John Deere Engine

Model Engine made by John Deere got 2 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment, wheels. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning fuel system, other .

Engine year 9999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 9999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
97E010000	JOHN DEERE	from 11/01/1995 to 02/28/1997	E (Equipment)	198	04/02/1997	MFR	JOHN DEERE	04/02/1997	04/17/1997
Defect Summary	Equipment description: 8.1 liter compressed natural gas (cng) engines. the electronic control module (ecm) in these engines contain a manufacturing defect which results in intermittent electrical contact and causes incorrect electronic signals to be sent to the engine throttle control.
Consequence Summary	This condition can create the potential for sudden acceleration or deceleration of the engine increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will install a new, improved ecm and associated hardware. however, due to the potential serious consequences, all buses powered by these cng engines must be immediately removed from service.
Notes	Owner notification:owner notification began april 1, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact john deere at 1-319-292-5226.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - TURBO-CHARGER
SB-255	05/16/2012	10044420	Vactor: certain john deere engines, triggered by low voltage monitoring, are equipped with turbo solenoid cycling, which causes excessive wear every 10 seconds of cycling. *pe	07/02/2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - OTHER FUEL TYPES - TURBO-CHARGER
PIP-10RG264	12/01/2010	10034925	John deere engine: a program has been implemented to replace turbochargers on a fix as fail basis (rg6081h) on 8.1 cng engines in urban transit buses in california. no models or model years listed. *pe	02/01/2011

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
EQUIPMENT
12/17/2007		1
	While snowblowing my driveway with my john deere l108 tractor the engine seized. the john deere retailer states it's due to lack of lubrication. i have done all required services and check the oil before every use. my local john deere retailer states they replace 5 of these engines a month and that john deere used the wrong engine for this tractor. the retailer states the briggs and stratton engine in these tractors are only good for around 100 hours and they were amazed mine made it to 130 hours. the retailer states i need a new engine at a cost of $1,600.00 i ordered and replaced the engine myself with an oem replacement. i called john deere for assistance. they would not help at all. tractor serial number. briggs and stratton 18.5hp engine. old part is available. *tr
WHEELS
01/03/2008
	Tl*the contact owns a 2004 john deere 790 (na). the contact stated that the front passenger side wheel repeatedly fell off the vehicle while in use. the issue occurred four times. he had to pay $1,300 the first time and the dealer replaced it for free the second time. the contact paid $900 the third time, and the fourth failure has recently occurred. the vehicle has not been repaired. the dealer stated that they would not assist in paying for the repairs for the latest failure. the part number and purchase date were unknown.