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Freightliner cascadia shuts off while traveling on the highway at highway speeds this is due to a faulty main pndb
Freightliner cascadia shuts off while traveling on the highway at highway speeds this is due to a faulty main pndb
IGNITION SWITCH TURN SIGNAL HEATER BLOWER BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED SIGNALS ALL STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE SAM CAB MODULAR ELECTRICAL WENT BAD. SHOULD I SAY A VERY BAD DESIGN😒 I'M HOPING IT'S A RECALL ON THIS PART. I MUST ADD EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION
IGNITION SWITCH TURN SIGNAL HEATER BLOWER BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED SIGNALS ALL STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE SAM CAB MODULAR ELECTRICAL WENT BAD. SHOULD I SAY A VERY BAD DESIGN😒 I'M HOPING IT'S A RECALL ON THIS PART. I MUST ADD EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION
IMMEDIATE STALLS WITH NO RESTART. DOWNSHIFTING AS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED FLICKERING.TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. TRUCK THEN SHOWS ICU FAULT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR FAULT WILL NO LONGER SHOW AND TRUCK WILL START WITHOUT PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED TODAY AND TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN PNDB. *DT*JB
IMMEDIATE STALLS WITH NO RESTART. DOWNSHIFTING AS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED FLICKERING.TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. TRUCK THEN SHOWS ICU FAULT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR FAULT WILL NO LONGER SHOW AND TRUCK WILL START WITHOUT PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED TODAY AND TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN PNDB. *DT*JB
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE AN IMMEDIATE STALL WITH NO RESTART IN THE 45 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL DRIVING. I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO GO DOWN HILL AT MM138 ON INTERSTATE 5, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED TO QUIVER AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS LOOSING CURRENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE JAKE AND POWER BRAKING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ALL THE WAY DOWN TILL THE ROAD LEVELED OUT. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE DRIVNING. ON SATURDAY I HAD THE TRUCK INPSECTED AND ADVISED THE DEALER I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NHTSA WHO ADVISED THE DEALER TO INPSECT ALL FUSES AND THE PNDB FOR ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE AN IMMEDIATE STALL WITH NO RESTART IN THE 45 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL DRIVING. I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO GO DOWN HILL AT MM138 ON INTERSTATE 5, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED TO QUIVER AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS LOOSING CURRENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE JAKE AND POWER BRAKING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ALL THE WAY DOWN TILL THE ROAD LEVELED OUT. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE DRIVNING. ON SATURDAY I HAD THE TRUCK INPSECTED AND ADVISED THE DEALER I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NHTSA WHO ADVISED THE DEALER TO INPSECT ALL FUSES AND THE PNDB FOR ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS.
THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURS EVERY TIME I PASS UNDER THE RAILROAD OVERPASS, GOING SOUTHBOUND, ON A WEEK DAY (BETWEEN 10 AND 20 TIMES SO FAR). FREIGHTLINER ALWAYS ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. WHEN I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE GPS AND THEY WOULD SEE THAT IT ALWAYS OCCURS IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION THEY'D GIVE ME SOME MUMBO JUMBO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FREIGHTLINER OVERRODE THE FAULT CODES AS I WAS TALKING TO THEM. BUT CERTAIN THINGS WERE CHANGED BY FREIGHTLINER. AFTER ABOUT THE FIRST 10 OF THE EVENTS I NO LONGER RECEIVED EMAILS FROM VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN REGARDING THEM. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LIGHT NO LONGER CAME ON AND THE DERATE BEGAN DISAPPEARING WITHIN 30 MINUTES. THAT WAS THE CASE UNTIL THE EVENING OF MONDAY, 6/22/15. AS I PASSED UNDER THE OVERPASS THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. 15 MILES LATER THE ENGINE DERATED. THE LIGHTS AND DERATED STAYED ON UNTIL THE EVENING 6/23 AT WHICH TIME THE SHUTDOWN LIGHT CAME ON AND, ON THE HIGHWAY 99 FREEWAY, IN THE DARK, I WAS REDUCED TO A MAXIMUM OPERATING SPEED OF 5 MPH. I CALLED VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY COURSE I HAD WAS TO GET TOWED TO A FREIGHTLINER SHOP. I WENT TO SLEEP FOR THE NIGHT AND CALLED MC & SONS TOWING OUT OF PIXLEY, CA, NEXT MORNING. AS I AWAITED THEIR ARRIVAL I CALLED DETROIT DAIMLER AND DESCRIBED MY SITUATION. JUST AS THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED DETROIT OVERRODE THE CODES
THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURS EVERY TIME I PASS UNDER THE RAILROAD OVERPASS, GOING SOUTHBOUND, ON A WEEK DAY (BETWEEN 10 AND 20 TIMES SO FAR). FREIGHTLINER ALWAYS ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. WHEN I TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE GPS AND THEY WOULD SEE THAT IT ALWAYS OCCURS IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION THEY'D GIVE ME SOME MUMBO JUMBO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FREIGHTLINER OVERRODE THE FAULT CODES AS I WAS TALKING TO THEM. BUT CERTAIN THINGS WERE CHANGED BY FREIGHTLINER. AFTER ABOUT THE FIRST 10 OF THE EVENTS I NO LONGER RECEIVED EMAILS FROM VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN REGARDING THEM. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LIGHT NO LONGER CAME ON AND THE DERATE BEGAN DISAPPEARING WITHIN 30 MINUTES. THAT WAS THE CASE UNTIL THE EVENING OF MONDAY, 6/22/15. AS I PASSED UNDER THE OVERPASS THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. 15 MILES LATER THE ENGINE DERATED. THE LIGHTS AND DERATED STAYED ON UNTIL THE EVENING 6/23 AT WHICH TIME THE SHUTDOWN LIGHT CAME ON AND, ON THE HIGHWAY 99 FREEWAY, IN THE DARK, I WAS REDUCED TO A MAXIMUM OPERATING SPEED OF 5 MPH. I CALLED VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY COURSE I HAD WAS TO GET TOWED TO A FREIGHTLINER SHOP. I WENT TO SLEEP FOR THE NIGHT AND CALLED MC & SONS TOWING OUT OF PIXLEY, CA, NEXT MORNING. AS I AWAITED THEIR ARRIVAL I CALLED DETROIT DAIMLER AND DESCRIBED MY SITUATION. JUST AS THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED DETROIT OVERRODE THE CODES
WE WERE ASLEEP IN THE TRUCK WITH THE CURTAINS CLOSED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. WE WERE AWAKENED BY SOMEONE POUNDING ON OUR DOOR. WHEN I OPENED THE CURTAIN, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS A SHEET OF FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FLAMES WERE ALSO COMING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE HOOD LATCH ACCESS HOLE AND COVERING THE LEFT SIDE WING WINDOW. WE EXITED THE TRUCK BY THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND TOOK A PICTURE OF THE FIRE WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF GETTING OUT. THIS PICTURE IS AVAILABLE. ANOTHER PICTURE WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4 AND 6 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST PICTURE. THIS PICTURE IS ALSO AVAILABLE. MY WIFE WAS DEEPLY ASLEEP, BUT I WAS SLEEPING LIGHTLY HAVING GONE TO BED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FIRE. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH AWAKENED BY LOUD VOICES OUTSIDE THE TRUCK. OUR DOG WAS ALSO AWAKENED BY THE LOUD VOICES. OUR DOG GAVE TWO SHARP BARKS OF WARNING, AND THE VOICES STOPPED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PARKING LOT ALTERCATION. WE ALL LAY OUR HEADS BACK DOWN TO RETURN TO SLEEP. OUR DOG IS QUITE FRIGHTENED OF FIRE, OR THE SMELL OF SMOKE. NONE OF US DETECTED ANYTHING AMISS AT ALL; NO ALTERATION IN THE ENGINE SOUND, VARIATION IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING, OR OTHER NOISES OR ODORS. IN THE COURSE OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE TRUCK BURNED, LITERALLY TO THE GROUND. PICTURES OF THE BURNED OUT CARCASS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. THE COMPANY'S INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OF THE TRUCK LEFT FROM WHICH TO DRAW ANY FORENSIC CONCLUSIONS. *TR
WE WERE ASLEEP IN THE TRUCK WITH THE CURTAINS CLOSED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. WE WERE AWAKENED BY SOMEONE POUNDING ON OUR DOOR. WHEN I OPENED THE CURTAIN, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS A SHEET OF FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FLAMES WERE ALSO COMING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE HOOD LATCH ACCESS HOLE AND COVERING THE LEFT SIDE WING WINDOW. WE EXITED THE TRUCK BY THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND TOOK A PICTURE OF THE FIRE WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF GETTING OUT. THIS PICTURE IS AVAILABLE. ANOTHER PICTURE WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4 AND 6 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST PICTURE. THIS PICTURE IS ALSO AVAILABLE. MY WIFE WAS DEEPLY ASLEEP, BUT I WAS SLEEPING LIGHTLY HAVING GONE TO BED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FIRE. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH AWAKENED BY LOUD VOICES OUTSIDE THE TRUCK. OUR DOG WAS ALSO AWAKENED BY THE LOUD VOICES. OUR DOG GAVE TWO SHARP BARKS OF WARNING, AND THE VOICES STOPPED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PARKING LOT ALTERCATION. WE ALL LAY OUR HEADS BACK DOWN TO RETURN TO SLEEP. OUR DOG IS QUITE FRIGHTENED OF FIRE, OR THE SMELL OF SMOKE. NONE OF US DETECTED ANYTHING AMISS AT ALL; NO ALTERATION IN THE ENGINE SOUND, VARIATION IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING, OR OTHER NOISES OR ODORS. IN THE COURSE OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE TRUCK BURNED, LITERALLY TO THE GROUND. PICTURES OF THE BURNED OUT CARCASS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. THE COMPANY'S INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OF THE TRUCK LEFT FROM WHICH TO DRAW ANY FORENSIC CONCLUSIONS. *TR