Consumer Complaint Detail
INTERNATIONAL / 9900I / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045701 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NEW BRAUNFELS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Navistar, Inc. |
| Model Name: 9900I | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3HSCHAPR83N | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 06 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 international 99001 brakes were thin, four of the eight drive axle tires were in poor condition and the front tire were questionable. they looked as if they were moved from another vehicle and put on this one. *** no answer required*** * ts the day that the consumer took delivery of the truck he noticed that it was shaking while being driven an seemed to pull to the right. the consumer couldn't drive faster than 60 mph. the windshield that was replaced leaked while it was raining. the heating element also didn't work due to a broken heater cowling. the consumer was told by a technician that the front tire were out of round therefore they could not be balanced and the tread was too thin. most of the grease zirks on the front end were broken off or clogged. the vehicle had a bad exhaust leak. the pipe had a 10-inch split at the seam. the brakes were grabbing due to bad drums. three of the six drums were badly grooved. the clutch was damaged. the truck had a broken motor mount. the transmission needed to be serviced due to water contamination and the clutch brake and throw out bearing had failed. the fender supports were broken on the hood. the oil cooler was badly corroded and there was no anti-corrosion in the antifreeze. the radiator hose blew due to an oil contamination from the cooler softening all the rubber hoses. three of the tire replaced by price international blewout. the last tire had a large deep cut, on the inside, halfway around the sidewall. upon further inspection three of the four other tire replaced were bad. one had a tread belt and one had three large plugs the size of quarters in it. a total of seven of eight tires were replaced. the consumer believes the dealer misrepresented the condition of the vehicle therefore he request to be reimbursed for the cost of the vehicle and any out of pocket repair cost. *nm |