2000 Mitsubishi Diamante ES from North America - Comments

Problem after problem : (

The last one is the famous heater core leakage problem

Just google for "diamante heatercore" and you will see

It is a known problem and Mitsubishi knows it, but doing nothing about it. Costs 700-900 to repair or you will be poisoned inhaling antifreeze. And the 60k service costs normally 1500 for a car not worth 9k. Never again Mitsubishi.

I have a 2000 Diamante and have had the same problem. Was told a year ago by the dealer that nothing was wrong with it. The windows fog and will not defrost and there is a terrible odor from the antifreeze. I became very ill last January (5 doctors, 3 hospitals, ct scans, etc) and they never did figure out what it was. It very well could have been the fumes from the antifreeze making me sick. I found a complaint by someone that had gone into respiratory failure who owned a 2000 Diamante. I think this should be considered a safety hazard.

I have a 00 Mitsubishi ES and do get a foul smell during the initial few minutes of driving... is there just not enough people to get Mitsubishi to do a recall on this.. and what is the care is under warranty...

I too had this problem. Other than that, I've owned the car for 2 years and it has been quite trouble free. I think it is an excellent value. It has a powerful 3.0 V6, handles great, and if fun to drive. If I could go back in time and make the decision to buy this car again I would.

I have a 2002 and I have loved the car until now. My heater core appears to be going bad and the odor is really getting to me. The car only has 37,000 miles on it. I had a Nissan that I sold with 105,000 miles on it without ever taking it to a mechanic once. I regret selling it though. I have a child on the way and I am afraid that the Antifreeze might be a bit dangerous, I am gonna have to buy a new car, but guess what, Honda or Nissan- here I come...