MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 1993 : Problems

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Brake,Tires

ODI ID: 885904 NHTSA Complaint ID: 300201,300202

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1993 DIAMANTE 93

Component/Parts: Brake,Tires

Failure Date: NA Complaint Date: April 13, 2001

City/State: TUCSON, AZ (Arizona)
Crash: No Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: brakes overheated/cracked and had warped when applied while driving. found out that brakes were underrated along with tires by goodyear. did not know about this until later. *ak consumer states vehicle uses australian goodyear tires, gta 205/65r15 h1530, tires were replaced with american equivalent goodyear tires and while driving on arizona highways, tires wobble and become unstable after 15-20 minutes, 3 other types of goodyear tires were tried, however all types experienced same scenario, goodyear headquarters informed consumer that the load rating of these tires were only 1400 pounds which may be inadequate for the 5000 pound vehicle, the heat from the underrated tires stresses brake rotors, vehicle has had 3 sets of rotors due to overheating. *slc .