2000 Pierce Dash 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 2000 Pierce Dash, 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 / unspecified266.7%
- Suspension133.3%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL/RIM CRACKED FROM AIR VALVE OPENING TO A LUG OPENING. THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. *NM
CRACK IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM AIR VALVE OPENING TO A LUG OPENING. THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY THROUGH FROM THE OUTSIDE THROUGH THE INSIDE. SAME PROBLEM AROSE ONE YEAR AGO ON THE LEFT WHEEL. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION OF THE OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP. ALL STEER ALL WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM ON 2002 PIERCE MANUFACTURING FIRE APPARATUS. AT ABOUT 45 M H, THE REAR WHEELS ON THE THIRD AXLE TURNED OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE FORWARD DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A SINGLE TRAFFIC LANE, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. MECHANIC NOTED THAT AXLE LOCKING PINS HAD FAILED TO SEAT, AND HAD TO COMPLETE A LENGTHY SENSOR ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE TO GET THE PINS TO SEAT. PIERCE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND SENSORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS RECALLS(01V113000) (02V294000). PIERCE PREVOIUSLY REPORTED 100% COMPLETION OF THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL. SENSOR ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND SENSORS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING ISSUE, AND WILL NOT PREVENT FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IS THAT THE OSHKOSH SYSTEM AXLE ALIGNMENT SENSORS ONLY DETERMINE THAT THE AXLES ARE IN ALIGNMENT TO ALLOW THE PINS TO DROP. AFTER THE PINS ARE RELEASED, THERE IS NO SENSOR OR OTHER MECHANISM TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SEATED PROPERLY. IN THE EVENT OF MALFUNCTION, THE SYSTEM IS INCAPABLE OF DETECTION AND SUBSEQUENT DEFAULT TO A SAFE CONDITION. THE SYSTEM REQUIRES ADDITION OF A SENSOR TO ENSURE THAT AXLE LOCKING PINS ARE SEATED, SELF DIAGNOSTIC UPGRADE WITH SYSTEM INTERLOCKS ALLOWING DEFAULT TO SAFE CONDITION IN THE EVENT OF MALFUNCTION, AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF AXLE SENSOR MISALIGNMENT. *AK
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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