SPARTAN Complaints

HAD REC'D RECALL (93V028000) FOR THE REAR SPRING MOUNTS WHICH HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF WEAK WELDING DESIGN ON RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION. THE LEFT REAR AXLE HAD CRACKS SHOWN ABOVE TIRE. THE METAL PIECE WAS BOLTED, TWISTED AND SHOWS CRACKS. DEALERSHIP: COLORADO CHASSIS INC. COMMERCE CITY CO 303 292 9559 (DAN GRAY) RECALL #93V028000. TS

ACTUATOR FOR CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AFTER BEING REPLACED BY RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR INSPECTING/REPLACING OF ACTUATOR AGAIN. ALSO, REPLACING ACTUATOR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN FROM STANDING START BODY OF VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE. DEALER DETERMINED LEAF SPRING HAD BROKEN.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM STANDING START BODY OF VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON TIRE. DEALER DETERMINED RIGHT LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR REPLACEMENT SPARTAN ADVANTAGE TIRES, SIZE 21560R16 WITH ONE HUNDRED MILES ON THEM SIDEWALL BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE LABELED AS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING MY NEW 2001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE AND IF YOU ROLL DOWN ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS OR BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS THE AIR PRESSURE VIOLENTLY THUMPS YOUR EAR DRUMS AND BODY - SO BAD IT'S LIKE A HELICOPTER IS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO HARD IT MAKES YOU ILL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FLAW WAS NOT CATCHED IN THE DESIGN. THIS IS SO SEVERE I'M WORRIED THAT IF MY CHILD WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THAT IS WOULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.... YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW BAD IT IS UNLESS YOU EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF.*AK

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN I HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE APPEAR TO TAKE ON A MIND OF ITS OWN, NOT RESPONDING EVEN THOUGH I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS PARKING AND WAS STOPPED BY THE PROTECTIVE POSTS OF A FIRE-HYDRANT. I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENY ROOM FOR ATTENTION. WHILE I DID NOT SUSTATIN ANY BROKEN LIMBS, I SUFFERED EXTREME LOWER BACK AND KNEE PAIN; MY LEFT SIDE ESPECIALLY SHOULDER SIDE AND BASE OF NECK IN ADDITION TO PAIN IN THE BRAKING FOOT AND LEG AND BURNS FROM THE SEATBELT.*AK

SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO WITH CAR AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. DEFECTIVE COMPUTER??*AK

AIR NOISE (COKE BOTTLE EFFECT) AT HIGH SPEEDS. ACCEPTABLE TO DEALER, BUT NOT OWNER. *AK

THE SFD HAS SIX FIRE APPARATUS WITH THIS CHASSIS FROM THE 93 AND 94 MODEL YEARS. TWO HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE LEFT BATTERY BANK AND THE STARTER. I PERSONALLY WAS DRIVING ONE OF THEM WHEN TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHUT OFF ALL POWER INCLUDING LIGHTS (ENGINE 20). ENGINE 10 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FIRE STATION APPARATUS BAY AND WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SERIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE STATION OCCURRED. THE SPECIFICS AS TO MILEAGE AND DATE ARE APPROXIMATE. I AM REPORTING THIS ON MY OWN NOT AS AN OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE. THE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED ARE MY HOME.