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2008 Pierce Arrow XT 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 Aug 13, 2012
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 Pierce Arrow XT, 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

  • Engine1100.0%

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

OUR 2008 PIERCE FIRE TANKER/PUMPER TRUCK WAS RESPONDING TO A BLAZE OUTSIDE OF COROLLA IN THE OUTER BANKS. ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER, WHEN HE CAME TO WHERE TO THE TRUCK WAS NEEDED TO ASSIST THE OTHER TRUCKS CONTROLLING THE FIRE, HE SAW A RED LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY A BALL OF FLAMES ERRUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE INSIDE THE CAB BUT ALOT OF WIRING AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAMGED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DETROIT DIESEL REPAIR FACILITY UPON WHICH IT WAS DETERMINED THE TURBO HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH CASUED THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED BUT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO OTHER EXPLANATION OR REPORTS AS TO WHY THE TURBO FAILED PREMATURELY. THIS TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ID 10471029 · filed Aug 13, 2012

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 .