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2007 Fccc Xcm Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 20, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Fccc Xcm, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Electrical150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

PARKING BRAKE LOCKUP ON 2007 FREIGHTLINER FRED ________________________________________ I HAVE A 2007 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY ON A FREIGHTLINER FRED (FRONT ENGINE DIESEL) CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY I NOTICED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. CHECKED SERVICE BRAKES AND THEY WERE STILL WORKING OK. BEING ON A NARROW HILL COUNTRY TEXAS 2 LANE WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING. FINALLY FOUND A PLACE TO SAFELY STOP. WHEN I DID I FOUND A HEAVY BRAKE BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER CALLING FREIGHTLINER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE PARKING BRAKE (PB) IS A SPRING ACTUATED BAND THAT CLAMPS AROUND A DISK LOCATED ON THE DRIVESHAFT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION AND IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK. THIS BAND IS HELD OPEN BY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SNIFFED OUT OF PARK INTO A DRIVE GEAR. SOMETHING BROKE AND STOPPED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SO THE SPRING ACTUATED BAND CLOSED ON THE DRIVE SHAFT DISK, EFFECTIVELY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FREIGHTLINER SERVICE SOLUTION # 3602 REPLACES THE ENTIRE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM WITH A MECHANICAL ONE. THEY PROVIDE PARTS BUT OWNER HAS TO PAY LABOR TO CORRECT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! A DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT NICE TO HAVE SERVICE ISSUE. MY CONTINUED DRIVING COULD EASILY HAVE STARTED A FIRE BUT I HAD NO CHOICE, DRIVE OR STOP IN A DRIVING LANE OF A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROOD AS SPEEDS OF >60 MPH.. THIS IS TEXAS! THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT KNOWN TO FREIGHTLINER, YET NO RECALLS. VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE ON ROADSIDE UNTIL TOWED AND REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.

NHTSA ID 10733385 · filed Jul 11, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FREIGHTLINER (FCCC RV000042S) XCM RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN AUDIBLE BUZZER WAS SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TRUCK CENTERS, INC. - FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR LOCATED AT 2280 FORMOSA RD, TROY, IL 62294, WHERE THE JUMPER CABLES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT FIX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *BF*JB

NHTSA ID 11340345 · filed Jul 20, 2020

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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