odor coming from the heater core. Heater system was leaking coolant. This happened three times. The seal had to be replaced. The vehicle's heater core and refrigerant were replaced.
1998 mitsubishi diamante heater core leaking fogging windshield during freeway travel. Hazard to health with while operation auto.