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DIAMOND CARE DIAMOND CARE — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

1 injured · 524692 · 2005-03-05

Vehicle

Make
DIAMOND CARE
Model
DIAMOND CARE
Year
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR IS MAKING ME SICK. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUG. 2001 AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL IN THE CAR AND FUME CLOSELY RESEMBLING THAT OF RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAR WAS ASSESED BY A MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER AND SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM MY DEALER AND DEEMED TO BE SOUND. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE SUFFERED WITH RUNNY EYES AND INTERMITTENT PARALYSIS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THIS SMELL AND FOGGING PROBLEMS OF THE INTERIOR WINDOWS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TELLING THEM THAT I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEATER CORE. I ASCERTAINED THIS INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH DEALING WITH MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THIS PROBLEM MORE SEVERE THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. ANY HELP OR IDEAS THAT YOU CAN OFFER WOULD BE GREATLLY APPRECIATED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10112583
Machine
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