2005 Mitsubishi Fuso FE85D Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso FE85D, 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 & structure133.3%
- Electrical133.3%
- Engine133.3%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SEVERE ROT AND RUST OF CHASSIS/FRAME. THIS 6 YR TRUCK IS ALREADY SHOWING ACCELERATED SIGNS OF SAME RUST ACTIVITY. LARGE BLISTERS 6-8" DIA PUSHING OUT FROM BENEATH PAINT AND UNDERCOATING. SUSPECT THAT THIS TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ROT AND BE UNUSABLE IN 3-5 YEARS. *JS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 MITSUBISHI FE180 WENT IN SERVICE SEPTEMBER 20, 2006 AND WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN COVERAGE, PTO300. ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006 THE TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING A SKIP IN THE MOTOR, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE TRUCK HAD LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE ECM FOR INJECTOR #4. THIS WAS TIGHTENED AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A WEEK LATER, AGAIN IT WAS TIGHTENED AND RETURNED TO US. SOMEWHERE AROUND THE END OF JUNE 2010 THIS TRUCK AGAIN STARTED SKIPPING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT LOST POWER. DEALER CAME TO OUR SHOP TO PUT THE TRUCK ON THE COMPUTER AT A COST OF $95.00. DEALER SAID THAT TWO INJECTORS WERE NOT WORKING, ONE WAS WEAK AND ONE WAS OPERATING IN NORMAL PARAMETERS. AT DEALERS RECOMMENDATION I HAD THEM REPLACE ALL FOUR INJECTORS, AT A COST OF $3269.97. THE FIRST DAY WE DROVE THE TRUCK IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAME OUT TO THE TRUCK'S LOCATION AND TIGHTENED THE HARNESS/ECU CONNECTION. THIS TIME THE HARNESS AT THE ECU FOR THE INJECTORS WAS BURNT. AFTER CONTACTING THE MITSUBISHI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE INJECTOR WIRE ARCHED AND AT THIS TIME MITSUBISHI FUSO AGREED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND WE PAID THE LABOR AT A COST OF $625.00. SINCE THEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK SKIPPING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND LOSS OF POWER HAS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. WE HAVE ISOLATED THE HARNESS CONNECTION AT THE ECU FOR THE INJECTORS HAD LOOSENED. THIS IS CAUSING MAJOR DOWN INJECTORS HAD LOOSENED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES COME DOWN TO THE ECU CONNECTION. I PURCHASED INJECTORS THAT I DID NOT NEED. THE ECU SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN JUNE 2010. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2006 TURNED OUT WAS STILL THE PROBLEM IN 2010 AND TODAY. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 MITSUBISHI FE180 WENT IN SERVICE SEPTEMBER 20, 2006 AND WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED POWERTRAIN COVERAGE, PTO300. ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006 THE TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING A SKIP IN THE MOTOR, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE TRUCK HAD LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE ECM FOR INJECTOR #4. THIS WAS TIGHTENED AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A WEEK LATER, AGAIN IT WAS TIGHTENED AND RETURNED TO US. SOMEWHERE AROUND THE END OF JUNE 2010 THIS TRUCK AGAIN STARTED SKIPPING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT LOST POWER. DEALER CAME TO OUR SHOP TO PUT THE TRUCK ON THE COMPUTER AT A COST OF $95.00. DEALER SAID THAT TWO INJECTORS WERE NOT WORKING, ONE WAS WEAK AND ONE WAS OPERATING IN NORMAL PARAMETERS. AT DEALERS RECOMMENDATION I HAD THEM REPLACE ALL FOUR INJECTORS, AT A COST OF $3269.97. THE FIRST DAY WE DROVE THE TRUCK IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAME OUT TO THE TRUCK'S LOCATION AND TIGHTENED THE HARNESS/ECU CONNECTION. THIS TIME THE HARNESS AT THE ECU FOR THE INJECTORS WAS BURNT. AFTER CONTACTING THE MITSUBISHI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE INJECTOR WIRE ARCHED AND AT THIS TIME MITSUBISHI FUSO AGREED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND WE PAID THE LABOR AT A COST OF $625.00. SINCE THEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK SKIPPING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND LOSS OF POWER HAS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. WE HAVE ISOLATED THE HARNESS CONNECTION AT THE ECU FOR THE INJECTORS HAD LOOSENED. THIS IS CAUSING MAJOR DOWN INJECTORS HAD LOOSENED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES COME DOWN TO THE ECU CONNECTION. I PURCHASED INJECTORS THAT I DID NOT NEED. THE ECU SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN JUNE 2010. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2006 TURNED OUT WAS STILL THE PROBLEM IN 2010 AND TODAY. *TR
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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