2003 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
NHTSA has received 75 complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Diamante, and 37% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come air conditioning & heating (33%) and cooling system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 75 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 60 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 | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 60 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% 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 2003 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mitsubishi Diamante with enough data (64 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.
2003/mitsubishi/diamante vr-x on oct 18 2003 I got my new car and it has been shaking at all times it was in on monday 20 tuesday 21 wednesday 22 from 22 of oct to 27 I am still not driving my car I hav no seen it and my shaking it still not fixed.
I have a new 2003 mitsubishi diamante, which Ive taken back to the dealership 3 times now with the same two issues: the front breaks make noise and my stearing wheel vibrates when I brake and the check engine service soon light keeps coming on. One of the dealers employees told me that the brakes issues was very common as sometimes the cars sit for a long time in a lot before they are sold. This does not make feel safe driving this vehicle at this moment.
The factory tires on this vehicle are bad. I have gotten 3 flat tires in the last 2 weeks. They wear down extremely fast and blow out very easily.
I own a 2003 mitsubishi diamante ls with 70,000. I purchased the car from the dealership brand new. In november 2007, there was a strong smell of antifreeze in the car. After some investigation, it was discovered there was a leak in the heating core, which was causing the antifreeze to leak out of the compartment and into the cabin of the car...needless to say, the car is undriveable because of the health risks associated with breathing antifreeze. Estimated repairs are around $1500.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (FOIA), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). This concerns my 2003 mitsubishi diamante. It has less than 50,000 miles on it and it has suddenly started spewing a light film on the inside of my front windshield so that I cannot see well...and not at all when I am headed into the sun. I have checked on the internet and a lot of people are having the same problem with mitsubishi diamantes going back several model years.