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1999 Freightliner Fs-65 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 2, 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 1999 Freightliner Fs-65, 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

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Fuel system150.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BROKEN FRAME ON 1999 FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS/THOMAS BODY OVER RIGHT REAR AIR RIDE AT TORSION BAR MOUNT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING FRAME REPLACEMENT AT BODY SHOP. *NM

NHTSA ID 10137854 · filed Sep 27, 2005

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FREIGHTLINER FS-65. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TO RESTART. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSFER PUMP AND/OR THE INJECTION PUMP SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS MADE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT OWNED A FLEET OF EIGHTEEN VEHICLES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE FOR ONLY ONE OF THE VEHICLES. ON ALL OF THE 18 VEHICLES THE TRANSFER PUMP WAS REPLACED 54 TIMES AND THE INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED 22 TIMES. *AK UPDATED 07/06/07. *JB

NHTSA ID 10189571 · filed May 2, 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

Data sources

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