RoadVitals

2001 Peterbilt 379 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
6
Latest Mar 18, 2002
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.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 22, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Peterbilt 379. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Suspension
Filed Mar 18, 2002

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH, VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND ROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8005818
Incident
Mar 14, 2002
Suspension
Filed Mar 15, 2002

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE REQUIRED TIGHTENING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO SPINDLES. *JG

NHTSA ID
564714
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Jun 6, 2001
1 injury reported

VEHICLE HAS A TOXIC CHEMICALS COMING OUT OF AIR DUCTS. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS COMING OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR. IT BURNED CONSUMER'S EYES. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
889927
Incident
May 4, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Apr 4, 2001

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS STRONG VIBRATION, THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE DRIVESHAFT, DELAY SPRING, REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS, FRONT BEARINGS, INSTALLED ALUMINUM FRONT HUBS, ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS, REPLACED ENGINE INJECTOR COILS, REPLACED ONE DEFECTIVE WHEEL, REPLACED MUFFLER SEAL, MIRROR DOOR MOUNTING AND, WITH ALL THESE REPAIRS THE VIBRATION WAS NOT ELIMINATED. NLM

NHTSA ID
560644
Incident
Jan 26, 2001
Suspension
Filed Feb 27, 2001

VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 55 TO 65MPH. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 2 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
881587
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 22, 2001

THE DOOR IS OUT OF ALIGNMET ALLOWING COLD AIR TO ENTER THE CAB WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, THE DEALER HAS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. NLM

NHTSA ID
559863

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .