Consumer Complaint Detail

FREIGHTLINER / COLUMBIA / 2004

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045503 Incident Date: Nov, 03 2005
Consumer's City: SUN CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Model Name: COLUMBIA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FUJA6CK34P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Carbon monoxide leakage into cab from heater/air conditioning system on freightliner columbia trucks with detroit egr (epa compliant) engines about 2003 and newer. carbon monoxide resulted in elevated blood pressure, nausea, flu like symptoms, headaches, tiredness, etc.. truck has been worked on 5 times for this problem, numerous parts have been replaced. has not corrected the problem, or only for a short while. problem exists in several areas and is not readily apparent when doing in shop testing, repair and replacement. some problems are related to freightliner and some to detroit diesel. have been advised is not uncommon. *jb