Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 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.
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THE GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON THE DASH OF THE 2001 INTERNATIONAL MODEL 4700. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONSEQUENCES BUT I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT IT IS A HAZARDOUS OCCURENCE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD. TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS OF INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, ONE WITH A FIRE OCCURING.*AK
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON AFTER BEING SERVICED 8 TIMES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
I OWN A 2001 INTERNATIONAL FLAT BED TOW TRUCK,ALSO REFERRED TO AS A ROLL BACK OR CAR CARRIER.I HAVE HAD ONE INCIDENT WITH THE THE"L"ARM BRACKET THAT RETAINS THE "L"ARM FOR THE WHEEL LIFT COMING OFF MY TRUCK AND ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE COMPLETE HYDRAULIC CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY THAT GOES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, FALLING DOWN.THE EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED BY CHEVRON CARRIERS AND WRECKERS,LOCATED AT 7320 W.MARKET ST,MERCER,PA,16137.THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 724-981-7500 OR 800-886-6400.I CONTACTED CHEVRON AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL PANEL AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR TO WHICH I WAS REFUSED.I DEEM THESE TO BE SAFETY ISSUES.BOTH PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF LOCK WASHERS OR SPACER WASHERS BEING INSTALLED UNDER THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS CAUSING THE BOLTS TO LOOSEN UP ON THE " L" ARM AND THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HYDRAULIC PANEL IN PLACE WORE THRU THE PLATE UNDERNEATH CAUSING THE BOLTS TO FALL THROUGH THE ELONGATED HOLES AND FALLING DOWN.IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT CHEVRON HAS BRUSHED OFF MY VERBAL COMPLAINTS TO THEM.THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR REFERENCE TO CHEVRON FOR THE TOW EQUIPMENT PACKAGE IS 10164820.I WAS ADVISED BY CHEVRON THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT AND THAT THEY WAOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS/REIMBURSEMENT..TO WHICH I ADVISED THEM THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT CAUSED BOTH PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN CONSIDERING THIS MATTER. WALTER LEUCI PTL ENTERPRISE PTL TOWING. *AK
RIGHT REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. *MR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY AND RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTING A BULLDOZER AT THE TIME. ALL REAR BRAKES AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. WHILE TRANSPORTING A BACKHOE, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY AND RESULTED IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. THE THERE WAS AN OCCASION WHERE THE AXLE HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. (UNEXPECTEDLY) THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED TWICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
THE RIGHT REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *MR ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE FRONT CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. *TS *JB *SCC *JB
NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL #02V135002 BRAKE RELAY VALVE. PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME, NUMBER, AND ADDRESS OF THE DEALER. TS
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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