2005 International 4300 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 2005 International 4300, 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
- Electrical240.0%
- Airbags120.0%
- Brakes120.0%
- Other / unspecified120.0%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
LEETE TIRE CO.SENT MY HUSBAND ON A OUT OF STATE CALL TO TOW A VEHICLE TO N.C.COMING BACK INTERSTATE 85 NORTH THE TOW TRUCK ENDING UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CAUGHT FIRE,LOOKED LIKE EXPLODED,KILLED MY HUSBAND AND HIS BODY BURNED IN FLAMES.FRIDAY BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND ASK FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON HIS TOW TRUCK FOR THE ONES ON IT WERE BADLY WORN,HIS BOSS JUST SWAPPED THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON EACH FRONT SIDE,THIS TRUCK HAD 1 HALF MILLION MILES ON IT,LEETE DOES THEIR OWN INSPECTIONS,AND DOES NOT KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE,THE BOSS WAREN STRUM GETS A BONUS EACH MONTH IF HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX OR REPLACES ANY THING ON THE EMPLOYEES COMPANY TRUCKS,FED.MOTOR CARRIER STATE THESE TRUCK ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN GO OUT OF STATE,THEY ARE INVESTIGATE NOW,AND NO LOG IS MADE TO SERVICE THESE COMPANY TRUCKS,THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF TO SAVE MY HUSBAND,THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT TIRE.MY HUSBAND DIED AS THE RESULT,PLEASE HELP!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 INTERNATIONAL 4300 DUMP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SLIP INTO IDLE MODE AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FRICTION BREAKS IN NUMEROUS SPOTS; ALONG THE FRAME AND ENGINE CAUSING A SHORT AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE. UPDATED 07/22/10*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
LEETE TIRE CO.SENT MY HUSBAND ON A OUT OF STATE CALL TO TOW A VEHICLE TO N.C.COMING BACK INTERSTATE 85 NORTH THE TOW TRUCK ENDING UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CAUGHT FIRE,LOOKED LIKE EXPLODED,KILLED MY HUSBAND AND HIS BODY BURNED IN FLAMES.FRIDAY BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND ASK FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON HIS TOW TRUCK FOR THE ONES ON IT WERE BADLY WORN,HIS BOSS JUST SWAPPED THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON EACH FRONT SIDE,THIS TRUCK HAD 1 HALF MILLION MILES ON IT,LEETE DOES THEIR OWN INSPECTIONS,AND DOES NOT KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE,THE BOSS WAREN STRUM GETS A BONUS EACH MONTH IF HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX OR REPLACES ANY THING ON THE EMPLOYEES COMPANY TRUCKS,FED.MOTOR CARRIER STATE THESE TRUCK ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN GO OUT OF STATE,THEY ARE INVESTIGATE NOW,AND NO LOG IS MADE TO SERVICE THESE COMPANY TRUCKS,THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF TO SAVE MY HUSBAND,THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT TIRE.MY HUSBAND DIED AS THE RESULT,PLEASE HELP!! *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON 2005 4300 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS, AS WELL AS 203 AND 2004, TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. SEVEN OUT OF NINE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS SHOWED THIS PATTERN. THREE OUT OF FOUR 2005 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS HAD CRITICAL PAD WEAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO REMAINING PAD LEFT WHILE ALL OTHER BRAKING POINTS HAD EXTENDED LIFE REMAINING. LOCAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED THAT CONDITION WAS CRITICAL WITH BRAKING SYSTEM COMMING APART.THIS OCCURRED ON A 2005 INTERNATIONAL WITH JUST 46,000 ROAD MILES. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
LEETE TIRE CO.SENT MY HUSBAND ON A OUT OF STATE CALL TO TOW A VEHICLE TO N.C.COMING BACK INTERSTATE 85 NORTH THE TOW TRUCK ENDING UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CAUGHT FIRE,LOOKED LIKE EXPLODED,KILLED MY HUSBAND AND HIS BODY BURNED IN FLAMES.FRIDAY BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND ASK FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON HIS TOW TRUCK FOR THE ONES ON IT WERE BADLY WORN,HIS BOSS JUST SWAPPED THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON EACH FRONT SIDE,THIS TRUCK HAD 1 HALF MILLION MILES ON IT,LEETE DOES THEIR OWN INSPECTIONS,AND DOES NOT KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE,THE BOSS WAREN STRUM GETS A BONUS EACH MONTH IF HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX OR REPLACES ANY THING ON THE EMPLOYEES COMPANY TRUCKS,FED.MOTOR CARRIER STATE THESE TRUCK ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN GO OUT OF STATE,THEY ARE INVESTIGATE NOW,AND NO LOG IS MADE TO SERVICE THESE COMPANY TRUCKS,THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF TO SAVE MY HUSBAND,THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT TIRE.MY HUSBAND DIED AS THE RESULT,PLEASE HELP!! *TR
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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