Mitsubishi DIAMANTE electrical problems
17 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
436 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1992 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 252 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
17 of 436 complaints match this topic (3.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 480126 · 1995-01-26 (January 26, 1995)
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SURGES THROUGHOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS MOST EVIDENT IN THE STEREO SYSTEM.
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Owner report 503251 · 1996-04-08 (April 8, 1996)
WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
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Owner report 10164867 · 2006-08-07 (August 7, 2006)
HEATER CORE ON 1999 DIAMANTE LEAKED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND ELECTRICAL COMPONETS WERE LEAKED ON. *JB
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Owner report 742288 · 2001-03-12 (March 12, 2001)
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2/20/2001. ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 35 MPH. THE IGNITION FUSE BLEW AND THE ENTIRE CAR WENT DEAD. I WAS NOT USING ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME (I.E. RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC). TOWED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. A FEW DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS WAS ON 2/28. AGAIN TOWED TO THE DEALER. AGAIN REPLACED THE FUSE. AGAIN KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND DROVE IT CONTINUALLY WITH NO PROBLEM. I GOT TH…
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Owner report 10091335 · 2004-09-20 (September 20, 2004)
1) SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BUT COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE. 2) HEATER COIL WAS LEAKING. 3) LEAKED ON A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED MY TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD ANYONE PLACE AN ELECTRICAL PART UNDER A UNIT THAT HOLD A LIQUID? WHY WOULD THE ELECTRICAL PART NOT ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE WRAP IF IT HAD TO BE PLACED NEXT TO A PRESSURIZED LIQUID CARRING COIL? 4) I WAS CHARGED $1,125.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY SORRY ENGINEERING. I LEARNED THAT MISUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD H…
Owner-reported narrative. 71,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10091335 at NHTSA ↗