INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Complaints

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. DEALER STATED THEY WOULD LET CONSUMER KNOW WHEN PARTS CAME IN FOR TIE ROD RECALL REPAIRS. *AK THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM. *YH

I AM A MEDIUM SIZED SCHOOL BUS FLEET. WE FOUND THE ABOVE VEHICLE HAS BOTH FRONT FRAME RAILS CRACKED. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE PM INSPECTION. WE IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED 20 OTHER SCHOOL BUSES OF THE SAME VINTAGE IN OUR FLEET. WE FOUND 3 ADDITIONAL BUSES VIN# [XXX], [XXX], [XXX], EACH BUS HAS A CRACKED FRAME RAIL NEAR THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT. ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN PLACED OUT-OF-SERVICE TILL THEY CAN BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH SEVERAL OTHER BUS CONTRACTORS, I HAVE FOUND ONE CONTRACTOR THAT HAD 7 CRACKED FRAMES ON THE SAME MODEL BUS. ANOTHER WHO HAD SEVERAL ALONG WITH ONE THAT RECRACKED AFTER BEING REPAIRED BY AN INTERNATIONAL DEALER. I FEEL THE SCHOOL BUS INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BE ALERTED TO LOOK FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKES CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING, WEARING-OUT THE BRAKES AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS 5 SEPARATE TIMES; ROTORS TWICE ON THE FRONT AND THREE TIMES ON BACK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

THE TRUCKS MAKE A LOUD AND VERY HIGH PITCHED AIR POP NOISE IN THE CAB WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE. *MJS

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, ALWAYS THE SAME COMPONENTS, WHICH IS THE HIGH LOW SINCRO, FIRST TIME AT 136035 MILES JULY 24, 1998 THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER BREAKDOWNS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO SEPT 11, 2000 ONE AT 194000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 13, 2000 AT 302,000 MILES. THIS NORMALLY LEAVES THE TRUCK IN HIGH RANGE, BUT SOMETIMES LEAVES IT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM.