2001 Mack CH600 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
Data refreshed
What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Mack CH600, 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
- Brakes150.0%
- Interior & seats150.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE ON MACK 2001 CH VIN [XXX] BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. BRAKES WORKED FINE A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY PRIOR TO BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. STRANGE THING, AT TIME WHEN BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED BRAKE AIR PRESSURE GAUGE STAYED FIXED AND DID NOT DROP BACK SLIGHTLY AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT IT TO DO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
2001 MACK MODEL CH613. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE POWER LOSSES TO ALL THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRMENT CLUSTER. ALL THE POWER TO THE CLUSTER GOES OUT AND THE GAUGES GO BLANK. THIS CONDITION LAST UNTIL YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THIS CLUSTER UNIT FAILED THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE DATE OF 03-06-01. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUSTER UNIT. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURED INTERMITENTLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR. ON 12/10/02 THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # SB-732-005. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THE POWER LOSS LAST JUST A MOMENT AND THE DASH GUAGES COME BACK ON BUT THE GAUGES ONLY COME BACK ON IF THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN YOU MUST RE-START THE VEHICLE TO GET THE DASH GAUGE CLUSTER TO WORK. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN ALSO STATES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MANUFACTURERS GROUND WIRING SYSTEM AND RECOMENDS A WIRE IN THE DASH CLUSTER POWER PLUG BE REMOVED AND TAPED THEN AN ACTUAL JUMPER WIRE BE RUN THROUGH THE FIREWALL TO A GROUND CIRCUIT BREAKER. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR A TRUCK WEIGHING 40 TON GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT UP TO 70 MPH IN SOME STATES AND LOOSING ALL DASH GUAGE DATA AND DASH LIGHTS. WE WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO ISSUE A MANDITORY RECALL AND ORDER THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR ALL THESE VEHICLES AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THIS IS DEFENTENTLY AN ELECTRIAL ENGINERING PROBELM OF THIS MANUFACTURER.
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
Data on this page last refreshed .