PETERBILT Complaints
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK # 57. FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK 56. FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TRUCK.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK# 55. FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TRUCK.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK # 54. FRONT MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THEM, AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK # 53. FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED TRUCK.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 357- OAKVILLE, CT
TRUCK # 52. FRONT MOUNTING HOLES ARE LARGER THAN STUDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND INSPECETED VEHICLE.'*AK
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1998 PETERBILT 379- DENVER, PA
WHILE DRIVING THE FAULTY FUEL LINE ROUTING AND ENGINE WIRING SPARKED CAUSING A FIRE WITHOUT WARNING PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-029 (EQUIPPED WITH 1998 CATERPILLAR 3406E ENGINES). NLM
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2001 PETERBILT 379- HARPER WOO, MI
THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS STRONG VIBRATION, THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE DRIVESHAFT, DELAY SPRING, REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS, FRONT BEARINGS, INSTALLED ALUMINUM FRONT HUBS, ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS, REPLACED ENGINE INJECTOR COILS, REPLACED ONE DEFECTIVE WHEEL, REPLACED MUFFLER SEAL, MIRROR DOOR MOUNTING AND, WITH ALL THESE REPAIRS THE VIBRATION WAS NOT ELIMINATED. NLM
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2001 PETERBILT 387- GREEN BAY, WI
SUSPENSION WAS WRONG TYPE, AND VEHICLE MADE TO PULL TRAILER. TRAILER HEIGHT WAS 13'9, " NOT LEGAL 13'6". DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE VEHICLE BACK, CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE.*AK
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2000 PETERBILT 379XL- ROCKFORD, IL
THE SLEEPER IS TOO HEAVY AND CAUSING THE DOORS TO UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING, THE BODY FLEXED CAUSING HOOD TO RUB RADIATOR COWL INTO NOSE PIECE, THE CAB HAS BEEN BENT 5 TIMES TO TRY TO ADJUST, PETERBILT CLAIMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. NLM
Source: NHTSA VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE