Purchased a used 2020 Cascadia, now I might have to go Bankrupt!

It should run. I actually have a Cascadia with about the same mileage (387,410) and it’s been running for over 7 months now with no trouble at all. Hammer down driver. Keep the rubber side down.

 

I’m done with DPF/Def trucks. Next one if I decide to stay in the industry would def not be a anything younger then a 2006.

I own a 2013 With only 570k on the clock and and hoping it will last another year and a half.

I’m not even going to say what issues I’ve had with mine. It ain’t the brand it’s the crap that’s on it and all of these new rigs have issues.


good luck and hope you make your money back. As far as next truck you buy stay away from 400k 1 year old rigs. That’s been run 24/7 non stop.

 

Now. Take it to a shop that has the ability to force a regen with laptop and see if it completes properly without any issues. Even if they charge you a couple bucks, get it done before you go on a run.

 

Haha, the infamous "software update".

I drive a 2021 Cascadia company truck since April last year. It started giving me problems in November at around 80000 miles. It has been in the shop every week pretty much since then for several days and each time they "fix" the problem with their laptop resetting the codes or doing another software update then 2 days later I start getting the same problems again which ends with a dpf full on dash and regen doesn't do a thing.

Good luck with your POS Freightliner.

By the way, I actually know how my codes start and what causes my engine to derate but they all keep telling me that it can't be caused by that.

On my truck it's the bunk heater. I started using it in November when it got cold. In the morning after using the heater all night I get a code on the dash about the coolant overtemperature when I start the truck. Usually it's the 2nd time that I start the truck because the morons make it turn off automatically after 3 minutes. Once I get this overtemperature, which is actually an error because the bunk heater doesn't make the coolant that hot, then I start getting a check engine light and my engine is derated. Pulling up hills I lose speed, on ramps I take forever to speed up, my mpg goes to ####, then after a few days I start seeing the dpf buildup on the dash display but running a regen only makes it worse. Eventually I get the 120 second count down alarm in red on the dash and the truck will turn itself off going down the road.

I didn't use the bunk heater for 3 weeks in January and February because I was mostly in Tx-fla and wanted to test my theory so I just idled if I needed heat and I never again got the overtemp, never derated, no dpf issues, etc. Then a few days ago I used the bunk heater again and started the truck up because I was cooking food in the morning and now I got another overtemp warning, my engine is derated, my mpg is garbage and check engine light is back. Right now I'm just waiting for the dpf to jack my truck up again.

Of course freightliner will deny that this is even possible because they don't even understand it themselves.

Basically, you might have a totally different sensor issue but the sensors in this junk does things to the truck that the mechanics have no clue of and the engineers who half-assed threw it together don't want to admit.

 

I’m so sorry to hear about this man.. I bought a 2011 Volvo 630 from a dealer in Michigan in 2018 paid them 20k for it it had about 700k miles it drove nice and shifted smooth was my first truck and the excitement bloomed all the common sense that I should’ve brought a mechanic with me or take it to a shop to check it so first load I go from Chicago to Cali less than 50 miles after I left the truck stopped and won’t move it says check trans at next stop and kept doing this every couple hundred miles but eventually I made the trip and back to Chicago the truck needed a trans job the problem was if you bobtail you can’t tell there’s anything wrong but when you pulling a trailer that’s when it starts acting up I had to pay 7k for the trans and the guy told me it wasn’t a full trans job and ever since this truck just kept swallowing money on repairs now it has 910k miles and looks like it’s ok after I changed soooo many things on it .. if you can afford the payment for a new truck it’s the best choice simply cause if the warranty and that you know no one has abused the truck before you ... good luck buddy keep your head up

 

A 2020 truck with that many miles is a red flag. Means it was run hard, possibly a team truck.

The idea there is nothing you can do is bs. That truck sounds a lemon, a problem truck somebody dumped at a shady dealer. And you were luck enough to walk in at the right time.

There is always going to court and suing them for fraud, filing a complaint with the state attorney general, posting reviews about the dealership everywhere you can. Just make sure you have your facts straight, and can document everything you say. If someone screws me I fight them.

Gotta really check out the dealership, and have the truck thoroughly inspected by an outside mechanic, before you sign anything or give up any money.

A QUOTE="Wickedchicken, post: 11099863, member: 309352"]I purchased used 2020 cascadia with fantastic EW4 warranty and it had 371k miles roughly. I purchased it December 14 2020. I worked so hard and saved $10,000 to put down payment. The guys who I bought it from (small dealer) took it to Freightliner Dealer on the first week of December. The problem was an intermittent vibration issue at low speeds. They kept it at the dealer until January 28th 2021 thats 2 months. They didn't fix the problem. Now, with the vibration there the emission SCR, DPF whatever you wanna call it has a problem, now it is in the dealer service yet again! I am having a very painful time because I cannot drive the vehicle and make any money to pay any bills at all! This vehicle in the shop literally since December and January. and Now its out of service again for the 3rd month. Sorry i realize there isn't much I can do now. But thought of just sharing my frustration and downfall as a way of venting. Guys, just when you buy a truck man, bring a mechanic with you, and test drive as much as you can, and make sure it is road ready when signing paperwork. dont let them say 'it will be road ready soon'. because it wont. I think that many used trucks are turned in by previous owner operators for a mechanical reason that they dont want to deal with so it will sit on the lot there without repair only to have the issue transfered to the new owner.[/QUOTE]

 

Currently driving a 2015 Volvo (6 years old truck) used for Regional/City with 566,901 Mi (912,444 km) so when averaging that weekly its around 1817 mi (2924 km) weekly and the truck is well mantained and works a reasonably. So when averaging a 2020 Cascadia with 371k miles even adding a couple months on the total usage of 17 months (pre released sale in 2019 that averages @ 72 weeks) 5152 miles/week.. that truck was definitely ran as a team and extremely hard not necessarily the best trucks to buy and will have major issue.

 

Get a rental truck and never stop if the truck broke down always have replacement rental available

 

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Not always a red flag, could just as well be a dependable Truck, ran by a Team. I look for deals on Vehicles. Often see high mileage late model, or Low mileage older vehicles. Either way, some are good, some are neglected.

 

One thing I have learned in over thirty years in our automotive shop about diagnosing hard to find issues is
LISTEN TO THE ONE WHO SPENDS THE MOST TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL and I don’t care if it’s even a sixteen year old girl.
If you listen to the person who drives the vehicle the most and ask them many many questions they will nine times out of ten give you a great jumping off point for doing an efficient and accurate diagnosis.