2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FV4 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 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FV4, 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 & structure150.0%
- Heating & air conditioning150.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES, AND MY CAR IS FALLING APART WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. ALSO THE BODY, DOORS, AND PAINT BEND AND STRACH REALLY EASILY. IN THE ENGINE THE PARTS ARE NOT SITTING PROPERLY, THE BOLT TO THE BELT TENSIONER IS SITTING SIDE WAYS, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING KNOB BROKE OFF WHEN IT WAS TOUCHED, THE KNOB WAS HARD TO TURN BACK AND FORTH, THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS, IT ALSO HESITATES WHEN THE GAS IS PUSHED, WHEN SITTING STILL THE CAR WANTS TO DIE IN AND OUT BEFORE GOING AGAIN, IT SUCKS GAS LIKE CRAZY. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES, AND MY CAR IS FALLING APART WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. ALSO THE BODY, DOORS, AND PAINT BEND AND STRACH REALLY EASILY. IN THE ENGINE THE PARTS ARE NOT SITTING PROPERLY, THE BOLT TO THE BELT TENSIONER IS SITTING SIDE WAYS, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING KNOB BROKE OFF WHEN IT WAS TOUCHED, THE KNOB WAS HARD TO TURN BACK AND FORTH, THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS, IT ALSO HESITATES WHEN THE GAS IS PUSHED, WHEN SITTING STILL THE CAR WANTS TO DIE IN AND OUT BEFORE GOING AGAIN, IT SUCKS GAS LIKE CRAZY. *JB
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
Data on this page last refreshed .