Complaint 982541
2006 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Jan 21, 2013
- Complaint ID
- 982541
- Make
- FREIGHTLINER
- Model
- FLD120
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jan 21, 2013
- Date Received
- May 30, 2013
- Data As Of
- Apr 27, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN TRACTOR STARTING LOOSING POWER. TOOK TO W.W. WILLIAMS DETROIT DIESEL. THEY FOUND DELTA P SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION. V-POD CUTTING OUT, TURBO HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN VNT. THEY REPLACED THE V-POD WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MARCH 2013. PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOW POWER, BACK FIRES, PUFFS BLACK SMOKE. OIL LEAK BY TURBO. WW WILLIAMS STATED CAUSE AS BAD V-POD, TURBO DRAIN LINE. WW WILLLIAMS FOUND V-POD CUTTING OUT AND REPLACED V-POD AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY, TURBO DRAIN LINED REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN ON 5/27/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, LOOSING POWER. TOOK BACK TO WW WILLIAMS, THEY STATED CODE 39 CAME UP, BAD INJECTORS. REPLACED ALL INJECTORS, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED V-POD AGAIN, UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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