FREIGHTLINER Complaints

FLYWHEEL SHEARED OFF (COMPLETELY NO TEETH AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE). TRANSMISSION NOT DROPPED DOWN TO CONFIRM BUT CURRENTLY THERE ARE NOT TEETH ON FLYWHEEL TO MESH WITH STARTER TEETH.CANNOT SEE ANY TEETH THROUGH INSPECTION HOLE.

THIS VEHICLE IT'S HAVING POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEEN HARD TO CONTROL ON THE ROAD PLUS ITS BRAKING WRONG AT TIMES. SOME TIMES IT BRAKE WELL, MOST OF THE TIMES IT DON'T BRAKE. ONGUARD SYSTEM TOO INTRUSIVE MAKING VERY HARD BRAKING IN FALSE ( BRIDGE DETECTED AS STOPED OBJET, ONGUARD IT FULL ALIGNED. TRANSMISSION IT'S NOT SMOOTH AT BACKING OR PULLING SLOWLY. MORE THAN 70,000 DOLLARS INVESTED IN REPAIRS IN A TIME OF 2.5 YEARS AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. FREIGHTLINER DEALERS SEEMS CARELESS ABOUT IT AND STATED IT'S NOT FAULT ON IT. AND LAST TIME THEY SAID IT'S A TIRE RELATED PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT AND THEY NOT ABLE TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 EQUIPPED WITH ANTARES COMFORT A5 TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75R16 118/16S 10PR, DOT NUMBERS: KBU5114 (PASSENGER SIDE) AND KBU51214 (DRIVER SIDE). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED BULGES IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED, BUT THE BULGES RETURNED IN BOTH TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,443. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA EQUIPPED WITH AEOLUS ASL67 TIRES, SIZE: 295/75/R22.5 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL SERVICE FACILITY WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE, VIN, AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BOX TRUCK FROM I STATE TRUCK (INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN). THEY DOT'D THE TRUCK BEFORE WE TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. ON 11/27/17 WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER FOR A ROAD SIDE INSPECTION. WE FAILED THE INSPECTION FOR THE "REAR IMPACT GUARD." WE NOTIFIED I STATE IMMEDIATELY AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T COMPLETE THE TASK WITHIN 2 WEEKS SO WE BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER FACILITY. I STATE SHOULD NOT SELL OR DOT TRUCKS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL DOT REQUIREMENTS. IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY WITH I STATE, THEY ACCUSED DELTA WASECA FOR THE ISSUE BECAUSE DELTA WASECA MANUFACTURED THE BOX AND THE LIFT GATE. IN A CONVERSATION WITH DELTA WASECA ON 6/12/18, THE DELTA WASECA REP ADMITTED THAT THEY KNOW THE DOT REQUIREMENT BUT NONE OF THEIR TRUCKS MEET IT. DELTA WASECA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL OR MANUFACTURE TRUCKS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL DOT REQUIREMENTS.

THE CAB READING LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTION OR NOT WORKING. THEY STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

ON 06/26/2018 I WAS DRIVING IN CHICAGO ON SOUTH WESTERN AVE IT WAS RAININIG THAT NIGHT I PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY 2012 CASCADIA WAS ASKING FOR A REGEN OF THE DEF SYSTEM .. I PULLED OVER IN A SAFE AREA AND STARTED THE REGEN PROCESS. ABOUT 10 MIN IN TO THE REGEN PROCESS ON THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE DASH AREA HEAVY SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE WAS NOTICED A FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE FUSE BOX LOCATED ON THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE IT WAS DETERMINED BY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THESE 2012 CASCADIAS ARE KNOWN FOR LEAKS IN THE CAB AREA CAUSING THE MOISTURE OR WATER TO LEAK IN AND INTERACT OR MAKE CONTACT WITH FUSE BOX AREA CAUSING A FIRE ...

VEHICLE'S CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS SENSOR NEAR FRONT LICSENCE PLATE.DURING RAIN SNOW DAWN DUSK CONDITIONS SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS.FLEET MECHANIC AT USF HOLLAND RECOMMENDS TO GET OUT AND CLEAN WHEN MALFUNCTIONS.PROBLEM BEING IT MALFUNCTIONS IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.MARCH 16 2018 APPROXIMATELY 5AM ON 94 WEST 65 MPH BLACK ICE CONDITIONS TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLY BRAKED AND STEERED TRUCK OFF ROAD CAUSING ACCIDENT POLICE REPORT ENCLOSED

TAKATA RECALL. SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE DATED DECEMBER 2017 I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER 5 TIMES BEGINNING JAN 16, 2018. MANY PROMISES TO CALL ME BACK WITH A PROJECTED TIME THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WILL BECOME AVAILABLE, BUT SO FAR THEY NEVER HAVE CALLED ME BACK. AND TODAY THEY SAID THE SAME THING. THEY DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE GETTING THEM, BUT THEY WILL FIND OUT AND CALL ME BACK. BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE TO DATE I DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR ANYTHING UNTIL I CALL THEM BACK AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG.

OUR COMPANY SAYS THE 2019 WILL NOT IDLE WHEN IT IS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 DEGREES , WELL PROBLEM IT CAN BE 58 OUTSIDE AND ITS OVER 70 INSIDE, WELL ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS , YEAH NOW NO SAFETY FOR THE DRIVER, AND WE HAVE WOMAN OUT THERE TO. SO I DONT THING THEY WANT TO BE RAPED, SO IDLING THE TRUCK SHOULD BE UP TO THE DRIVER NOT THE COMPANY. WITH OUT PROPER SLEEP YOU NOW HAVE SLEEP DRIVERS DRIVING 80,000 POUND WEAPONS ON THE FREEWAYS, FIRST PERSON KILLED WILL BE ON YOUR HEADS IF THIS ISNT TAKEN CARE OF. CRASH PERVENTION SYSTEM ALL OK BUT WHEN DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS AND SOMEONE JUMPS IN FRONT OF YOU THE TRUCK SLAMS ON THE BRAKES AND WE DONT HAVE CONTROL ANYMORE, OH YEAH THIS IS SAFE NOT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.