FREIGHTLINER Complaints

FUEL LINE BRAKES HIGG PRESSURE FUEL SPARYS OVER HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD MAY CAUSE FIRE CHILDERN ON SCHOOL BUS FUEL ON GROUND. *AK

THE FIRST FAILURE-COOLANT SYSTEM-I WAS NEVER GIVEN A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS SYSTEM CONSTANTLY FAILED (OVER 25 TIMES THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS) I AM STILL IN DISBELIEF THAT I WAS NEVER SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THAT TRUCK--I HAVE ONLY A FEW DOCUMENTS TO PROVE THESE BREAKDOWNS AS MAINLY I WAS THE ONE WHO REFILLED MY TANKS 10 TIMES A DAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO CONSTANT LEAKS THAT FREIGHTLINER COULD NEVER FIX OR FIND-ALSO THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT GET DOCUMENTATION BECAUSE THE WORK I WAS HAVING DONE WAS "WARRANTY WORK" AND DIDNT CONSTITUTE GETTING PAPERWORK UNLESS I ACTUALLY PAID FOR SOMETHING-THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS COMPANY STANDARD POLICY--SECOND PROBLEM--FUEL LOCKUP--2 TIMES THE FUEL SYSTEM LOCKED UP(I WAS LATER TOLD BY A VOLVO MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON FREIGHTLINERS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS EVEN SOLD-BUT FREIGHTLINER COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND EVEN TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT "NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK"--YET I WAS STILL CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A TOWING BILL TO GET MY SUPPOSEDLY NONBROKEN DOWN TRUCK TO THEIR SHOPS--I ALWAYS USED FREIGHTLINER SERVICE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT MY WARRANTY SACRIFICED AND MUCH OF THE WORK WAS DONE (BY LEGAL ARRANGEMENT) FOR FREE--THIS FUEL LINE PROBLEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE TWICE--I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT GET HURT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT A BAD SHIMMY COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN A PORTABLE TV FELL ON HIM, WHEN VEHICLE WENT OFF HIGHWAY, IT STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, FENCE, UTILITY POLE, AND SEVERAL TREES, THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD WORN ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD, CAUSING A SHIMMY, AFTER THE INCIDENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY A 6 INCH WIDE TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL AND WAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM BEADS OF THE RIM, POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE, BRIDGESTONE P285/74R24.5, MODEL R299, LF93PSI, POSSIBLE STEERING PROBLEM. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

THROTTLE CABLE FOR A 1997 FREIGHTLINER, FS65 SCHOOL BUS HAS SNAPPED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, LEAVING VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY BOTH DEALERSHIP AND SCHOOL DISTRICT MECHANICS. INCIDENT DATES INCLUDED 04/XX/1998/05/25/2001, AND 10/13/2001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK WORK HISTORY ATTACHED, ALSO TIRES WERE REPLACED,HEATER BOOSTER WAS REPLACED,ALSO WIPER ARM WAS ADJUSTED. *TT

THROTTLE CABLE IN A 1997, FREIGHTLINER, FS65 SCHOOL BUS HAS SNAPPED SIX TIMES DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. BOTH, DEALER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT MECHANICS, HAVE MADE REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH CONTINUED TO OCCUR. INCIDENT DATES INCLUDED 10/13/2000/11/29/2000/01/31/2001/02/22/2001/07/11/2001, AND 08/15/2001. *NOTE: PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK. ALSO HEAD LIGHT WAS REPLACED,KNOB ON AIR DOOR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED*ET

1998 IS THE CORRECT YEAR FOR THIS VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AND CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL INJECTION LINE BREAKS IN SAME SPOT A QUARTER OF A INCH. WHEN LINE BREAKS, IT SPRAYES FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. *AK

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT