Freightliner Century 2000
Model Century made in 2000 by Freightliner got 19 consumer complains, 4 investigations there are 6 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, seats and steering. Technical service bulletines regarding steering. The car had some investigations: service brakes, air, wheels. There were some recalls concerningpower train, service brakes, air and steering.
Model 2000
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V131004 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 06/01/1999 to 04/20/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 1700 | 10/01/2000 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 05/30/2000 | 06/16/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with eaton autoshift gen ii transmission assemblies. due to a software problem in the transmission assemblies, the transmission will select the wrong gear. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If an inappropriate gear is selected without the driver's knowledge, the vehicle will react differently than expected, possibly resulting in injury or crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began october 1, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or eaton at 1-888-880-0970. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V232002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 02/13/1998 to 08/03/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 35405 | 08/29/2000 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 08/07/2000 | 08/09/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted abs activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed abs wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could cause the abs ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the abs ecu. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 29, 2000, to school buses and emergency vehicle customers. owners of the remaining population were sent letters on september 9, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - CONTROLS | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V189001 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 09/19/2000 to 02/10/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 4400 | 10/17/2001 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 06/14/2001 | 06/14/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. the valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When the valve sticks open, it can result in a total loss of air from either the service or the park brake system. the driver may lose braking ability under a service application, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace these valves. owner notification began october 17, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V140007 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 04/30/2000 to 06/30/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 75000 | 11/08/2001 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 09/17/2001 | 10/17/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. the tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. owner notification began november 8, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V112000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 08/01/1998 to 02/28/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 5716 | 09/20/2003 | ODI | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 03/21/2003 | 03/26/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace both front hubs. owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Freightliner recall no. fl-407.customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V081000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | from 12/01/1999 to 02/17/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 13545 | 08/07/2000 | MFR | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 03/17/2000 | 03/22/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with dual leaf spring type air ride suspensions and vehicles built with single leaf spring type air ride suspensions. rear suspension springs can fracture through the center bolt hole after vehicle assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If undetected, the rear end of the spring could separate from the vehicle causing a hazardous road debris situation. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | For vehicles equipped with single leaf springs, dealers will remove and replace all springs. for vehicles equipped with dual leaf springs, dealers will inspect for cracked springs and replace if cracked. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 7, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| SF229A | 03/01/2001 | 621719 | Field service campaign to modify certain vehicles, manufacutred between october 3, 1997 and august 18, 2000, that may develop small pin hole leaks in the power steering supply hose. *tt | 10/01/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||
| PE03005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 02/07/2003 | 08/22/2003 | FRONT BRAKE AIR HOSE LEAKS | ||
| Certain 1998-2001 freightliner century and columbia vehicles exhibit a higher rate of front brake air hose leaks than earlier vintage freightliner vehicles.the leaks have been frequently discovered at fmcsa roadside inspections since these inspections are conducted with the brakes applied (pressurizing the air hose) whereas driver pre-trip inspections may not always be performed with the brakes applied. after a thorough technical review of this matter,odi has concuded that while the subject vehicles exhibit a higher rate of front brake air hose leaks than earlier vintage and peer vehicles, these leaks appear to be minor. freightliner has extended the warranty for this component to 5 years, 500,000 miles and will assist in alerting those vehicle owners whose vehicles are most susceptible to front brake air hose leakage by issuing a service bulletin alerting those owners to the potential for front brake air hose leakage to occur. see attached report for full technical details. | ||||||
| WHEELS | ||||||
| PE02088 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 11/22/2002 | 05/01/2003 | INTEGRAL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY | 03V112000 | |
| Freightliner submitted a defect report on march 21, 2003 in which they identified approximately 5000 trucks as possibly beingaffected by this problem.arvinmeritor (front axle mfr) submitted a defect report onapril 16, 2003, which identifies 6098 freightliner trucks asbeing affected by this recall and 1191 axles sold to freightliner in the aftermarket. odi notes that there are twointegral hub and bearing assemblies per front axle.freightliner identified vehicles includingfreightliner,sterling, and western star brand name as beingaffected by this recall.see attached summary report for additional details. | ||||||
| PE02088 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 11/22/2002 | 05/01/2003 | INTEGRAL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY | 03E026000 | |
| Freightliner submitted a defect report on march 21, 2003 in which they identified approximately 5000 trucks as possibly beingaffected by this problem.arvinmeritor (front axle mfr) submitted a defect report onapril 16, 2003, which identifies 6098 freightliner trucks asbeing affected by this recall and 1191 axles sold to freightliner in the aftermarket. odi notes that there are twointegral hub and bearing assemblies per front axle.freightliner identified vehicles includingfreightliner,sterling, and western star brand name as beingaffected by this recall.see attached summary report for additional details. | ||||||
| PE02088 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 11/22/2002 | 05/01/2003 | INTEGRAL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY | 03E019000 | |
| Freightliner submitted a defect report on march 21, 2003 in which they identified approximately 5000 trucks as possibly beingaffected by this problem.arvinmeritor (front axle mfr) submitted a defect report onapril 16, 2003, which identifies 6098 freightliner trucks asbeing affected by this recall and 1191 axles sold to freightliner in the aftermarket. odi notes that there are twointegral hub and bearing assemblies per front axle.freightliner identified vehicles includingfreightliner,sterling, and western star brand name as beingaffected by this recall.see attached summary report for additional details. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 01/20/2007 | 1 | ||
| Don't smoke, coughing, waking up with headaches, pastout while in truck ,vomiting, tired all the time, what's going on here. i am in my 30's, this isn't right. i also have a family to take care of, will this cause me problems in the future (health wise). *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 04/16/2008 | 1 | 09/16/2006 | |
| Came across this site by word of mouth. noticed that i've got soot residue in my vents. i've been having a flu like system that my dr couldn't diagnosis and claimed it might be allergies. my blood pressure has been going up and we've been adjusting the meds more frequently since i've been in this truck. *tr | |||
| 01/20/2007 | 1 | ||
| Don't smoke, coughing, waking up with headaches, pastout while in truck ,vomiting, tired all the time, what's going on here. i am in my 30's, this isn't right. i also have a family to take care of, will this cause me problems in the future (health wise). *nm | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 09/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| The driver side seat was altered by the manufacturer who disabled the full recline. as a result there was a greater chance of whiplash, spinal injury or driver ejection from the vehicle. the consumer has concerns about executive orders dealing with ergonomic workplace safety. please provide additional information. *jb | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 08/28/2004 | 1 | 10/20/2003 | |
| Tractor failure, tie rod and king pins and bearings were all in poor condition. *bf *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| There are no grab rails to use when exiting drivers side of cab, this has resulted in several injuries, rails are only located on passenger side. nlm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 10/12/2004 | 50000 | 3 | |
| When it rains water comes in on the passenger's side. the water comes in through the drip pan, per a glass company. dealer stated it was not covered under a warranty.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 08/28/2004 | 1 | 10/20/2003 | |
| Tractor failure, tie rod and king pins and bearings were all in poor condition. *bf *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 06/05/2009 | 901137 | 1 | 02/16/2009 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 freightliner century truck. while driving approximately 55 mph, the driver felt a rumble and thump coming from the vehicle. he attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the wheel bearings became loose. as a result, the wheel was hanging on the steering spindle, the brakes were hanging in pieces, and the air line failed. in addition, the plastic access panel failed. there were no injuries. roadside assistance was called and it was discovered that the entire wheel assembly was defective. the vehicle was then towed to a dealer and repaired at the contact's expense. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 03v112000. the current mileage was approximately 910,000 and failure mileage was approximately 900,000. updated 07/14/09.*lj the consumer was informed he missed the recall by 4 weeks and a couple of days. the consumer stated he has the same hub unit that was recalled and is requesting reimbursement. updated 07/16/09.*jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - HANGER,BRACKET | |||
| 11/14/2000 | 1 | ||
| The left front spring hanger is loose, causing the axle to shift. *slc | |||
| 10/26/2000 | 1 | ||
| Left front spring hanger is loose. nlm | |||
| 11/07/2000 | 1 | ||
| Front spring hanger is loose, this is causing the axle to shift. *slc | |||
| 10/24/2000 | 1 | ||
| Front spring hanger is loose on the frame, this is causing the axle to shift. *slc | |||
| 10/25/2000 | 1 | ||
| Axle #1, left side front spring hanger is loose on frame causing axle to shift back and forth. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - HANGER/BRACKET | |||
| 10/25/2000 | 1 | ||
| Left front spring hanger is loose, bottom bolts turn by hand. nlm | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| The intake for the heater/ac,is under the hood and is suppose to be sealed from the rest of the engine by a rubber gasket wich fits poorly and there are drain tubes that allow foul air from undder the hood (crankcase blowby,external oil leak burnoff) to be sucked into the cab,i have it happen almost every day with this truck sometimes the smoke is actualy visable in the cab,there is no evidence of exhaust leaking so it has to be blow by or fuel puddling in turbo at idle and being pushed out turbo seal and burrning off then by poor location of hvac intake gets sucked into pass. compartment. this is not my truck i am just the driver and i have brought this to freightliners att. and i might as well talk to a wall they said some of the trucks do that but we don't know why | |||
| WHEELS | |||
| 04/10/2000 | 0 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Took vehicle to dealer they urged consumer to take vehicle to tire company. took it there, and they told consumer to take vehicle back to the dealer. also, consumer indicated that tires did not fit the hubs. this caused a rough ride. consumer had to have both hubs replaced. *ak *ml | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 04/10/2000 | 0 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Took vehicle to dealer they urged consumer to take vehicle to tire company. took it there, and they told consumer to take vehicle back to the dealer. also, consumer indicated that tires did not fit the hubs. this caused a rough ride. consumer had to have both hubs replaced. *ak *ml | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | CLEVELAND | 44135 | VALLEY FREIGHTLINER | 216-267-4800 |