Freightliner Cascadia Steering problems by year

It is hard to impossible to drive the truck in a straight line (compared to models without the smartvalves), and often drifts side to side randomly without any warning or feedback. The steering requires constant input, and the "feel" of the truck is not correct to allow intuitive steering. When driving in tight areas, I find that I need to stay at least a foot away from barriers or other objects to not be in danger of hitting them. When in width-limited areas, like construction zones, I often need to straddle...

The contact owns a 2023 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the steering wheel locked up, the vehicle became uncontrollable, and the vehicle flipped over. The vehicle was uncontrollable. All the warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to her back and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where medical attention was provided. The airbags deployed. There was an unknown substance leaking from the vehicle. There was no reported fire. The...

The contact owned a 2024 Freight Liner PT. The contact stated while the driver was driving at 64 MPH, the driver heard a pop sound, and the vehicle veered off to the left and crashed into a cement guard rail. The contact stated that the driver was steering in the right direction, however, the vehicle independently veered to the left. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company. In addition, the contact stated that the same vehicle experienced a similar failure...

When driving, there is a constant and very strong vibration throughout the entirety of the truck. This makes it difficult to steer and drive in a safe manner. I've replaced any parts that might be associated with this malfunction with brand new parts at the advice of professional mechanics (cost over $30,000) and it was to no avail. The truck is still malfunctioning and I have been left unable to work or barely working for 14 months. The vibration has caused many health concerns, like headaches, nausea, and stomach ulcers. I went to over 10 dealers and there has been no solutions that have worked.

Multiple safety issues with truck #1 When driving & using cruise control (CC) at 60 mph & truck is at that speed (60 mph) truck is moving from top speed to E coast mode. Immediately RPM is down (from 1250 to 600) & steering wheel is much harder b/c reduced power from engine . Response time for driver to avoid potential hazardous situations on the road (i.e. animals, rocks, trees, etc.) is longer & not safe #2 This problem is related to when truck is in regen. In driving, and when truck is doing regen (visible on...

______________________________________________________________________________ Last October 2021 I bought truck Freightliner Cascadia 2016. Vin # [[redacted]]. Mileage: 477400. Last my trip I made in May 2022 from Nogales, AZ to Boise, ID When I approaching Ely, NV about 5-8 miles I drive down from the mountain hill . I used speed 25-30 MPH, suddenly my steering wheel was locked and did not made right turn. I used hardly brake because my truck was out of control and pulled forward shoulder out of highway. Only...

I purchased a new P4 through my employers Lease Purchase program, and when I ordered my new truck, I ordered it with the Hendrickson Air-Ride Suspension Package for the front axle, disc brakes front and rear, and a few other options. My truck required 14 all axle alignment's before it was driving correctly, after destroying both left & right steer tires. One Freightliner dealer set the right front at 7/16" toe-in, after I threatened to bring legal action against the dealership, only to learn three weeks later, the...

:steering. Yes :was unable to steer properly into a curve in road, resulting in truck slamming into ditch. :no :yes :no incident occurred 10/29/2021. we never received any indication of issues until weeks after. upon looking further into the recall we saw that the notices were set to be sent out 10/30/2021. one day after incident. furthermore we also see another recall that was never fixed from 9/20, of which we never were sent any info on and remains not addressed per this website. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 freightliner cascadia. The contact stated that on two separate occasions, oil leaked from the rack and pinion. Due to the failure, the contact was unable to maneuver the steering wheel while driving. The contact had the vehicle repaired by an independent mechanic however, the failure persisted after the repair. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 11v514000 (steering) however, the vin was not included. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 784,969.

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

The vehicle was traveling on a highway speed 65 mph wheat road surface, suddenly the truck steer to the left when the driver tries to correct the truck in a straight position the steering wheel is not responding, after a fraction of the second the truck turn to right crossing 2 line traveling hit the rails on the side of the road and end up into a tree.

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

[[redacted]], former employee of autobahn, overseeing 8 driver trucks had all trucks require power steering boxes due to a loss of assist. Her testimony will be added as an attachment since it is longer than the alotted 2200 characters *tt*jb ('parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*Jb

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...

Hard to control truck at highway speed couldn't keep in lane.Pulled off exit steering would only go to left.Lucky it didn't do it at 70 miles a hour or I wouldn't be filling this out.Steering box locked up no ability to turn