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Truck moving at rocket speed in reverse w/o pressing accelerator

Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by expedite_it, Jun 12, 2022.

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  1. Jun 12, 2022 #11
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    Twelve gears going forward. I don't know how many reverse gears.
     
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  3. Jun 12, 2022 #12
    Wasted Thyme

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    Autos usually have R1 and R2. Might want to use manual mode and be sure it's in R1. Also it might be an issue with "urge to go." If your truck is equipped with that.
     
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  4. Jun 12, 2022 #13
    expedite_it

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    I don't know what you mean by urge to go.
     
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  5. Jun 12, 2022 #14
    Wasted Thyme

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    Sorry. It's urge to move. It's Eaton transmission.

     
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  7. Jun 13, 2022 #15
    Bozwik

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    This is a characteristic of the freightliner automatics. They're garbage. I'm driving one now and it's either brake or excelerator, nothing in between, no feathering either pedal. You end up slamming into docks and hooking up to a trailer. Where I work, they tell their drivers it's something they're doing wrong and these drivers believe it.
     
    Bozwik, Jun 13, 2022
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  8. Jun 16, 2022 #16
    armo

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    These DT12 equipped trucks are full of surprises . )))) I have heard about thuis issue but never seen it in my life. :)
    Go to dealer
     
    armo, Jun 16, 2022
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  9. Jun 16, 2022 #17
    expedite_it

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    I have checked on this. The display monitor does say R1 when the truck moves at rocket speed in reverse.
     
    expedite_it, Jun 16, 2022
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  10. Jun 16, 2022 #18
    expedite_it

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    "No feathering either pedal"-----yes, you said a mouthful. I cannot help but slam into loading docks and the kingpins of trailers with this truck.
     
    expedite_it, Jun 16, 2022
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  11. Jun 16, 2022 #19
    armo

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    OP if you have DL i can tell you where to go and what to check. DL means diagnosticlink. Its a software
     
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  12. Jun 16, 2022 #20
    expedite_it

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    I don't have DL. I am a company driver anyway.
     
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