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1996 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 7, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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From owner reports, verbatim

THE BELT THAT RUNS THE COOLING SYSTEM & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BROKE AND THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THE HEAT GAGE WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE BELT BEING BROKEN AND THE DRIVER DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. ON ALL OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THE BELT BRAKES THE VECHICLE STOPS RUNNING SHORTLY AFTER BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DOWN AND YOUR BATTERY RUNS DOWN. WITH THIS MITSUBISHI THE VEHICLE KEEPED RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE DOUBLE BATTERIES AND GAVE NO WARNING IT WAS OVERHEATING. THE ONLY WAY THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS SEEING WHITE SMOKE WHEN THEY LOOKED OUT THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE A HURT THE PASSENGERS. THIS VEHICLE MADE A 3 YEAR UNLIMTED MILE WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND UP TO IT. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US.

NHTSA ID 730579 · filed Sep 7, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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