Freightliner Cascadia Lighting problems by year

The contact owns a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the turn indicator on the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated that while attempting to make a turn, the sound indicator failed to function properly; however, the turn indicator was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated was concerned about the safety of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and was hazardous to the contact and to the other...

On [[redacted]] I was traveling across Wyoming west from Laramie Wy to Cokeville Wy. It had been snowing all day with temperatures fluctuating between 28 and 31 degrees. I had my headlights on all day when the sun went down I was on [[redacted]] and I couldn't see anything. I had to pull over on the side of the snow covered road to find my headlights totally covered with about a half inch of snow and ice. I asked my dealer to check the LED headlight heaters and was told Freightliner didn't build a heater for their...

The contact owns a 2018 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned off, the brake lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

This Truck that I'm buying from USCryo Carriers that is a Freightliner has been in the shop numerous times for electrical issues and lighting issues and body and tires problems and they have yet to fix them and get them properly repaired and the Truck is shocking me while driving and whenever laying in the bunkso much it hurts and causes headaches I pay insurance and for the truck, but my company is steady making me pay all repairs even though I have insurance

The contact owns a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the led headlights dimmed, and the contact was unable to see the roadway. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that there was no recall on the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 375,767.

Break lights stay on when truck is moving. It confuses drivers following the truck.other motorists would not know whether the truck is slowing down

The brake lights stay on continuously, even when the truck is shut down

Power steering pump was bad since I bought the truck. Now it takes a lot of strength to turn the wheels when I park ( low rpm) the dealer cherged me over $ 350 and they said that they could find the problem. Junk !! It feels like is locking up even on highways when engine cruises at low rpm 2 : headlights bad design . The led / turn signal : the bulb itself is an led light, but is way to close to the plastic bars inside the headlight, and that causes burns in the plastic , resulting in a very dim turn light signal and day light driving lights . The only way to fix it is to buy another headlight assembly crap also

Brake lights remain on due to a failing brake pressure switch.

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...

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 freightliner cascadia. While the vehicle was being inspected at triad freightliner of greensboro (located at 6420 burnt poplar rd, greensboro, nc 27409, (336) 668-0911), the contact was informed that the headlights failed because the signal acquisition module got wet and needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 15v127000 (electrical system), but the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,011,997. *Dt *tr

TRAILER LIGHT NOT WORKING DAMAGED SAM CHASSIS

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 freightliner cascadia. The contact stated that the interior and instrumental panel lighting failed intermittently. The dealer diagnosed that water penetrated through the windshield and caused the samcap module to fail. The module was not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 4,081.

When our vehicle is operating at highway speeds the vehicle loses all power as if you had turned off the ignition switch and then turned it back on. This lasts for a few seconds where total control to the vehicle is lost before it resumes normal working conditions. We have spoken to the local freightliner dealer who has advised us that this is a common issue with these units, however, they are unaware of what causes this issue and are unable to fix it. We do not currently have any repair items to include with...

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 freightliner cascadia. While driving 40 mph, the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sam module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.