FaultScore

2005 Freightliner Columbia transmission problems

24 of the 44 complaints about the 2005 Freightliner Columbia are about the transmission — 55% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 175,726 miles.

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24

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Clutch Assembly 17 70.8%
Bell Housing 7 29.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 173,036 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE, HAD TOWED TO SHOP REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,543 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH MAKING NOISE AND HARD TO GET TO RELEASE, REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 96,959 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH MAKING NOISE AND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, REPLACED CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 174,587 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUCTH WOULD NOT RELEASE SOMETIMES, CHECK AND FOUND CLUTCH COMING APART. REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 231,929 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AT TIMES, HAS AUTO SHIFT TOP HOUSING, CHECK AND FOUND CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE AT TIMES, REPLACE CLUTCH . WORKS FINE NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10135872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 187,400 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUCTH WOULD NOT RELEASE AND MAKING NOISE, REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135867 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 178,361 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH MAKING NOISE AND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR. HAD CLUTCH REPLACED , KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WE DID NOT WAIT, KNOW CLUTCH IS GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK WORKS GREAT NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10135902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 182,843 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH WAS MAKING NOISE,AND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR , REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 293,807 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH MAKING NOISE AND HARD TO GET TRUCK IN GEAR, REPLACED CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 191,951 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

HAD TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP,TRUCK WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR, CHECK FOUND THE CLUTCH HAD CAME APART, REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 185,306 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE, REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10135668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 219,228 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE, CHECKED AND FOUND DISC COMING APART THIS IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH AUTO SHIFT TOP HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #10135685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 214,569 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH HARD TO RELEASE,CHECKED IT OUT STARTING TO COME APART JUST LIKE THE REST OF AUTO SHIFTS, REPLACE CLUTCH WORK FINE NOW.

NHTSA complaint #10135688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 139,336 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH HARD TO RELEASE AND MAKING NOISE SENT TO SHOP TO HAVE REPLACED, WE KNOW NOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS STARTS, NEXT THING CLUCTH EXPLODES REMOVE AND REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10130055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 176,865 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUTCH EXPLODED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED TRUCK IN GEAR AND FRAGMENTS STAYED IN BELLHOUSING THIS TIME,REMOVE CLUTCH AND REPLACED CLUTCH ASSY.

NHTSA complaint #10129789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 148,691 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

DRIVER COULD NOT GET CLUTCH TO RELEASE, SENT TO SHOP THEY FOUND THE CLUTCH HAD EXPLODED IN BELL HOUSING REMOVE AND REPLACE CLUTCH.

NHTSA complaint #10129790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 159,640 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, SENT WRECKER HAD TOWED TO SHOP SHOP CHECK AND FOUND CLUCTH HAD EXPLODED, FRAGMENT WENT TRU, BELL HOUSING. RUNIED HOUSING AND CLUTCH.FRAGMENTS HAD HAVE HIT HIGHWAY. REMOVE AND REPLACE CLUCTH AND BELL HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #10129795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 161,043 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

DRIVER COULD NOT GET TRUCK INTO GEAR, SENT WRECKER TO TAKE HIM TO SHOP. SHOP CHECK AND FOUND THE CLUCTH WAS STARTING TO COME APART,DID NOT DAMAGE BELLHOUSING. REMOVE CLUTCH AND REPLACE

NHTSA complaint #10129796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 183,729 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

HARD TO GET CLUTCH TO RELEASE,TO GET TRUCK INTO GEAR SENT TO SHOP FOUND CLUTCH COMING APART REMOVE AND REPLACE CLUTCH ASSY.

NHTSA complaint #10129793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 132,157 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUTCH EXPLODED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED TRUCK IN GEAR AND FRAGMENTS WENT THOUGHT THE BELL HOUSING.ALSO THIS BROKE THE REAR ENGINE BELL HOUSING. COULD HAVE HIT OTHER AUTOS ON HGHWAY OR COULD HAVE SENT FRAGMENT INTO CAB OF TRUCK AND INJURED OR KILLED DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #10129797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 152,510 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUTCH EXPLODE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOCKED TRUCK IN GEAR AND FRAGMENTS WENT THOUGHT THE BELL HOUSING. COULD HAVE HIT OTHER AUTOS ON HGHWAY OR COULD HAVE SENT FRAGMENT INTO CAB OF TRUCK AND INJURED OR KILLED DRIVER.DRIVER HAD TRUCK LOCKED IN GEAR AND WAS LUCKY TO GET TRUCK STOPED BEFORE HITTING OTHER CARS

NHTSA complaint #10129727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 144,860 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND THEN MADE LOUD POPING SOUND, THEN IT STARTING WORKING, GOT INTO OUR SHOP CHECK OUT FOUND IT HAD BLEW A HOLE IN CLUTCH HOUSING, PARTS OF CLUTCH DISC, CAME APART.R&R CLUCTH AND FLYWHEEL,WE KEPT OLD PARTS HERE.THE PART THAT CAME OUT OF DISC, HIT HIGHWAY SOMEWHERE.

NHTSA complaint #10129748 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 152,510 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUCTH MAKING ALOT OF NOISE HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, CHECK, AND FOUND THE PIECE IN CLUCTH DISC PART WAY STUCK OUT OF DISC. REPLACE CLUTCH ASSY, CAUGHT THIS ONE BEFORE DISC CAME APART

NHTSA complaint #10129756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 194,426 miles Gooding, ID

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

CLUCTH MAKING ALOT OF NOISE.AND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, CHECK AND FOUND THE PIECE IN CLUTCH DISC PART WAY STUCK OUT OF DISC. REPLACED CLUTCH ASSY.CAUGHT THIS ONE BEFORE IT CAME APART.

NHTSA complaint #10129760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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