INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RELEASE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS THE VEHICLE PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE WORKING CALIPER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING EACH TIME. ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND SPARKS PRESENT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE OTHER THREE WERE REPLACED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE BRAKE MANUFACTURER.

1997 INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER. *JB

PIECE OF 1996 INTERNATIONAL SEMI DRIVE TRAIN CAME OFF THE TRACTOR AND STRUCK THE TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. *TS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BETWEEN THE DRIVE AXLE BROKE OFF THE TRACTOR AND THE FUEL TANK WAS DENTED (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

1999 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONAL RIGHT REAR TRACTOR TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *TS THE REAR ARE OF THE TRACTOR AND FRONT AREA OF THE TRAILER WERE FULLY ENGULFED. *NM

UHAUL RENTED A TRUCK TO ME AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME COMPLETELY MINUTES AFTER DESCENDING THE STEEP WEST SLOPE OF WOLF CREEK PASS, COLORADO. UHAUL'S TOW TRUCK DRIVER FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO HAPPENED TO BE THERE AT THE TIME WHEN I PULLED OVER. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. AT NIGHT, AWAY FROM A TOWN, I PERSONALLY, TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT UHAUL, REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RISK TO MY LIKE AND DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO FIX THE TRUCK NOR REPLACE THE TRUCK. THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME TO RENT ANOTHER TRUCK IF I DID NOT WANT TO USE THAT TRUCK. SO I HAD TO PAY TWICE THE RENTAL FOR ONE TRUCK RENTAL. AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY NEVER SERVICED THAT TRUCK AND RENTED IT OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. IT THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO AT LEAST MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE RENTS THAT TRUCK BEFORE A REPAIR IS MADE. IF THIS IS NOT YOUR DEPARTMENT WHO CAN I WRITE TO THAT GOVERNS THIS TYPE OF NEGLECT. *JB

THE GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON THE DASH OF THE 2001 INTERNATIONAL MODEL 4700. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONSEQUENCES BUT I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT IT IS A HAZARDOUS OCCURENCE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD. TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS OF INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, ONE WITH A FIRE OCCURING.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING RECALL WORK THAT SHE HAD BEEN CHARGED FOR THAT WAS COMPLETED ON THE 1995 9700.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REAPIRS MADE WERE NOT RECALLED. *JB

2000 INTERNATIONAL 4700 MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK USED AS A TOW TRUCK HAS NO CUSHION ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AS A RESULT, I HAVE HAD A BACK FUSION AND STILL HAVE SEVERE HIP PAIN. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD CHRONIC ABS PROBLEMS. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN: THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 03502 AND 04507. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTIONS GRADE BUS COMPANIES AS TO HOW MANY VEHICLES PASS AND FAIL INSPECTIONS. THE VEHICLES WITH CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS HAVE LOWERED THE DOT SCORE AND HAVE PREVENTED THEM FROM BIDDING ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS. THE VEHICLE IS AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR BUS. *TC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE OPERATOR SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. UPON STOPPING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE THE OPERATOR SAW FIRE COMMING FROM BEHIND THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.*AK OUR MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY LEADS HAD WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION CREATING A DEAD SHORT. THE SAME DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED ON ANOTHER OF OUR SCHOOL BUSES THAT HAD BEEN PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME.