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Freightliner FL-70 Engine problems by year

17 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Freightliner FL-70's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
199817000

Latest FL-70 engine complaints

1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalls intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897303
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem. *Ak *slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897300
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & coolingFuel system

Truck stalls intermittently and without warning, at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *tt

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 897299
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & coolingFuel system

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 897298
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897297
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalls intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897296
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem. *Ak *slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897295
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed, truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. The remedy is not correcting the repeating problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897294
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & coolingFuel system

Truck will stall intermittently and without warning, at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *tt

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 897293
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & coolingFire

Truck stalls intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897292
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & coolingFuel system

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasolineNHTSA 897291
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed, truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897290
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed, truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem, remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak *slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897284
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalled intermittently and without warning at any speed, truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory, where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem, remedy did not correct reoccurring problem. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897282
1998 Freightliner FL-70Engine & cooling

Truck stalls intermittently and without warning at any speed. Truck within a 2-year period has been back to factory where engines were put in 161 times. Fuel pump was replaced as being the problem. Remedy did not correct reoccurring problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 897279

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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