Freightliner Cascadia Engine problems by year

The contact, a mobile technician from All Fleet Inc Truck and Trailer Repair was contacted to provide roadside assistance for a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia that had a check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle went into LIMP Mode while driving. Upon arrival, the technician discovered a radiator leak. The radiator lines run along the back of the auxiliary power unit and the upper radiator hose was designed to lay on top of the electrical connector. The electrical connector rubbed a hole in the radiator...

The contact's former employer owns a 2022 Freightliner Cascadia Commercial vehicle. The contact stated that while a company's technician was performing a preventative maintenance service on the vehicle, an exhaust leak was discovered; however, the technician informed the contact that the vehicle was safe to drive. While driving 65 MPH, the contact fell asleep, causing the vehicle to drift into the median. Another driver approached the vehicle and sounded the horn, waking the contact, who then pulled over to the...

Injector cup started leaking damaging injectors and causing cross contamination between fuel and coolant. This is a know problem for the isx and cummins should pay for the repair

I am writing to bring to your attention a potentially dangerous situation caused by what I believe to be a manufacturer design flaw with the SS 1034797 M2, 108SD, 114SD Coolant Level Sensor P/N 06-93316-002. On [[redacted]], one of our trucks (VIN: [[redacted]]) experienced a low coolant warning and an automatic engine shutdown while traveling on the interstate in a construction zone. As you can imagine, the sudden stoppage of a tractor-trailer in the traffic lanes of a freeway presents an extremely hazardous...

Subject: Complaint Regarding Illegal Practices by Lemberg Group My name is [[redacted]] , and I am currently employed as a driver for Lemberg Group. I operate a white Freightliner Cascadia truck, unit number [[redacted]]. I am writing to formally report illegal practices being conducted by Lemberg Group that violate environmental regulations and federal transportation safety laws. These practices not only jeopardize public safety but also put drivers like myself in unsafe and unlawful situations. Company...

The flex flang behind the turbocharger has broken off. This lets the hot exhaust gases blow directly onto the underside of the cab and onto electrical wires. And other parts of the truck

My Emplyoer has not fixed anything on the truck, the truck shouldn't be operating, doesn't meet DOT Regulations, I was told not to go into any scales or weigh stations, loses air and the air doesn't build back up properly, I lost all air in my breaks while driving on the road

The contact owns a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while her worker was driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine control module (ECM), engine, and an unknown fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 600,000.

Engine caught fire on drivers side.

I am a fire investigator with onondaga county ny recently I had two separate fires in similar vehicles (see nhtsa compliant # 11390543) both origin and cause investigations revealed a malfunction/failure in what has been described to me as a power distribution modular (pdm) both vehicles were totally destroyed by the resulting fire. Both vehicles were parked and not running at the time of event.*Dt*jb*jb*jb*jb consumer believes the melting snow which entered the electric components was contributing factor that caused the fire.*Jb

I am a fire investigator with onondaga county fire investigation unit. Recently I had two fires with similar vehicles both were 2016 freightliners cascadia 125 both were parked and not running at the time of the fire events. Both origin and cause investigations appeared to reveal a failure/malfunction at the what has been described to me as being the power distribution modular (pdm). Both resulted in the vehicles being destroyed by fire.*Dt*jb*jb*jb*jb*jb

When the truck was purchased the odometer said it had about 28k miles on it for $45k. Well for the last 45 days I have been having issue after issue to the point where it was smoking so bad I could not drive it any longer. So I call the dealer to advise them that too many issues were happening and they said it was nothing they could do for me. Took it to freight liner dealership and they told me that the odometer on the motor was 293,662 not the 28k it was sold under. Now the trucks motor has to be overhauled which...

I have had several issues on my new 2020 cascadia. The power steering box had an external leak which resulted in a steering whine. The dealer replaced the steering box with only 24,000 miles on the truck. I also had a road call involving a check engine and stop engine light which resulted in a replacement of a control unit and temperature sensor. I am still trying to get reimbursed for this repair since the truck is still under warranty. There has also been a def issue causing a loss of power

On 5-24-19, I was traveling west on hwy 56, 4 miles east of herington ks. Suddenly without notice, my engine shut off, I was left with a dead truck, traveling at 62 mph, and my tanker was fully loaded, I could not hold the truck on the road, the right front tire caught the soft edge of the road, and I was pulled into the ditch, my semi rolled and I was pinned inside the cab, ems personal worked for over 90 minutes to free me from the wreckage. Im very lucky to be alive, recovery will take months. I want to see...

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 freightliner cascadia. While operating the vehicle, flames suddenly appeared from the passenger side headlight assembly. The driver immediately stopped the vehicle and applied water to extinguish the flames. The cause of the failure was not determined. Also, while driving, the speedometer displayed 12 mph less than the actual speed traveled. An independent mechanic diagnosed that there was a computer failure. Also, there was an engine water pump leak that produced white smoke. The...