NHTSA complaint: 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE MOVED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEVERELY FOGGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CORE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE DRIVER WAS NAUSEATED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation