Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 102DL3, 102D3, MC12PTV, E4500, D4000, 102D3ISTV, D4500, J4500, D4000ISTV, D4005, D4505, and J3500 transit buses. Please refer to MCI's recall report for specific model year information. The front door lower...
1988-2006 · 19 model years
Mci 102D3 Problems by year
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the Mci 102D3 across 19 model years, and it has 9 recalls. The 1998 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the brakes, followed by the electrical system.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 9
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
102D3 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 102D3 problems
Mci 102D3 recalls 9
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2012 D, E, G and J series coaches manufactured January 2000 through June 2011 and equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The...
On certain motor coaches, the boost connector housing can fail over time, exposing the positive and negative terminals.
Motorhomes equipped with drag link assemblies containing 20-edl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Vehicle description: motor home chassis built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted abs activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed abs wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a...
Vehicle description: transit coaches equipped with wheel chair lifts. An instruction label identifying the location of the emergency exit was omitted from the wheel chair seating position located on the curb side of the vehicle. This does not comply with...
Vehicle description: buses equipped with 4-stroke cycle engines. Engine compartment fires have occurred at or near the webasto diesel fueled auxiliary heater.
The webbed belt retractors used to secure a wheel chair in the bus fail when the plastic retractor cover separates allowing the cover to open. This can allow the internal retractor spring to release out of the retractor.
Covers1995 Mci 102D3
The brake rod to brake arm attaching nut and bolt are undertorqued and may loosen and fall off causing separation of the rod and arm.
Latest 102D3 complaints
A bus company, pocono transit service and tours, aka pocono progressive, llc operates with total disregard for passenger and driver safety. The company is located at 46s 20th st. Ivington, nj07111. They keep the buses registered in pa. To avoid nj inspections. They falsify all maintenance reports. One bus has gone through pa inspections at least 3 times with half drivers mirror missing. Mirrors held in by tape, used parts used in brakes,which rarely are adjusted properly. They put decent tires on bus to get...
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through inspection, then take off. Interior lights inop.Ventilation systems don't work. Drivers windows fog up and get iced up constantly. Most of the time wipers have to be jumpstarted to work at all.Drivers are not allowed to fill out defect reports.Doors have to be locked shut with passengers in them, creating horribly unsafe conditions. Owner takes 5-7,000 per week in cash out of business.They avoid being taken off the road by having reg. In pa while operating out of nj.. Send buses out with no insurance, drivers are fired if they complain. Engine retarders disconnected. One day they will have a horrible accident and kill someone. *Tr
Greyhound bus fires- unsolicited report. *Ts greyhound confirmed that the following areas of the coaches are recurring origination points for bus fires: tag axles and bearings, turbo chargers, electrical system, brake system and fuel heaters and filter. The tag axle was redesigned. The new design used small wheel bearings. The load rating for the small wheel bearing decreased by approximately 30% for the inner wheel bearing and by 35% for the outer wheel bearing when compared to the older, larger bearings. ...
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Greyhound also observed stress related problems with the tag axle assembly since 2001. The second recurring issue greyhound had is the turbo charger failures on detroit diesel series 60 engines built from 2000-2005. Sparks caused by shorts and faulty electrical system components have been another recurring source of bus fires. The heat generated by the brake system is the fourth recurring source of fires. Greyhound also found ancillary fuel system components such as fuel heater as another recurring source of bus fires. Typically, an electrical spark ignites diesel fuel in these incidents. (Make: motor coach ind model: 102d3 years: 1997-2001). *Nm
Questions about the Mci 102D3
Which Mci 102D3 years have the most problems?
Which Mci 102D3 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Mci 102D3 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the brakes (2), electrical system (1), engine & cooling (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Mci 102D3 have?
NHTSA lists 9 recalls across all Mci 102D3 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data