2002 Mitsubishi Diamante visibility problems
71 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante — 58% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The heater core is an extremely dangerous problem. The windows in the car fog up so bad I couldnt drive the car...had to pull over and wipe the windows down. But the thing is...I didnt know what the problems was...until I realized the windows werent just being fogged by the cold, ect it was a toxic…”
filed Dec 6, 2010
“My front windshield was fogging up every time I used the heater and a smell of coolant inside my car--nasty film was left, found out it was a heater core problem. Sometimes the fog would take 20 minutes to clear up with defroster on highest settings. These problems are all over the internet with…”
filed Dec 17, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Diamante years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Diamante | 28 | 50% |
| 2001 Diamante | 56 | 72% |
| 2000 Diamante | 27 | 53% |
| 1999 Diamante | 10 | 43% |
| 1998 Diamante | 15 | 56% |
| 1997 Diamante | 3 | 9% |
| 1993 Diamante | 1 | 3% |
| 1992 Diamante | 4 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.