2008 Freightliner Business Class M2 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Freightliner Business Class M2, 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
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Electrical133.3%
- Exterior lighting133.3%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN "CRUISE CONTROL" MODE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME HAD AN INCIDENT REQUIRING THEM TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" DID NOT DISENGAGE. MY BRAKING EFFORT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL AT FULL POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAD TIME TO FIND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" ON THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL". I CONTINUED MY TRIP NOT USING "CRUISE CONTROL". LATER THAT SAME DAY A MOTORIST PULLED UP ALONG SIDE OF ME AND ADVISED ME I HAD NO "STOP LIGHTS" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREIGHTLINER APRIL 27,2015. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS "THE SWITCH IN THE AMU-1 WAS OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT". THE REPAIR BILL WAS $619.28 . THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND DID FIND REFERENCE TO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIND A RECALL CONCERNING NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL" WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DRIVER THIS WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELING 60 MPH, NEEDING TO QUICKLY STOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT FULL THROTTLE ESSENTIALLY NEGATING ANY BRAKING EFFORT! IT IS MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AS IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO NOT STOP BUT ALSO AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME.
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN "CRUISE CONTROL" MODE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME HAD AN INCIDENT REQUIRING THEM TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" DID NOT DISENGAGE. MY BRAKING EFFORT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL AT FULL POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAD TIME TO FIND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" ON THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL". I CONTINUED MY TRIP NOT USING "CRUISE CONTROL". LATER THAT SAME DAY A MOTORIST PULLED UP ALONG SIDE OF ME AND ADVISED ME I HAD NO "STOP LIGHTS" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREIGHTLINER APRIL 27,2015. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS "THE SWITCH IN THE AMU-1 WAS OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT". THE REPAIR BILL WAS $619.28 . THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND DID FIND REFERENCE TO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIND A RECALL CONCERNING NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL" WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DRIVER THIS WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELING 60 MPH, NEEDING TO QUICKLY STOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT FULL THROTTLE ESSENTIALLY NEGATING ANY BRAKING EFFORT! IT IS MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AS IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO NOT STOP BUT ALSO AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN "CRUISE CONTROL" MODE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME HAD AN INCIDENT REQUIRING THEM TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" DID NOT DISENGAGE. MY BRAKING EFFORT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL AT FULL POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAD TIME TO FIND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" ON THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL". I CONTINUED MY TRIP NOT USING "CRUISE CONTROL". LATER THAT SAME DAY A MOTORIST PULLED UP ALONG SIDE OF ME AND ADVISED ME I HAD NO "STOP LIGHTS" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREIGHTLINER APRIL 27,2015. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS "THE SWITCH IN THE AMU-1 WAS OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT". THE REPAIR BILL WAS $619.28 . THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND DID FIND REFERENCE TO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIND A RECALL CONCERNING NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL" WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DRIVER THIS WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELING 60 MPH, NEEDING TO QUICKLY STOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT FULL THROTTLE ESSENTIALLY NEGATING ANY BRAKING EFFORT! IT IS MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AS IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO NOT STOP BUT ALSO AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME.
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
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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