INTERNATIONAL Complaints

NAR 03-24-2003 MR. THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A PART THAT WAS INSTALLED WHEN CUSTOMIZING THE TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE TRUCK, OTHER PROBLEM HAD COME UP DUE TO THE REWIRING THAT WAS DONE. *JB

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED A "LOOSE WIRE" AS THE CAUSE AND REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE.*JB

INTERNATIONAL HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE FRAME RAILS BUT JACKSON CITY SCHOOLS MUST PAY FOR THE LABOR AT A COST OF $4000 PER BUS. STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INSPECTORS FOR THIS SOUTHEASTERN PART OF OHIO INFORMED MY MECHANICS THAT THEY HAD FOUND SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL BUSES IN OTHER DISTRICTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MR

THE PERSON IS IN CHARGE OF MAINTENANCE FOR SCHOOL BUSES RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V148000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02505 CONCERNING POWER STEERING PUMP. HAD A FLEET OF BUSES RANGING FROM 1997-2002. H. L. GAGE, NEAR WASHINGTON AVENUE IN ALBANY, NY HAD NOT RECEIVED PARTS AS OF JUNE 2002. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT 55 MPH VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, WHICH WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME.*AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE, THAT CAUSES THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL.(INTERNATIONAL 4700)*SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT STEER TIRE BLEWOUT, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE IT OVERTURNED, CONSUMER INJURED HIS KNEE WHEN JUMPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL TIRES WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO DRIVING AND ALL WERE WITHIN DOT SPECIFICATIONS, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-89-406. *SLC

THESE SCHOOL BUSES ARE OWNED BY LAIDLAW AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION. MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL WINDSHIELDS MARKED AS-3, HOWEVER I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES. I HAVE A DIGITAL PHOTO OF THE MARKING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THE VINS FOR ALL AFFECTED BUSES. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TIRE ON LEFT REAR OF TRAILER BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE DEBRIS DAMAGEED ANOTHER VEHICLES MIRROR.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NO TIRE INFOR WAS GIVEN. *YH

CENTURY 602 WHEELLIFT INSTALLED ON VEHICLE DESCRIBED ON PRIOR FORM, WE FEEL IT IS A PRODUCT DESIGN FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING SOLO CRASH TOTALING OUR TRUCK AND DAMAGING OUR CUSTOMERS TRUCK THAT WAS TOWED. RELEASE HANDLE AND PIN ON WHEEL LIFT DEFECTIVE.