1998 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
The Mitsubishi Diamante is an automobile that was manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors from 1990 to 2005.
The first series was a hardtop introduced to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1989. It went on sale in Japan exclusively in May 1990 and won that year's Japan Car of the Year award. It was created by splicing an extra 6.6 cm (2.6 in) right down the middle of the Mitsubishi Galant, which itself had won the Japan Car of the Year award in 1987. The Diamante's platform was also used for the sporty Mitsubishi 3000GT.
The name Diamante was derived from the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian word for "diamond" and was adopted also as homage to the Mitsubishi badge which is composed of three diamonds. In Japan, this vehicle was sold at a specific retail chain called Car Plaza.
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Common 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante problems
The Mitsubishi Diamante, produced in 1998, is known for its unique styling and luxury features. However, like any vehicle, it has certain common problems that owners have reported.
One of the most common issues with the 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante is premature automatic transmission failure. This problem can lead to costly repairs and may affect the overall reliability of the vehicle.
Another issue that some owners have reported is problems with the ignition system, specifically with the ignition coils
. This can cause a no-start condition, where the engine cranks but does not start. The video tip suggests checking for power at the coils and tracing the black and white wire for any issues. If a coil is shorted, it may cause the 10-amp fuse to blow.
The Mitsubishi Diamante also has some issues with the electrical systems, including problems with the wiring and connectors. MotorData Professional, a diagnostic software for Mitsubishi cars, provides color wiring diagrams with the possibility of tracing wires, a complete reference book of typical malfunctions of Japanese models, and control unit pinouts, among other features. This software can help diagnose and repair electrical issues in the Diamante.
In addition to these specific issues, the Mitsubishi Diamante has faced some challenges in the US market, including sluggish sales and a lack of support from the manufacturer. This has led to dealerships selling the Diamante alongside other brands, which may affect the overall image and reputation of the vehicle.
In conclusion, while the Mitsubishi Diamante has some common problems that owners have reported, it is still a unique and luxurious vehicle with a lot to offer. With proper maintenance and care, these issues can be addressed, and the Diamante can provide a comfortable and reliable driving experience.
What is the fuel consumption of a 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante?
1998 Mitsubishi Diamante Specs, Features & Options
| 1 of 2 Diamante ES Luxury Sedan 4D | 2 of 2 Diamante LS Luxury Sedan 4D |
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| See Pricing See Cars in Stock | See Pricing See Cars in Stock |
| Fuel Economy | |
| City 16/Hwy 23/Comb 19 MPG | City 16/Hwy 23/Comb 19 MPG |
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Why did Mitsubishi discontinue the Diamante?
The Diamante was a popular car among buyers who were looking for a comfortable and stylish luxury sedan. It was not as popular as some rivals, such as the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord, but it was a good value for money car. The Diamante was discontinued in 2005 due to declining sales.
What engine is in a Mitsubishi Diamante?
The Diamante was marginally larger with improved headroom. It was powered by several engines: the base engine was a 2.5-liter MVV (lean burn) V6, followed by a number of 2.5 and 3.5-liter variants, the 2.5-liter engine sported 175 hp and the 3.5-liter engine boasted 210 hp (160 kW).
Why won't my Mitsubishi Diamante start?
The most common reasons a Mitsubishi Diamante won't start are a dead battery, an alternator problem, or failed starter.
1998 Mitsubishi Diamante car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Mitsubishi Diamante problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Visibility problems
- Vehicle speed control problems
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Electrical system problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante
The NHTSA has received 27 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante vehicles.
VISIBILITY/WIPER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2013-02-08
- Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
- Summary: THE HEATER CORE HAS FAILED (ONCE AGAIN) I AM NOT SURE OF ANY COMPANY THAT HAS REALEASED THEIR CARS WITH SUCH A MAJOR FAILURE WITHOUT TAKING SOME KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY TO RECALL THIS ITEM IN THE CAR. NEARLY ALL OF THE HEATER CORES FROM MITSUBISHI DIAMANTES THAT I HAVE SEEN ARE ALL BAD. LEAKS ONTO THE ECU AND CAUSES A WHOLE HECK LOAD OF PROBLEMS. PLEASE DOT HAVE MITSUBISHI RECALL THIS. AS TO THIS CAUSES IMMENSE DAMAGES AND PEOPLE LIKE ME DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS FAULTY PIECE ARE BREATHING IN THE FUMES AND DRIVING WITH NEARLY FULL FOGGED WINDSHIELDS CAUSING REALLY POOR VISIBILITY WHICH IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO OUR ROADS AND FELLOW PEDESTRIANS PLEASE I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUS AND USE YOUR DOT POWERS TO MAKE THIS MANUFACTURER DO WHAT IS RIGHT! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2008-09-16
- VIN: 6MMAP37P5WT
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WE JUST CLEARED CANADIAN CUSTOMS AT BLAINE WA, PACIFIC CROSSING, AND WERE ACCELERATING TO SPEED LIMIT ON I 5 FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO NEAR 100 MILES AN HOUR. THE TACH AT SOME POINT WAS 7500 AND INCREASING. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND EVENTUALLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AREA AND TURNED OF THE IGNITION KEY. FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW IT DOWN MUCH. *TR WE WERE TOWED 21 MILES TO DAVIS AUTOMOTIVE IN BELLINGHAM, WA, WHERE A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE CABLE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE WAS SEVERELY BENT AND THE CABLE HAD CUT THRU IT AND STUCK. *MEC THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE CABLE WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2008-08-21
- VIN: 6MMAP37P0WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE HEATER CORE HAS STARTED TO LEAK. IT WAS REPLACED 40K MILES AGO AND I WAS CHARGED $ 1,000 FOR REPAIR COSTS. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS, IT IS DUE TO FAULTY HEATER CORE GASKETS WHICH MITSUBISHI REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE GASKETS WITH A REDESIGNED ONE. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE TOXIC FUMES FROM THE ETHYLENE GLYCOL COMING OUT OF ALL THE VENTS AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND NEARLY EVERY DIAMANTE ON THE ROAD HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE CARPET IS RUINED FROM THE COOLANT LEAK AS WELL, AND MANY HAVE HAD THE ECU FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAIL DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING ON IT. *TR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2007-12-30
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: WILL NOT PASS EMISSION THERE ARE NO READINESS CODES STORED IN COMPUTER. *TR
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2007-11-07
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: EVERYTIME THE HEATER IS SWITCHED ON, I CAN FEEL A WEIRD SMELL WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. THIS SMELL SEEMS LIKE SUFFOCATING AND HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS FOR THE FRESH AIR TO ENTER. THERE IS SOME KIND OF LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I AM NOT SURE WHERE THE LEAK IS FROM. I AM BIT WORRIED ABT THE SMELL. THANKS *TR
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2006-01-02
- VIN: 6MMAP37P0WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: FAILURE OF HEATER CORE GASKETS RESULTING IN FUMES INSIDE THE CAR FROM ANTI-FREEZE; THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST 35,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR LABOR IS ESTIMATED AT 6 HOURS, WHICH IS AROUND $1,000. *JB
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2005-12-25
- VIN: 6MMAP37P9WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: 1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE LEAKING FOGGING WINDSHIELD DURING FREEWAY TRAVEL. HAZARD TO HEALTH WITH WHILE OPERATION AUTO. *NM
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-09-27
- VIN: 6MMAP37P9WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATER CORE. HEATER SYSTEM WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S HEATER CORE AND REFRIGERANT WERE REPLACED. *NM
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2005-02-07
- VIN: 6MMAP37P8WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: WINDOWS FOG UP AND CANNOT BE CLEARED BY THE DEFROSTER. VERY STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. SMOKEY VAPORS COME OUT OF THE HEATING VENTS. I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, AND BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF MY NAUSEA AND HEADACHE IS DUE TO BREATHING ANTI-FREEZE VAPORS. STAIN ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CARPET. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS INDICATE A HEATER CORE PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-11-30
- VIN: 6MMAP57P1WT
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: I OWN A PREOWNED 1998 MISTUBISHI DIAMANTE LS. WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL, PARTICULARLY THE HEATER IS ENGAGED, THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE BECOMES QUITE APPARENT. DEALER CLAIMED 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT IT WAS THE SMELL OF THE CHEMICALS USED TO CLEAN THE CAR DURING "MAKE-READY." ETHYLEN GLYCOL FUMES ARE TOXIC AND THIS IS A REOCCURING DEFECT IN THIS MODEL CAR FROM POSTS I HAVE SEEN ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL COST CLOSE TO $1000 SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MITSUBISH ISSUED A TSB ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD IS COVERED WITH A FILM THAT CANNOT BE WASHED OFF FROM THIS LEAK. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU.*AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-10-22
- VIN: 6MMAP37P9WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: 1998 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. COOLANT LEAK FROM HEATER CORE O RING FAILURE. COOLANT LEAKING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION, FOGGING OF WINDOWS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. LEAKING ONTO KEY CAR ELECTRONICS WHICH COULD CAUSE OTHER CAR COMPONENTS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. HEATER CORE O RING WAS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES AT A COST OF $560.00. NOW AT 106,000MILES LEAKING HAS STARTED AGAIN AND MITSUBISHI WANTS $650.00 TO FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT FIX IS PERMANENT. *JB
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2003-01-27
- VIN: 6MMAP37P5WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: HEATER CORE PROBLEM. WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG UP AND VERY STRONG SMOKE TYPE ORDER FROM THE VENTS. COMPUTER WAS COVERED WITH BROWN BURNT SUBSTANCE.*AK
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-08-23
- Number Of Injuries: 3
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 6MMAP37P8WT
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2003 THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THANK GOD THAT NO LITTLE KIDS WERE KILLED!!! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE.*AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-05-15
- VIN: 6MMAP37P2WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: THIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1998 ES. I'M EXPERIENCING PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN ON HEATING. THE DEALER I GOT THE PREOWNED CAR FROM WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I CAN SHOW THEM THE LEAK IN HEATER CORE. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCON AND THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. FIXING THE THE HEATER CORE WILL COST $1000. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREE MAIN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS: (1) THE DEFECT EXPOSES CUSTOMERS TO UNUSUAL LEVEL OF TOXIC ETHYLENE GLYCOL WHICH SHOULD NOT EXCEED 10-25 PPM LEVELS (CONSULT MSDS FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL) (2) THE LEAK CAN AFFECT THE CAR'S MICROPROCESSOR AND POSES A SEVERE HAZARD FOR DRIVERS. (3) FAULTY HEATER CORE MAKES THE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT DUE TO FOGGING OF WIND SHIELD THUS PUTTING THE DRIVER AT GREATER RISK. I WILL EVENTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM BY SPENDING $1000 AFTER THE SUMMER IF MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING SOME RADIATOR ANTI-LEAK TO DELAY THE COSTLY REPAIR. BUT I WANT NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THE HAZARDS THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *LA
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2003-08-25
- VIN: 6MMAP37P1WT
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE COULD NOT BE UNLATCHED. THIS CAUSED CHILD TO BE LOCKED IN THE SEAT BELT AND UNABLE TO MOVE. SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT NEAR THE WAISTLINE AREA TO FREE THE CHILD. *AK *NLM
STEERING,STRUCTURE,TIRES,EQUIPMENT PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-04-01
- VIN: 6MMAP47PXWT
- Components: STEERING,STRUCTURE,TIRES,EQUIPMENT
- Summary: KUMHO 716 HP4 P215-60-16 94H DOT # 4TL1-YP71-2501 H-RATED TIRES WERE NOT THE CORRECT RATING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUT ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT CD PLAYER IS INOPERATIVE, NO RADIO CODE STORED, ARMREST COMPARTMENT HOOK LOCK BROKEN, POWER STEERING FLUID ON MINIMUM LEVEL. *TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-12-12
- VIN: 6MMAP57P3WT
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: BRAKE PADS PREMATURE WEAR, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 6MMAP47P7BT
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES . *AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-04-01
- VIN: 6MMAP37P4WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE ANTIFREEZE HAD ALSO STARTED LEAKING ON COMPUTER COMPONENTS UNDER THE CONSOLE. NEW HEATER CORE WAS ON BACK ORDER. *YH
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-03-25
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: HEATER CORE FAILED TO WORK, AND FUMES ENTERED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-12-12
- VIN: 6MMAP37P7WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: THE HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH AN ODOR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AND ADDED COOLANT, A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEREO WAS NOT WORKING AND WHEN SHE REMOVED IT SHE FOUND THAT THE HEATER CORE BOX WAS CRACKED, HAD DUCT TAPE AROUND IT AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AGAIN. NLM
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-12-12
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- VIN: 6MMAP37P7WT
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: HEATER CORE FAILED TO WORK FOR SIX WEEKS, FUMES WENT THROUGH THE VENTS AND ANTI FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CARPET AND PADDING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/00, VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP ON 1/3/01 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ON 1/10/00 OWNER WENT INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST, ON 2/3/00 OWNER FOUND HEATER CORE DUCK TAPED, HEATER CORE BOX CRACKED, PUNGENT ODOR STILL EXISTS WHICH HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. CJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-05-01
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: VEHICLE WOULD STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ( ECU) ELECTRONIC COMPUTER UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
WHEELS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-02-05
- VIN: 6MMAP57P4WT
- Components: WHEELS
- Summary: AT ONE TIME LEFT FRONT TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. *AK *ML
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-10-05
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING AND AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP , VEHICLE VIBRATED EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF VERY SLOWLY. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi Diamante recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante.
- Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- Remedy: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
Negative 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante car reviews
Positive 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante car reviews
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I hope you're doing well! I wanted to share a story with you about my Diamante. Last weekend, while driving on a raised interstate, I hit a patch of black ice while taking a turn. My car spun out of control and hit a concrete sidewall at about 35-40 MPH. Despite the scary situation, my two passengers and I are all okay! The car still drives straight and has no mechanical problems. The only damage is to the bumpers and lights. I'm so grateful for this solid and safe car!
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This is one of the best cars I have ever owned, except for the occasional quirk when the transmission shifts to 2nd gear. It has been a reliable vehicle with great gas mileage and no maintenance issues. I purchased it in 2000 with 37,000 miles and have driven it up to 98,000 miles with many more years to come.
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The car has experienced some transmission issues, such as a noticeable jerk at certain speeds. Fortunately, the driver door was fixed under warranty. Overall, there are no other significant problems to report. Despite these minor issues, I still have a great appreciation for this car. However, I have decided not to purchase this particular model again.
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Hi there! I recently purchased a 98 Diamante with 156K miles on it and I'm happy to report that I haven't had any maintenance issues in the few months that I've owned it. The only minor problem I've encountered is that the antenna makes a strange noise when I turn on the radio and doesn't go down when I turn it off. Additionally, the paint in the back is starting to oxidize, but I believe this is due to the previous owner neglecting to wax it properly. Overall, I find it to be a really enjoyable car to drive with a luxurious feel. I would definitely recommend considering one for your next purchase!
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I hope you're doing well! I just wanted to let you know that I've only had to replace the brakes, tires, and battery on this vehicle. The original tires and brakes only lasted for 24000 miles, but the aftermarket brakes are still in the front and were replaced in the rear 200 miles ago. The aftermarket tires still have over 50% of the tread left. All in all, it's been a great car!
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Are you having problems with your 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante?
Mortimer Kris 2024-10-27
Hi there! I hope you're doing well. I noticed that you mentioned some transmission issues. Could you please provide more details about what's going on? I'd be happy to help you troubleshoot and find a solution!
Remington Witting 2024-06-08
The 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante is a great entry-level luxury car. It boasts over 200 horsepower, a comfortable ride, spacious interior, and stylish design reminiscent of older BMW models. Despite a slight shimmy and some noise from the air conditioning at stops, it remains a comfortable and enjoyable ride. While I have noticed some transmission slipping at 85,000 miles and had to replace the heater core, I have not had to make any other major repairs in six years. Overall, it's a great car that I would highly recommend!