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2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

3 injured · 557289 · 2005-10-05

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
DIAMANTE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HEATER CORE (AND POSSIBLE EFFECT ON TRANSMISSION ISSUES) GOING UP BEFORE ITS TIME (AND THIS KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM ON THE DIAMANTES FOR OVER 3 YEARS OF THE MODEL) AND CAUSING ANTIFREEZE FUMES AND SMOKE TO FILL MY CAR FOR MONTHS UNNOTICED EXPOSING MY FAMILY AND SELF TO NAUSEOUSNESS, HEADACHES, NOT TO MENTION EXPENSE OF REPAIR ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10138663
Machine
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