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2002 Mitsubishi Caribbean Diamante

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system › radiator assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood02V100002
Filed Jun 14, 200215 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE MAIN UNDER HOOD ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL HARNESS AND THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE HARNESS COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD, WHICH COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF THE HARNESS INSULATION.

Risk. THE MELTING OF THE HARNESS INSULATION COULD RESULT IN GROUNDING OF THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WIRING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY OR STOP SUDDENLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS FOR DAMAGE AND, IF NONE IS EVIDENT, WILL TIE THE HARNESS BACK TO PREVENT THE HARNESS FROM EVER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD. ANY HARNESS THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AS NECESSARY AND THEN TIED BACK TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 13, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Nov 12, 2006CT

I HAVE A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 2002. THE CAR IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE DUE TO A HEATER CORE GASKET CRACK. I HAVE SUFFER RESPITORY DISTRESS DUING THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS DUE TO THIS UNKNOWN LEAK. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON HAS BEEN HAVING SEVERE STOMACH ACHES THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WELL. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, WE DON'T HAVE DEFROSTERS AS WELL. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 3, 20056,500 milesTX

THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHILE BRAKING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER SHOP ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS FIVE TIMES, AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Dec 14, 200437,000 milesNY

VENTS STARTED TO STEAM AND ANTIFREEZE CAME THROUGH WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 14, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.