Complaint 545211

1999 BLUE BIRD TC2000 • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM • incident Nov 15, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
545211
Make
BLUE BIRD
Model
TC2000
Model Year
1999
Incident Date
Nov 15, 2004
Date Received
Jul 21, 2005
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE WERE NONE, BUS WAS RUNNING FINE AND JUST STOPPED 2. THE SCHOOL BUS WAS BEING USED ON A REGULAR ROUTE AND JUST QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. 3. WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE ELECTRIC LIFT PUMP AS WELL AS VP-44 INJECTOR PUMP VEHICLE IS NOW UNDER RECALL #05E-007 FOR REPLACEMENT OF LIFT PUMP AND POSSIBLY THE VP-44 INJECTOR PUMP. MY COMLAINT REVOLVES AROUND THE FACT THAT CUMMINS WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE VP-44 PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED ON 11/15/2004 DUE TO FAILURE THAT I FEEL IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE USE FOR PARTS THAT WERE PUT ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY FIXING. JUST BECAUSE OUR PROBLEM OCCURRED 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL SHOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO GET OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACMENT.

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