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2006 Long Chih Lci-745TC 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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Latest Aug 28, 2009
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 2006 Long Chih Lci-745TC, 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

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LONG CHIH USA TRAILER. SHE STATED THAT THE HITCH UNHOOKED FROM THE TRAILER. SHE ALSO STATED WHILE HAULING LUMBER, THE HITCH BECAME UNHOOKED AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO THE BALL NOT FITTING PROPERLY.. THE OWNER RE-WELDED THE TRAILER; HOWEVER, THE LUG NUTS WERE LOOSE AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE TRAILER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF INSTRUCTIONS LISTED THE BALL SIZE AS 17/8 BUT IT WAS NOT, IT WAS SMALLER AND CAME OFF. IT BENT THE TONGUE SEVERLY AND HAD TO BE CUT OFF OFF COMPLETELY AND A NEW STEEL TONGUE HAD TO BE WELDED ON. A WEEK LATER, THE LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE NUTS WERE MADE OF ORDINARY COLD ROLL INSTED OF LEADED ALLOY AND DO NOT LOCK DOWN PROPERLY. UPDATED 10/08/09

NHTSA ID 10282203 · filed Aug 28, 2009

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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