PETERBILT Complaints

FAULT IN FUEL LINE EQUALIZING AND IF YOU FILL YOUR FUEL TANKS THE FUEL ENDS UP RETURNING INTO ONE TANK AND THE TANK OVER FLOWS. THIS CAUSES TWO PROBLEMS THE FIRST IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD THE SECOND IS A SAFTY PROBLEM MAKING THE ROADWAY SLIPPERY WORST THAN DRIVING ON ICE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S LEFT AXLE SNAPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

IN REFERENCE TO MY PRIOR COMPLAINT REF. #10004102. TO WHICH YOU REPLIED NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BECAUSE THERE ARE "NO OTHER REPORT SIMILAR TO" MINE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DOT AND DOE DON'T TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. THE DOE HAS HAD THREE SIMILAR FAILURES OF FONTAINE 5TH-WHEELS. HTTP://WWW.HANFORD.GOV/LESSONS/SITELL/LL01/2001-47.HTM PROJECT HANFORD LESSONS LEARNED. TITLE: TRACTOR-TRAILER FIFTH WHEEL DETACHMENTS. DATE: DECEMBER 17, 2001, IDENTIFIER: 2001-RL-HNF-0047. *NLM

WHEN ENGAGED THE VEHICLE RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-30 SECONDS THEN STALLED. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TO MANUALLY UTILIZE THE "HAND PRIMER VALVE" IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT SINCE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT DID NOT SHOWING ANY ISSUES, PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. THE MOTOR WAS MANUFACTURED BY CATAPULT, SERIAL NO. 69Z70080. *NLM

I OWN A 1999 PETERBILT 379 WITH LESS THAN 700,000 MILES. TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL TANK STRAP THAT BROKE. BASED ON THE AGE OF THE TRUCK, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT IS A LITTLE PREMATURE TO BE REPLACING A STRAP, ESPECIALLY ON SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS A FUEL TANK. I HAVE ALSO READ THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE, HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM PETERBILT OR ANYONE ELSE. WHAT DO I NEED TO LOOK FOR TO SEE IF IT APPLIES TO MY TRUCK? *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. *JB

NAR 03/13/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON OHIO THE TURNPIKE WHEN HIS DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF, STRIKING AND PUNCTURING HIS FUEL TANK. XPRESS TOWING REMOVED THE TRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE OF OIL AND FUEL TO THE ROAD WAYS. *CB *JB

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS NHTSA'S APPARENT FOCUS ON SUVS, WHEN THERE IS A MUCH GREATER DANGER ON THE HIGHWAYS. 18 WHEEL TRUCKS. IN GOOD WEATHER, TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENTS OCCUR WEEKLY NEAR LITTLE ROCK, FREQUENTLY KILLING PEOPLE AND ALWAYS BLOCKING THE INTERSTATE FOR LONG PERIODS. IN BAD WEATHER, AS WE EXPERIENCED THIS WEEK, THESE TRUCKS CONTINUE OPERATING ON SLIPPERY ROADS WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR CARS OR THE PEOPLE INSIDE. JACK-KNIFED TRUCKS BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR OVER 6 HOURS IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN A SINGLE INCIDENT ON I-30 SOUTH OF LITTLE ROCK YESTERDAY. I ASK NHTSA TO FORCE MORE ATTENTION ON THIS MATTER... TO DEVELOP REASONABLE SPEED LIMITS THAT LOWER IN RAINY WEATHER, AND PERHAPS STOP TRUCK TRAFFIC WHEN SNOW OR ICE IS ON THE HIGHWAY. PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THESE VEHICLES IN THE RIGHT LANE ONLY... AND PERHAPS NHTSA CAN FIND A WAY TO USE REVENUE FROM LARGE TRUCKS TO FINANCE A SEPARATE LANE... BUILT TO HANDLE THE GREATER WEIGHT ON NEW INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. I REALIZE THIS MAY NOT BE SO GREAT A PROBLEM IN ALL LOCATIONS, BUT LITTLE ROCK IS WHERE INTERSTATES 40 AND 30 MEET. [XXX] NEAR ALL TRUCKS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE US MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THESE HIGHWAYS. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TEETH ON THE TILT STEERING ARE BROKEN CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES PAD. CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. MR