What kind of problems have you had with your Fuso?

[thefnswits]

I have had a 2007 FG140 for almost 2 months now, and Ive experienced more problems than i would have wanted to out of a truck with only 24k miles on it. I wanted to know...what kind of problems have people experienced with their 4x4 fusos? I was wondering what the weak links are and what i should watch for. thanks alot!

[FusoFG]

I own a 1993 and a 2004, both from new, and aside from dealer mechanics forgetting to tighten some bolts during service, the only problem was an air conditioner condensor fan motor going bad on the 1993 after 110,000 miles.

Remember they are commercial vehicles and buying used mean they have been abused by un concerned non owners.

[JRhetts]

Remember they are commercial vehicles and buying used mean they have been abused by un concerned non owners.

Amen!

[engineer]

c'mon guys, we're not all like that.......

[DontPanic42]

Long story short, I had a major oil leak right from the get go with my 2004 FG. Nearly 2 qts in 50 miles. The dealer picked it up and hauled it the 200 miles back to Ft. Worth. The "offical" story from the Mitsu rep was "normal use with break in oil". The dealership's service manager said it was a bad seal that they had to replace. I haven't used a drop of oil since. Who do you think was telling the truth? It was also during time when the President of the automotive division publicly apologized for not reporting manufacturing defects. Looks like the Mitsu Truck Rep for this area used to work for the automotive division.
I bought the truck through the Ft. Worth dealership of Bruckner Trucks. I have it serviced in Lubbock. Great people to work with. They are very helpful and have shipped me items that I have ordered and saved me the 400 mile round trip.

[kerry]

I bought my 99 Fuso used with 176k(?) miles on it. I drove it home from NC to CO with no problems (apart from a flat tire). I since have replaced the starter since I was getting some no start situations from poor contacts inside the starter itself. I have a slight oil leak which appears to be coming from the seal on the vacuum pump(?) on the front of the block, losing maybe a quart in 1500 miles. Sometimes my exhaust brake doesn't kick in. I think it must be a sticky switch or relay somewhere.
Engine was replaced prior to my purchase, I presume under warranty.
Syncros are worn in the transmission. From what I read on the net, this is a very common problem with manual transmission Fusos.
From what I read on the net, FG's have a strong reputation for reliability, particularly amongst the landscaping crowd.

[lehel1]

hello all

no problems on our 08 with 20k on it now.
what kind of problems have you been finding on your 07 ?? solutions ??

cheers lehel and laura

[dhackney]

Year: 2007
Model: FG140
Bought: new
Miles: ~30k miles / 48,280 km
Use: two years full time overlanding in North and South America
Load: elephantine

Mitsubishi related failures / repairs: none

[thefnswits]

glad to hear the lack of problems you guys have noted. my only problem was that It had an issue this week regarding the truck seemingly not holding boost. the service manager said it was a problem with the fuel tank and that it had a coating that the fuel dissolved and now they are replacing the tank. he said a new fuel pump may be in order as well... thankfully its all warranty, including the tow, because he said the fuel pump was almost two thousand dollars!!!

aside from that and alignment issues due to bad front tires, it has been good for the last 2 months ive had it. Unfortunately it was ****ting out on me after the first storm and I got a brand new V plow on it.. I was a little scared about my future relationship with my FG. I hope after this I dont need to get it in for any work for a loooong time.

oh, also the service manager said that these have paper matrix clutches from the factory that rarely see 30k miles before needing replacement? He said to look forward to a 1600-1800 dollar bill for that as well. Has anyone had issues with this?

take care all!

[FusoFG]

. I hope after this I dont need to get it in for any work for a loooong time.

oh, also the service manager said that these have paper matrix clutches from the factory that rarely see 30k miles before needing replacement? He said to look forward to a 1600-1800 dollar bill for that as well. Has anyone had issues with this?

take care all!

still on the original clutch at 120,000 miles

as far as no work for a long time, you still need to service it every 6000 miles.