NHTSA Complaint #10246942 — 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10246942
Vehicle	2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 1, 2007
Date Filed	October 28, 2008
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES I STARTED TO SEE A VERY FINE MIST-LIKE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SO AFTER THE TEMP GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP AND I COULD ALSO SMELL ANTI-FREEZE. I CHECKED THE RADIATOR AREA AND COULD FIND NO LEAK BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT IT WAS LOW. I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I THEN ADDED STOP-LEAK AND THE COOLANT LEVEL SEEMS TO BE STAYING BUT I CAN STILL SMELL THE ANTI-FREEZE AND THE WINDOWS FOG UP. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH GASKETS ON THE HEATER CORE. I AM WORRIED THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE ECM. TO ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS VERY COMMON FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE. *TR

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