Acceleration & cruise control

Freightliner M2 Acceleration problems by year

3 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Freightliner M2's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

'05 '06 '07 '08 1'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24

Year	Acceleration complaints	Crashes
2021	1	0
2014	1	1
2009	1	0

Latest M2 acceleration complaints

2021 Freightliner M2 Acceleration & cruise control

The contact owns a 2021 Freightliner M2. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and slightly depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal travelled down to the floorboard and was stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate unintendedly. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact shifted to neutral(N), pulled over to the side of the road, and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed temporarily. The...

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contact stated that the failure had caused him to pull over to the side of the road several times in one drive. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the failure recurred, and the vehicle accelerated unintendedly to 70 MPH. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. The dealer test-drove the vehicle and informed the contact that the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

2009 Freightliner M2 Electrical system Acceleration & cruise control

Ecm engine control module malfunction. There were no warning signs or symptoms. The m2 completely shut off while traveling at moderate speed on the highway the no. 2 Lane. The driver made every effort to reach the shoulder as the m2 rolled dead.

2014 Freightliner M2 Acceleration & cruise controlCrash

I have two 'gripes' about cruise control: 1. The lack of a 'crash switch' to dump the cruise control aggravated an accident I recently had in a truck. I remember years ago installing cc in a car, and there was a mercury switch to dump the cruise control if the car were in an accident. Occasionally, there was a false dump on a bump, but it just served to remind me the safety feature was working! 2. In an auto with automatic and selective sport shift, the cruise control doesn't disengage when the shift lever is...

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moved. In a manual car, the cc would be disengaged when depressing the clutch. I have been surprised when downshifting for a highway exit, to find the car holding speed at the reduced gear! At 88fps (30 yards/sec) this doesn't leave much time to recognize the problem and disengage the cc manually or by a tap on the brakes before arriving at the exit with excess speed. I rely on cc to help me avoid speeding and to acclimate me to a change in speed limit. The two gripes above are real, and they are pervasive in the automotive/truck industry! How about a fix? *Tr

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