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2008 Freightliner MT45 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 Feb 16, 2010
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 MT45, 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

  • Suspension1100.0%

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE A FREIGHTLINER STEP VAN AND I WORK FOR FEDEX. I BOUGHT THIS VAN BRAND NEW ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND EVER SINCE I STARTED DRIVING IT I NOTICED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE PUSH AND PULLS ALL OVER THE ROAD, THE FRONT END MAKES NOISES LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE, AND IT SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CORPORATE FREIGHTLINER AND THEY DID CHANGE THE FRONT LEAF SPRINGS(SO CALLED FLAT STYLE LEAF SPRING). IT MADE A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE NOISES STILL PERSIST AND IT STILL IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS VAN DOES THINGS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT A VAN COULD DO. THE VAN ALSO HAS A WOBBLE TO IT SINCE THE BEGINNING AND THE FRONT END SHAKES AT AROUND 50MPH. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT I AM TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE OFFERED CORPORATE FREIGHTLINER A CHANCE TO SPEND A DAY WITH ME AND HAVE ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS DRIVE IT, BUT WAS NEVER TAKEN UP ON THE OFFER. I HAVE SAID TO CORPORATE, THAT THIS VAN IS A NIGHTMARE. I HAD A P1000(MT55) BEFORE THE P700(MT45) THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE NOW SO I KNOW HOW THESE VEHICLES RIDE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS AND I REALLY FEEL THAT FREIGHTLINER KNOWS THE TRUE REASON FOR MY HEADACHES. MY FEELING IS THAT I THINK THAT THE PUT THE WRONG LEAF SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE OTHER MT45 AT THE TERMINAL. WHEN THIS VAN ARRIVED IT LOOKED LIKE A DRAG CAR(THE FRONT WAS NOTICEABLY LOWER THAN THE BACK). I WAS RIPPING DOWN FRONT TIRES AND GOING FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS PER FREIGHTLINER AND THE ALIGNMENTS CAME BACK FINE, BUT MY TIRES WERE BEING CUT DOWN. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH MANAGEMENT AT OUR TERMINAL AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL SAFETY DIRECTOR AT FEDEX AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD MAKE SOME CALLS AND GET BACK TO ME, BUT SHE NEVER DID. THIS VAN SHAKES, WOBBLES, THROWS ME ALL OVER THE ROAD AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART, BUT I NEVER GET ANY ANSWERS. I REALLY AM CONCERNED AND NERVOUS DRIVING THIS VAN. IT IS NOT RIGHT. PLEASE--PLEASE-- HELP ME!!!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID 10311115 · filed Feb 16, 2010

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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