NHTSA Complaint #10128411 — 2004 PETERBILT 330

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. 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