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1998 Am-Tran Commercial Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Am-Tran Commercial, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I DRIVE FOR DATTCO BUS COMPANY IN PLAINVILLE, CT. 06062. I HAD TO DO A CHARTER FOR 9AM ON MONDAY 9-20-04 FROM PLAINVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO INDIAN ROCK IN BRISTOL CT. 06010. WHEN I LEFT FOR MY CHARTER I HAD TO SWITCH BUSES WITH ANOTHER DRIVER. WHICH RETURNED TO BE BUS NUMBER 1804 WITH AIR BRAKES. I LEFT FOR MY CHARTER AND HEADED FOR INDIAN ROCK. WHERE I HAD FOUND BUS 1804 GOING VERY SLOWLY UP ROUTE 69 ( WOLCUTT ST. BRISTOL, CT. ) THERE WAS BIG BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE BUSES TAIL PIPE, THE FAN FOR THE TEMPATURE NEVER CAME ON THE WATER PRESSURE WAS 230, I CALLED IT IN TO MY DISPACHER JUDY AND INFORMED HER , I MADE IT TO INDIAN ROCK. WHEN I PULLED INTO INDIAN ROCK TO DROP THE PASSENGERS OFF. THE ANTIFREEZE CAME RUSHING OUT OF THE BUS. I CALLED DISPATCH TO SEE WHAT TO DO, SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE BUS THERE AND TO COME BACK WITH ANOTHER DRIVER, SO I DID. I GOT BACK TO THE YARD, EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE DISPATCHER JUDY. AND THEN I LEFT, WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK THE PASSENGERS UP. JUDY INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD CALLED NEW BRITIAN OFFICE FOR THE MECHANIC TO COME FIX THE BUS, HE REFUSED TO COME AND SAID THE BUS WILL BE FINE IT WAS JUST THE OVER FLOW OF THE ANTIFREEZE. AND THE BUS WILL BE FINE TO DRIVE WHEN SHE MEANING (ME) RETURNS TO PICK THE PASSENGERS UP. SO NO ONE CAME TO LOOK AT THE BUS, NOR TRY TO FIX IT. I UNDER HAND HAD TO RISK MY LIFE AND PASSENGERS TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE SCHOOL, I WAS NOT SURE IF I COULD REFUSE TO DRIVE THE BUS. SO I DID, WE DID INDEED GET BACK TO THE SCHOOL SAFETLY, I TOLD MY BOSS I WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ON THE WHOLE SITUATION AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE ANOTHER BROKEN BUS AGAIN. THE BUS STILL IS NOT FIXED NOR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND ANOTHER DRIVER CONTIUES TO DRIVE THE BUS ALL DAY LONG WITH PASSENGERS.*AK

NHTSA ID 10091402 · filed Sep 21, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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