Paccar is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 kenworth c500, t2000, t600, and t660, as well as model year 2009-2011 peterbilt 387 and 388 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine and manufactured from may 11, 2006, through september 17, 2010...
Engine & cooling
Kenworth T2000 Engine problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Kenworth T2000's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
Paccar is recalling 1098 kenworth my 2008 t800, w900, my 2008-2009 t2000 and peterbilt my 2007-2009 379 and 387 trucks equipped with c15 caterpillar diesel engines. The aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a hole and heat and flame may escape...
Paccar is recalling 4,883 my 2006-2009 kenworth t600, t660, t800, w900, t2000 and my 2008-2009 peterbilt 365, 367, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388 and 389 trucks. Inadequate stiffness of the diesel particulate filter (dpf) bracket could result in separation of the...
On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar c11, c13 or c15 engines, the oil fill cap can become dislodged due to cap damage or improper installation and become lodged in the u-joint of the steering driveline and steering gear.
On certain tractors equipped with caterpillar diesel engines, the variable valve actuation oil line may wear against the sharp edge of the cylinder head if not positioned correctly.
Latest T2000 engine complaints
Apparently, certain turbo chargers installed on the cat c-15, either originally or as a replacement, have a factory-installed device in the casing that seals a hole where an optional 'emissions sensor' would otherwise be located. On my truck this plug device blew out, leaving a 1.5 Inch-diameter hole in the exhaust side of the turbo. The hole in the turbo casing emitted raw toxic exhaust fumes directly into the engine compartment and cab. This discharge overheated adjacent electrical components on both sides of...
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the firewall. Surfaces on the plastic dash and glovebox in the cab were abnormally hot to the touch! Metal structures inside the compartment were also very hot. I contacted cat several times about the defect. They responded with the following statement:. 'Caterpillar inc. Will not be participating in any help on this.' (Mark sandschafer, january 19, 2017)
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kenworth t2000. The contact stated that the fuel burning chamber malfunctioned and caused the check engine light to continuously illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the exhaust temperature sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 674,692. Updated 06/17/14 ma updated 8/21/17*cn
Fox transportation, its employees, agents, successors or those acting in concert, commit negligence, intentional negligence, theft and failure to pay employers for work done and or moneys owed on more than one occasion of settlement(s), while protecting those who commit said action(s) and theft(s) acting in concert with. The company fabricates lease documents to violate business and profession codes in ownerships of parties and contracts, breach of contract and theft of employees personal property owned in the...
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leased equipment hindering of life. Fox practices racial discrimination with loads and in work environment and hiring process, using loads to perpetrate and control leasers success of finance and any ownership or possible final ownership, committing frauds. Fox leases equipment through employees untrained or not experienced to adequately facilitate good business, creating poor safety issues and dangerous work conditions, increasing poor work relations and also leasing equipment that is unsafe for the road, needing repairs to be operable and safe for the road, and shifting the responsibility on leaser(s) after thirty (30) days, and possibly hiring illegals in conflict with e-file and immigration laws, while they trump up fees and charges fabricated and force its owner operators out of business breaching contracts entered, and they fail to reimburse owner operator for fuel left in substituted trucks or repairs made to leased trucks for safe operation violating policy and state and federal laws. *Tr
1999 Kenworth conventional. Consumer states that while driving he noticed a strange smell coming from the truck consumer pulled over the truck had caught on fire. *Mc (ohio traffic crash report. *Tr
While driving at an undetermined speed vehicle stalled, causing the consumer to pull off the road. Consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic. *Ak
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