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2002 Mitsubishi Diamante wipers, windshield & visibility problems

72 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante, which is 44% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
72 44% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 53 complaints that include mileage. 51% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 53 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

The first time my 5 year old son drove in this car, he vomitted. Everytime he rides in it he becomes nauseous. The car's windshield fogs up and a sickly sweet smell comes out of the vents. The windshield is covered in a permanent haze. We noticed these symptoms but had not given it a second thought since the car was new and had no reason to suspect major problems. The car was recently in the shop for 1 week, when we picked it up we really noticed the sweet smell and alerted the shop.

Reported at 1 miles, November 2002 Injury

02 diamante with approx 42, 000 ml - upon starting the car the front window begins fogging up and the entire car then fills with steam that is sweet but overwhelming. It gets so bad it is nearly impossible to see out the front windshield and then the smell overwhelms you within about 5-10 minutes forcing the driver to pull over or drive with the windows down (not easy at 18 deg outside and 2 kids under 5 in the back).

Reported at 42,270 miles, November 2007

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