MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1992 : Problems

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Gas Engine

ODI ID: 762368 NHTSA Complaint ID: 363454

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1992 DIAMANTE 92

Component/Parts: Gas Engine

Failure Date: NA Complaint Date: May 28, 2002

City/State: CHAMPAIGN, IL (Illinois)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: hello and thanks first of all for your time, until july 5th of 1999 i truely enjoyed my car. i was driving on i57 on july 5th at 65 mph and my car suddenly lost power. i having roadside service called from my cell phone a tow truck. the tow truck driver arrived who was also a repair person and also owner of the repair shop. he informed me he would tow my car to his shop and notify me the next day of the repairs. i being 1 1/2 hours from home had to call a relative to pick me up. i was 11:30 pm i had no way to rent a car. the following morning mr loy the owner called me to advise me that my motor had gone out. i the asked what the cost another motor would be i was advised a used motor would be $2915. i then made about 50 calls to other service centers to find out the $2900 was a fair price. my has always been well maintained. i was of course very upset to find out by about 35 of the 50 mechaincs i talked to advised me, i you let the diamonte idel it will burn oil then without notice your engine will blow. i of course still owing money on my car had it repaired. along with a $110 towing bill from the interstate. this actually getts worse. in november of the same year(1999) this whole issued repeated! this time i was on my lunch hour and my car lost power again. i had my car towed to a nearby imported shop. certainly knowing this time it would not be a big repair welllllllll my engine had gone out again!!!!!! this time like the first time in tears. this repair for the second motor cost my $3200 . thanks*ak .