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2008 Freightliner Century 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 Jun 27, 2013
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 2008 Freightliner Century, 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

  • Powertrain (other)1100.0%

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

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FULLY LOADED TRUCK RUNNING DOWN I 57, TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. TOWED BACK TO TAG TRUCK CENTER IN SIKESTON MO. UPON DIAGNOSIS THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOST ALL IT'S FLUID DUE TO TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING. TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH A CLAMP THAT DID NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE LINE, AT THE FACTORY A PIECE OF PLASTIC LOOM WAS INSTALLED WITH THE CLAMP TO POSSIBLY TAKE UP THE SLACK BETWEEN THE METAL PART OF THE LINE AND THE CLAMP. THESE SAME CLAMPS WERE USED IN THE PAST TO SUPPORT ALTERNATOR WIRING; THEY CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM BY CUTTING INTO THE ELECTRICAL CABLES DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THIS PART NUMBER IS DK 016 0010. FREIGHTLINER IN APRIL OF 2009 QUIT USING THESE CLAMPS AND STARTED USING A BETTER CLAMP, P/N 23-13687-000. AN INFORMATIONAL ONLY SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT STATING "INFORMATIONAL ONLY, NO WARRANTY APPLIES" THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN CLAMPS. NOTHING ABOUT CHECKING OR MONITORING THE OLD STYLE CLAMPS. I FILED A WARRANTY CLAIM ON ANOTHER UNIT AFTER THIS INCIDENT ON THESE CLAMPS THAT FREIGHTLINER PAID, NOTHING IS CONSISTENT. THAT SAME WEEK WE HAD THE EXACT FAILURE ON A SIMILAR BUILT TRUCK VIN [XXX]. PARENT COMPANY, DAIMLER BENZ HAS SHERKED ALL RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS MATTER. BOTH UNITS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID 10522049 · filed Jun 27, 2013

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

Data on this page last refreshed .