INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Complaints

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON AFTER BEING SERVICED 8 TIMES.*AK

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES UNDER THE TREAD ALL AROUND THE TIRE. THIS WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER GOING IT'S PRE TIRE INSPECTION. THIS IS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. THE TIRE MODEL NAME FF507. FIRESTONE INDICATED PER THEIR BOOK THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS A DIAGRAMMATICALLY FAILURE, BUT ANOTHER TIRE COMPANY SAID THAT THE HOLES DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION DYE WHEN THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

HAD DELIVERED A BUSLOAD OF STUDENTS TO LUNCH AND PICKED UP ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY BUSLOAD (44 PASSENGERS) THEREAFTER. UPON TOPPING A STEEP HILL BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT DDID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRANSIT BUS, INJURING 18 (IINCLUDING MYSELF) SLIGHTLY. I WAS REMOVED FROM THE POSITION AND WRITTEN UP FOR THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE BRAKES, AS FAR AS I KNOW. I BELIEVE THE LOAD WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING BRAKING ABILITY TO DIMINISH.*AK

THE AIR VALVE APPLIES AIR TO THE AIR BRAKES SYSTEM. WHEN THE AIR VALVE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED IT RELEASED THE AIR BRAKES. THE BUTTON TO ENGAGE THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD WAS MADE OF A PLASTIC BACKING THAT CRACKED. WHEN THIS CRACKS THE AIR BRAKE IS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE AN IN HOUSE REMEDY FOR IT. THIS FAILURE IS ON A FLEET OF TRUCKS RANGING FROM MODEL YEAR 1999-2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. *JB

I OWN A 2001 INTERNATIONAL FLAT BED TOW TRUCK,ALSO REFERRED TO AS A ROLL BACK OR CAR CARRIER.I HAVE HAD ONE INCIDENT WITH THE THE"L"ARM BRACKET THAT RETAINS THE "L"ARM FOR THE WHEEL LIFT COMING OFF MY TRUCK AND ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE COMPLETE HYDRAULIC CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY THAT GOES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, FALLING DOWN.THE EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED BY CHEVRON CARRIERS AND WRECKERS,LOCATED AT 7320 W.MARKET ST,MERCER,PA,16137.THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 724-981-7500 OR 800-886-6400.I CONTACTED CHEVRON AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL PANEL AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR TO WHICH I WAS REFUSED.I DEEM THESE TO BE SAFETY ISSUES.BOTH PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF LOCK WASHERS OR SPACER WASHERS BEING INSTALLED UNDER THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS CAUSING THE BOLTS TO LOOSEN UP ON THE " L" ARM AND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HYDRAULIC PANEL IN PLACE WORE THRU THE PLATE UNDERNEATH CAUSING THE BOLTS TO FALL THROUGH THE ELONGATED HOLES AND FALLING DOWN.IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT CHEVRON HAS BRUSHED OFF MY VERBAL COMPLAINTS TO THEM.THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR REFERENCE TO CHEVRON FOR THE TOW EQUIPMENT PACKAGE IS 10164820.I WAS ADVISED BY CHEVRON THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT AND THAT THEY WAOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS/REIMBURSEMENT..TO WHICH I ADVISED THEM THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT CAUSED BOTH PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN CONSIDERING THIS MATTER. WALTER LEUCI PTL ENTERPRISE PTL TOWING. *AK

I PURCHASED LESSONS AND A SCHEDULED ROAD TEST FOR THE TRACTOR TRAILER LICENSE FROM THIS COMPANY. THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE I WAS ASSIGNED TO (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY 18-WHEEL VEHICLE THEY OFFERED), WAS IN EXTREMELY POOR AND WOULD DEFINITELY NOT PASS THE PRE-TRIP INSPECTION REQUIRED BY LAW TO EVEN TAKE THE TRUCK ON THE ON THE ROAD(LOW AIR WARNING SIGNAL, CRACKED WINSHIELD, ETC.) TWO WEEKS AFTER MY SECOND LESSON, I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO THE INSTRUCTOR AGAIN - BUT WAS TREATED IN AN EXTREMELY HOSTILE AND UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER - AT WHICH TIME HE LEFT THE TRUCK AND UNMANNED AND DECIDED TO LEAVE. I THEN WENT TO THE OFFICE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPEND - MAINLY TO THE MANAGER. HOWEVER, THE MANAGER WAS NOT PRESENT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS REOCCURING ISSUE WITH OTHER STUDENTS BY SOMEONE WHO WORKED THERE. THEY MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK, THE STUDENTS WERE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO TAKE THE ROAD TEST BY THE NY STATE INSTRUCTOR. THE CONDITION OF TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. BESIDES THIS BEING MY MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS COMPANY, I WAS ALSO FORCED TO BEGIN LESSONS ON UNTIMELY SCHEDULE - 45 MINS TO AN HOUR. I WAS SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM AND MANNER OF THIS COMPANY, I ASKED FOR MY MONEY ($545) BACK. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY WOULD "FIX" THE TRUCK AND TRY TO RESCHEDULE MY LESSONS TO A LATER DATE. HOWEVER, MY ROAD TEST IS A WEEK AWAY AND THEY'RE CLAIMING TO HAVE NO OPEN APPOINTMENTS. THE LAW STATES THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE OUT A VEHICLE WITH AIRBRAKES IF THE LOW AIR WARNING SIGNAL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *AK

2000-01 IC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BUS FRONT BRAKE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO RECALL ON CALIPERS FRON INTERNATIONA TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION. RECALL NUMBER 03502. THERE HAS BEEN NO REMEDY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. RECALLS WERE SENT OUT OCTOBER 2003. OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVE PREMATURE WEAR ON PADS AND ROTORS ON FRONT OF BUSES. WHAT IS THE REMEMDY DUE TO SAFETY OF CHILDREN?*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EQUIPMENT FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRST RIGHT TIRE ON AXLE 1 TO BREAK. *PH *MR

THE BUS GAUGES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER OWNS THREE OF THE SAME VEHICLES AND ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT. FAILURE OCCURS WHILE MOVING OR AT A STOP. SOMETIMES IT WOULD OCCUR 7 TIMES IN A DAY THEN NOTHING FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. THERE'S NO PATTERN. THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, AND SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED AND CLEANED BUT TO NO AVAIL. *PH