KENWORTH Complaints

FRONT END SHIMMIES AT 45 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 10 TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. *JB

FRONT END SHIMMIES AT 45 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 10 TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *JB

WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP FAILING, STEERING TIRES KEEP GETTING EATEN UP, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS BRAKES WOULD CHATTER DUE TO A LACK OF WHEEL BEARINGS. DRUM DROPPED ON BRAKE PADS AND SHOES. BRAKE SHOES WOULD BREAK OFF.*AK *YD

TRACTOR NAN FULLY LOADED BELLY DUMP TRAILER WERE DESCENDING AN APPROX. 11% GRADE ON GRAVEL HAUL ROAD WHEN ENGINE QUIT. WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR ENGINE BRAKES, TRUCK LEFT THE ROAD AND DROPPED DOWN A 50+ FT. EMBANKMENT, ENDING UP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAB, INVERTED, IN AN ICY STREAM. THE CAB BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. INJURED DRIVER ABLE TO PUSH OUT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD AND ESCAPE BEFORE CAB CAUGHT FIRE. INVESTIGATION AFTER RECOVERY OF TRACTOR FOUND TWO WIRES GROUNDED OUT IN CIRCUIT TO TURN SIGNALS AND RADIOS. LOCATION IN TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN, AT ANGLE FOR ADJUSTING WHEEL. WIRES PINCHED, INSULATION RUBBED OFF, AND WIRES GROUNDED OUT, STARTING FIRE. SITE IN AREA COVERED BY COWLING, NOT VISIBLE. IN AN AREA NOT REQUIRING MAINTENANCE OR OTHER WORK. TRACTOR HAD SHORTING OF THIS CIRCUIT RECURRENT FROM DAY OF PURCHASE. ATTEMPTS TO FIX BY KENWORTH UNSUCCESSFUL. PRIOR ENGINE STOPPAGES WERE TEMPORARY; ENGINE WOULD RESTART, TRACTOR TAKEN FOR REPAIR. THIS TIME ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. COMPUTER ON ENGINE DESIGNED TO QUIT WITH ENGINE OR ELECT. PROBLEM. IT DID. LOCAL KW UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF CAB FIRES LIKE THIS? IS THERE ANY CONNECTION TO '98 RECALL OF KWS WITH CAT ENGINES 3406E?*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TANDEM BRAKE LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

FRAME EXTENSION FOR VEHICLE BROKE SIX TIMES IN FOUR YEARS WHERE STEERING BOX WAS ATTACHED TO FRAME. DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED THIS ON EACH INCIDENT, FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *CONSUMER IS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE / MODEL / YEAR EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN THE CLUTCH ROD FROZE AND WOULD NOT MOVE AND WHEN IT DID IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, AS A RESULT THE DUMP TRUCK DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY DOWN INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE SPLIILING ITS LOAD(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, THERE IS A NOISE BEING EMITTED FROM REAR DUE TO GEARS IN REAR HAVE BECOME STRIPPED. MANUFACTURER HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS DEFECT WAS DUE TO "SHOCK LOAD" (DRIVER ABUSE). *AK *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V051000. SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS RECALL, AND DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRAILER LOST A SET OF DUAL TIRES FROM IT'S THIRD RIGHT AXLE, CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM