Engine & cooling

Peterbilt 330 Engine problems by year

1 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Peterbilt 330's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

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Year	Engine complaints	Crashes	Injuries	Recalls
2004	1	0	0	2
2003	0	0	0	1

Engine recalls

Engine and engine cooling

04V406000Aug 17, 2004106 vehicles affected

On certain trucks built with cummins isc and isl engines, plugs were assembled incorrectly creating stress and cracks which could cause an oil leak.

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Engine and engine cooling: fan

03V306000Aug 22, 20031,858 vehicles affected

On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar c7 or 3126e 2002 engines and horton fan hubs, the fan hub mounting bolts can fail resulting in the hub and fan assembly separating from the engine. This loss of clamp load causes unwanted vibration in the assembly...

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Latest 330 engine complaints

2004 Peterbilt 330 Brakes Engine & cooling Fuel system

Dt: the vehicle experienced numerous problems. The vehicle currently has an engine problem (no power) that the dealer is unable to locate. The dealer told the consumer to take the vehicle to another dealer. The other dealer put the vehicle on a dyno-meter and indicated there was a problem with the vehicle. Another test on the meter and the dealer said it was the hewi pump. The dealer replaced the fuel injectors. After the repairs the vehicle continued to sputtered and did not have the power it should have. ...

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The vehicle would not pull its load and it used too much fuel. The manufacturer said they have done all they can to help, they don't know what the problem is. Caller has had to take the vehicle back to the dealer 20 times for different problems that the dealer can't find. Sometimes he had to take it in 3 or 4 times for the same problem. The abs system has been a problem. The vehicle had to be towed once to a dealer because of the fuel pump. The consume said that the transmission has been a problem also. The consumer believes his vehicle is a lemon. The consumer indicated that the engine is a caterpillar engine c7 3126, 300 horsepower. *Nm

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