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2001 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 24, 2013
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 2001 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

  • Body & structure266.7%
  • Suspension133.3%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT I CAN'T USE THE TRUCK. I HAVE DONE SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR TRUCK HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRAMES WERE MADE WITH BAD STEEL, AS THE SPRING HANGERS ARE FINE, IT SEEMS TO BE JUST THE FRAME. *JS

NHTSA ID 10545214 · filed Sep 24, 2013

CHASSIS / FRAME IS TOTALLY DETERIORATED FROM RUST WHICH HAS DESTROYED THE STEEL. THIS IS NOT SURFACE RUST. IT HAS ROTTED AWAY TO THE POINT THAT THE TRUCK CAN NOT SAFELY CARRY A LOAD AND WOULD BE UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT EXPECTED ON A 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK AND GONE UNDETECTED COULD HAVE DISASTROUS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN FLEET MAINTAINED, POWER WASHED, UNDERCOATED AND PAINTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. FOR SAFETY REASONS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REMOVE THIS TRUCK FROM SERVICE 5-10 YEARS PREMATURELY. THE DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR RESPONSE. *JS

NHTSA ID 10457138 · filed May 2, 2012

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

RUSTED, ROTTED OUT CHASSIS / FRAME. NOT SURFACE RUST! NO RUST ON THE REST OF THE TRUCK. TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. ONLY GOT HALF THE EXPECTED LIFE EXPECTED OUT OF A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED 100 TRUCKS OF EVERY MAKE AND THIS IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. REPORTED TO MANUFACTUER WITH NO RESPONSE. *JS

NHTSA ID 10457167 · filed May 2, 2012

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .