Driveline: ISL 350 Allison 6
Date of breakdown: 10/29/07
We were driving east on I 10 between Phoenix and Tuscon when we heard a loud pop coming from the rear of the coach. Smoke was pouring out of the rear; the stop engine light came on and a warning buzzer sounded. We stopped without incident (fortunately). Oil was splattered all over the rear of the coach and the entire toad.
We had a blown rod.
Our engine S/N was within the recall sequence.
Two months earlier we had the recall performed (pressure sensor istalled in valve area which was to trigger an alarm after which engine shutdown was required to prevent engine damage. The alarm and the engine failure occurred at the same time.