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2000 International Harvester 4700 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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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Latest Mar 10, 2005
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 17, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 International Harvester 4700. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 2005

2000 INTERNATIONAL 4700 MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK USED AS A TOW TRUCK HAS NO CUSHION ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AS A RESULT, I HAVE HAD A BACK FUSION AND STILL HAVE SEVERE HIP PAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10113921
Incident
Jan 24, 2003
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 2003

BOLTS SECURING THE BRAKE CALIPER HAVE BROKEN ON THE COMPANY'S INTERNATIONAL 4700'S. THREE TO FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. USUALLY DRIVER LOSES NEARLY ALL BRAKING POWER. *PH

NHTSA ID
10031020
Incident
Aug 7, 2003
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 2003

SINCE NEW THIS TRUCK HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH NO MANUFACTURE REMEDY. WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR PADS HAVE WORN THROUGH THE ROTORS AND THE ROTORS HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND AT LEAST 6 COMPLETE SETS OF BRAKE PADS IN 195,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACEPPTABLE FOR A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THAT ONLY HAULS ONE CAR! THERE IS NO SMOKE OR OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES, ONLY RAPID WEAR AND NO WARNING OF FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHECKED OUT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT IS NOW AT MY EXPENSE AS THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IT IS NO LONGER UNDER THEIR PROBLEM. NOW WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALER THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL TRUCK TO CAUSE SOME ALARM AND SHOULD WARRENT AN INVESTIGATION. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS ON THE 4700 WITH HYDRALIC BRAKES AND IS CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR OTHER MOTORIST ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID
10028808
Incident
Jul 22, 2003
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jan 28, 2003
Crash reported3 injuries reported

THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES, AND THE THIRD TIME, THE REAR AXLE FELL ONTO THE STREET. AT THE TIME A PATIENT ALONG WITH PARAMEDIC(S) WERE IN THE REAR. (AMBULANCE TRUCK) THE PARKING BRAKE IS UNSAFE, BECAUSE IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IT HAS TWO NEUTRALS AND NO LOCK-UNSAFE. SCC

NHTSA ID
10003777
Brakes
Filed Dec 31, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SHE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GET VERY HEAVY, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. TS

NHTSA ID
10001726
Incident
Feb 23, 2002
Brakes
Filed Apr 17, 2001

BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING ROTOR TO DETACH FROM WHEEL HUB, HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS ON 4 IDENTICAL TRUCKS. MANUFACTURE HAS NO FIX.

NHTSA ID
744183
Incident
Jun 15, 2000

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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