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2005 Mitsubishi Fuso FE83D Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 May 2, 2012
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 12, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso FE83D. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structure
Filed May 2, 2012

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SEVERE RUST & ROT OF CHASSIS / FRAMES. THIS IS A 6 YR OLD TRUCK SHOWING ACCELERATED SIGNS OF RUST LARGE BLISTERS 6-8" IN DIA OF RUST ARE PUSHING OUT FROM BENEATH THE UNDERCOAT AND PAINT. IF THIS PROGRESSES AS IN MY OLDER TRUCKS THIS TRUCK WILL BE UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE IN 3-5 YEARS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESPONSE! *JS

NHTSA ID
10457184
Incident
Mar 1, 2012
Mileage
100,567 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 7, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D. THE CONTACT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL INJECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO USE A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF THE CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL LINES TO BREAK APART INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157846 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158300. UPDATED 9/1/10 *CN THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/10

NHTSA ID
10341791
Incident
Jul 2, 2010
Mileage
157,846 mi
Engine
Filed May 12, 2010

ENGINE FAILED IN TRAFFIC SECOND TIME THE FIRST TIME MITSUBISHI FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY 25K MILES SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10330129
Incident
Apr 22, 2010
Mileage
149,000 mi

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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