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2005 Freightliner Century ST 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 May 30, 2007
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 2005 Freightliner Century ST, 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

  • Engine1100.0%

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY ST. ON APRIL 14, 2007, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NAUSEA, VOMITING, HALLUCINATIONS, DIZZINESS, AND BAD HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO EMISSIONS AND EXHAUST LEAKS IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN A BREAK DOWN TECHNICIAN ARRIVED, HE STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE HOLES IN THE EXHAUST PIPE BELOW THE SLEEPER BED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD ON APRIL 17, 2007 THAT THE VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND RESUMED DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE CONTACT WAS SENT TO A CLINIC BY FREIGHTLINER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONTACT WENT TO HER OWN DOCTOR ON APRIL 28, 2007 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ON BOTH APRIL 14TH AND 17TH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID 10192033 · filed May 30, 2007

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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