ELDORADO Complaints

FIRESTONE DONUT SPARE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE CORD. THIS TIRE WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 60 MILES. I'VE CONTACTED THE FIRESTONE COMPANY BUT HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. WILL YOU HELP. THANK YOU. UPDATED IVOQ 12/16/20 *TR

THE FUEL SYSTEM INSTALLED ON CUMMINS 5.9L NATURAL GAS ENGINES EASILY FOULS WITH COMPRESSOR CARRY OVER OIL AND THE VEHICLE STALLS, SPUTTERS, AND CAN NOT OBTAIN MINIMUM ROAD SPEED. BUSES SO EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE STALLED REPEATEDLY IN DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS. CUMMINS CORPORATION HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS OR CORRECTION OF THIS DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY RUNNING THESE ALTERNATE FUELED ENGINES. IN THIS TIME WHEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND GOING GREEN IS THE POLICY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS TIME CUMMINS CORPORATION STEPPED FORWARD AND CREATED A NATURAL GAS FUEL SYSTEM THAT IS CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A REAL WORLD SITUATION. OUR OIL CARRY OVER SITUATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEERS AT PARKER- HANNIFIN FILTRATION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT WE ARE SUPPLYING OUR VEHICLES WITH THE CLEANEST POSSIBLE FUEL OBTAINABLE. THIS MAKES CUMMINS CORPORATION 'S POSITION ALL THE MORE OBJECTIONABLE. WE WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CUMMINS CORPORATION TO REPAIR THE EXISTING DEFECTS AT THEIR OWN COST AND ALL NEW ENGINES SHALL BE CAPABLE OF USING FUELS MANUFACTURED IN REAL WORLD SITUATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT SINCE THE 1999 MODEL YEAR THROUGH OUR MOST CURRENT 2009 ENGINES. ( NOTE: BUS MODEL IS AN ELDORADO NATIONAL EZ-RIDER II, 30 FOOT, LOW FLOOR TRANSIT BUS. MODELS LISTED ON SITE WERE NOT CURRENT FOR THIS MANUFACTURER). *TR

THE BRAUN CORPORATION MILLENNIUM 917NL SERIES WHEEL CHAIR LIFTS HAVE HALOGEN PLATFORM LIGHTS MOUNTED TO THE LIFT ARMS. THE HEAT PRODUCED BY THESE LAMPS EXCEED 300 DEGREES. THE HEAT FROM THESE LAMPS HAVE BURNED THE OUTER GARMENTS OF SOME OF OUR BUS OPERATORS. THE HEAT PRODUCED FROM THESE LAMPS HAVE BURNED THE SKIN OF SOME OF OUR OPERATORS. BRAUN LIFT CORPORATION HAS BEEN CONTACTED REPEATEDLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ASKED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER TYPE OF LIGHT SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT PRODUCE AS MUCH HEAT, OR BE LOCATED IN A PLACE THAT WILL NOT CONTACT DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS. BRAUN LIFT CORPORATION HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ELDORADO BUS WITH A FORD LIGHT DUTY CUT AWAY VAN CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE DASH AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE AND PICTURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING FROM THE BLOWER FAN TO THE RESISTOR, WHEN TURNED ON HIGH TO GET MAXIMUM HEAT OR AFTER NUMEROUS YEARS OF USE, CAN MELT THE CIRCUIT AND CAUSE A DASHBOARD FIRE. THE INSULATION OF WIRES LEADING TO THE SWITCH BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BURNS OFF THE KNOB. THIS FAILURE OCCURS IN OLDER MODEL BUSES (1996), WITH HIGH MILEAGES (100,000). THE HIGHER THE MILEAGE AND THE OLDER THE MODEL, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT THE BLOWER FAN SWITCH WILL FAIL AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES, VIN, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

ON AUGUST 20TH 2007 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN A 27 FOOT MOTORHOME, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. IT WAS A GENERAL AMERI 550 MS 235/85/R16. THIS TIRE WAS 90 % NEW WITH NO WEATHER CHECKS, BULGES OR ANY DAMAGE. IT WAS INFLATED TO 70LBS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND I RUN A SCHOOL BUS FLEET AND DRIVE A LOT. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A GENERAL AMERI TRAC. THEN, ON SEPT 30, 2007 AT ABOUT 8:00 P.M. ON I-75 BY GAYLORD, MI. AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUAL BLEW APART GIVING SEVERAL PEOPLE SOME FRIGHTFUL MOMENTS. IN BOTH CASES, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BELTS AND THE TIRE BLEW APART. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING TIRES. ALTHOUGH THEY LOOK TO BE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, SO DID THE ONES THAT BLEW APART. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND THEY (JOSE) WILL ONLY GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND NOT SAY IF SOMETHING IS WRONG OR NOT. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE OTHER TIRES AND I AM HESITANT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE OR CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES, (TWO BLOW-OUTS WITHIN ABOUT 300 MILES OF EACH OTHER. AND I ALWAYS CHECK THEM WHEN WE STOP) *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DISCOVERED THE BELT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEAT BELT LAW WAS IN EFFECT IN HIS STATE.*AK

OUR COMPANY TRANSPORTS THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE IN A WEEK . THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS. WE HAVE ALMOST 200 OF THESE TIRES ON OUR VEHICLES. PLEASE CONTACT US ASAP. WE ARE DECIDING IF WE SHOULD REMOVE ALL 200 TIRES AND REPLACE THEM WITH OTHERS. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT AND IT WOULD COST US MONEY WE DO NOT HAVE BUDGETED BUT FEEL IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75R1 )