FREIGHTLINER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE FRONT AXLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE AXLE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE LOOSE FROM THE AXLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE STRIKING CONSTRUCTION BARRELS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE, EVIDENCE OF BURNT TAIL LIGHTS AND WIRING. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

VEHICLE IS ON A CHEVROLET P30 CHASSIS: WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM ENGAGED, PREVENTING ANY VEHICLE MOVEMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPAIRED CAM MECHANISM TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. OWNER RESORTED TO A DASH MOUNTED "BYPASS" SWITCH TO OVER-RIDE SYSTEM TO ALLOW SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *AK *ML

VEHICLE IS A WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME BUILT WITH A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURES (AIR BRAKES, POWER STEERING) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. LOSS OF POWER STEERING RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *MJS

THIS IS A 1996 FREIGHTLINER IM AM BUYING OFF OF BUSKE LINES INC. I WAS IN A RESTURANT EATING IN A RESTURANT IN INDIANA. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT UNIT WAS ON FIRE. I RAN TO TRUCK AND FIRE HAD GUTTED INSIDE OF CAB MY DOG WAS TRAPPED IN THE SLEEPER AND WAS KILLED I NOTICED NO SMOKE WHEN I LEFT TRUCK BUT SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE HOT PLASTIC I CHECKED BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING BURNING. TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO ST LOUIS MO I WAS INFORMED BY FIRE DEPT AND SHERRIF THAT IF I WOULD OF LAID DOWN I WOULD HAVE PROBELY BEEN KILLED DUE TO TOXIC FUMES PRODUCED BY SMOKE. IN RECENT MONTHS I HAVE SEEN IN PERSON A MINIMUM OF 10 OTHER TRUCKS SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH SAME FIRE DAMAGE STARTING IN THE SAME AREA. I ALSO HAVE A WIREING JUNCTION BLOCK THAT WAS TAKEN FROM ANOTHER TRUCK SAME YEAR THAT HAS MELTED AND STARTED TO BURN BUT WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT CAUGHT ANOTHER TRUCK ON FIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN REBUILT BUT AM STILL AFRAID OF FIRE IN WIRING I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FREIGHTLINER WITH NO RESPOSE . ALSO NOT ONLY IN MY UNIT BUT OTHERS AT NIGHT WHEN YOUR DASH LIGHT ARE ON ALL GUAGES [ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATER IS ON] YOU CAN NOT PLACE YOUR HAND ON ANY GUAGE AND LEAVE IT THERE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY HOT IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD ALSO BE A MEANS OF A FIRE STARTING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS . I AM DOING MORE INVESTIGATION ON MY OWN FOR MORE FIRES OF THIS NATURE PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP I HAVE OVER 28 YEARS OF DRIVING AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE CATCH FIRE IS IT GOING TO TAKE A HUMAN LIFE TO CORRECT THIS ..THANK YOU. *AK

THE ALTERNATOR WAS LOOSE AND THE BOLT HAD DESTROYED THE ALTERNATOR AND BRACKET WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. YH

NOTICE NUMEROUR MISSING AND SPOTTY WELDS, CALCULATIONS OF WELD STENGTH, NONE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WITHSTAND A SIDE OR REAR IMPACT FROM A MID SIZE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEEDS WITHOUT THE SEAMS OF THE BOX COMING APART, POOR DESIGN, LACK OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND NEGLIGENT QUALITY CONTROL