1999 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
NHTSA has received 26 complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Diamante, and 42% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come air conditioning & heating (31%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 14 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 14 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 88,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mitsubishi Diamante with enough data (11 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Pulls to the right when accerating at highway speeds. From 2000 miles -4000 pulled to right at all speeds. Now only highway.mitsubishi claims this pulling is " normal torque steer". ( so was the ford pinto's gas tank problems) if you are not prepared for the pull you will go off the road or into the next lane.I am always compensating and the degree of pull changes with the amount of acceleration. Unpredictable and dangerous . Please call me for further details as to mitsubishi's response to this.
Rotors warped at 14444 miles, dealer turned them under warranty. They got warped again at 18700 mile, but dealer refused to address the issue, citing driver's driving habits.
The complaint is that the car doesn't have the rear seat head conforters. The car and the dealer have been promissing a supposed replacements that they ordered. I have been waiting for this promise since january 2002. Dt
I'm experiencing a syrupy smell inside the car when the heat is on. Per the various research I have performed, this is a sign of a failing heater core. This is a known failure by mits per TSB 627114 that was issued. Additionally, on >2000 model year diamantes, mits began putting the vehicle?s computer (ECU) in a plastic bag so that when the heater core does fail, it does not ruin the ECU and create additional safety risks.
The windows fog up so bad that it becomes hard to see. The vents spew out the pungent smell of anti-freeze. I have noticed on more than a few occasions that puffs of vapor shoot out from under the passenger side dash and vents. I know that anti-freeze is poisonous to humans and don't think that its safe for me to be driving the vehicle when I have to breath in the vapors.