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1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

1 injured · 276933 · 2001-02-14

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
DIAMANTE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HEATER CORE FAILED TO WORK FOR SIX WEEKS, FUMES WENT THROUGH THE VENTS AND ANTI FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CARPET AND PADDING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/00, VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP ON 1/3/01 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ON 1/10/00 OWNER WENT INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST, ON 2/3/00 OWNER FOUND HEATER CORE DUCK TAPED, HEATER CORE BOX CRACKED, PUNGENT ODOR STILL EXISTS WHICH HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. CJ

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
559664
Machine
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