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1999 Thomas School Bus 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 Sep 28, 2004
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 1999 Thomas School Bus, 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

  • Engine266.7%
  • Electrical133.3%

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.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE SCHOOL BUS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE AND FUMES SEEPED OUT INTO THE SCHOOL BUS. *JB MANUFACTURES DEFECT, ANTIFREEZE VAPORS INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PUMP TO POWERFUL OMITS ANTIFREEZE VAPORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING PERMINENT LUNG DAMAGE FROM THE FUMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN SICK EVER SINCE THE BUS WAS ASSIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEATER PUMP IS TO LARGE IN THE BUSES HOSES HELD ON WITH TINY CLAMS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EMPLOYER REFUSED TO GIVE HER THE VIN NUMBER. *TC

NHTSA ID 10009419 · filed Sep 28, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY AND POWER BRAKING. AFTER BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID 10064710 · filed Mar 23, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ALTERNATOR IS CLOSE TO OIL FILTER. LOWER BRACKET FELL WHERE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED TOUCHING OIL FILTER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID 8002058 · filed Jan 11, 2002

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

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