1997 International Harvester 9300 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1997 International Harvester 9300, 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
- Engine133.3%
- Steering133.3%
- Transmission133.3%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
RETAINING NUTS ON SPICER YOKE ASSEMBLY BECOME LOOSE. THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD FOUR FAILURES ON YOKES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WE OWN WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY RICHARD KURTZ, WATERTOWN, WI. I HAVE BEEN THE DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS ORDERED NEW. THE FIRST YOKE WENT OUT IN PENNSLYVANIA WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED AT THAT TIME. THIS WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW. CAPITAL CITY INTERNATIONAL SHOULD HAVE A RECORD OF THIS ON FILE FOR THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD THE YOKES REPLACED IN APRIL, JUNE, SEPT, AND NOW THIS WEEK AGAIN THIS YEAR. HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED IN NOV. ALL THREE HEADS WERE LEAKING. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT CUMMINS ENGINE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH OTHER TRUCKS, AND WITH CERTAIN ANTIFREEZE ADDITIVES. MY TRUCK DID NOT FALL UNDER EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, ALWAYS THE SAME COMPONENTS, WHICH IS THE HIGH LOW SINCRO, FIRST TIME AT 136035 MILES JULY 24, 1998 THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER BREAKDOWNS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO SEPT 11, 2000 ONE AT 194000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 13, 2000 AT 302,000 MILES. THIS NORMALLY LEAVES THE TRUCK IN HIGH RANGE, BUT SOMETIMES LEAVES IT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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