2004 Peterbilt 330 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 2004 Peterbilt 330, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Fuel system133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM (NO POWER) THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE OTHER DEALER PUT THE VEHICLE ON A DYNO-METER AND INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER TEST ON THE METER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEWI PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPUTTERED AND DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT SHOULD HAVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL ITS LOAD AND IT USED TOO MUCH FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN TO HELP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CALLER HAS HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND. SOMETIMES HE HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUME SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALSO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE IS A CATERPILLAR ENGINE C7 3126, 300 HORSEPOWER. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM (NO POWER) THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE OTHER DEALER PUT THE VEHICLE ON A DYNO-METER AND INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER TEST ON THE METER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEWI PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPUTTERED AND DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT SHOULD HAVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL ITS LOAD AND IT USED TOO MUCH FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN TO HELP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CALLER HAS HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND. SOMETIMES HE HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUME SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALSO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE IS A CATERPILLAR ENGINE C7 3126, 300 HORSEPOWER. *NM
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM (NO POWER) THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE OTHER DEALER PUT THE VEHICLE ON A DYNO-METER AND INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER TEST ON THE METER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEWI PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPUTTERED AND DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT SHOULD HAVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL ITS LOAD AND IT USED TOO MUCH FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN TO HELP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CALLER HAS HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND. SOMETIMES HE HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUME SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALSO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE IS A CATERPILLAR ENGINE C7 3126, 300 HORSEPOWER. *NM
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
Data on this page last refreshed .