2009 Sterling 8500 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 2009 Sterling 8500, 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
- Engine150.0%
- 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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THESE THREE TYPES OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 2009 STERLING LNG, 2010 FREIGHTLINER LNG AND KENWORTH LNG 2010 ARE DESIGN TO TRANSPORT LOADS IN AND OUT FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH. THESE THREE VEHICLES HAS A TENDENCY TO BE MECHANICALLY PROBLEMATIC BY CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN BUT THE MOST CONCERN ISSUE IS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAS A NORMAL FUNCTION IN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO OUR PUBLIC. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS AROUND 200 LNG TRUCKS WHICH THEY ALL SUDDENLY TURN OFF ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. OUR COMPANY STATE THAT ONLY A 10% OF THE LNG TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE WHICH IS A LIE BECAUSE I DRIVE THIS TRUCKS AND ALL OF MY COLLIES WORKERS HAVE THESE ISSUES. THESE TRUCKS NEED A RECALL AND NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THE ROAD.
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
THESE THREE TYPES OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 2009 STERLING LNG, 2010 FREIGHTLINER LNG AND KENWORTH LNG 2010 ARE DESIGN TO TRANSPORT LOADS IN AND OUT FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH. THESE THREE VEHICLES HAS A TENDENCY TO BE MECHANICALLY PROBLEMATIC BY CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN BUT THE MOST CONCERN ISSUE IS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAS A NORMAL FUNCTION IN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO OUR PUBLIC. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS AROUND 200 LNG TRUCKS WHICH THEY ALL SUDDENLY TURN OFF ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. OUR COMPANY STATE THAT ONLY A 10% OF THE LNG TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE WHICH IS A LIE BECAUSE I DRIVE THIS TRUCKS AND ALL OF MY COLLIES WORKERS HAVE THESE ISSUES. THESE TRUCKS NEED A RECALL AND NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THE ROAD.
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
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