HI Everybody,
I bought a 2014 Peterbilt 388 with 350,000 miles on it. Before go to pickup the
truck, the sales representative confirmed that the oil and all filters was changed
assuring me that everything was taken care of and I'm good for another 15k miles at
least. When I came to pick up the truck and performed a basic PTI I noticed that there was no oil. It was a disappointment that the due diligence on company's part was not exercised.
(the shop manager) and his mechanic added 6 more gallons to whatever was in there.
First 63.5 miles after I left the dealership, on my way to pick up a load, the engine light came up stating the engine would derate and stop in 3 hrs. Had to go out of my way
in order to find a shop located in less than 3 hrs drive.
I stopped at a Peterbilt Shop , where they performed a REGEN, clearing out the codes.30 miles later, the same message but different code appeared. Due to the fact that the first
shop was about to close in half an hour and it was a Friday night.
I had no choice but to drive to a MHC Kenworth shop which was in a close proximity. 250 miles later, for the 3rd time in two days, the engine light came up, this time with no derate message,
when I was on my way to deliver a load. After 800 miles I left the truck in a Peterbilt shop with the hope that this time it won't give me any other problem.( replace the NOX Sensor).
Trying to avoid any further problems and despite dealer's statements that the oil was changed, I went ahead to check it and change all oil and filtres. After 4000 miles,
I never finished my second trip from east coast to west coast and back,the engine got overheated and locked up which got me stuck in the middle of highway.Shortly after this happened
police contacted and requested a tow truck to clear the highway. The peterbilt dealear give me the diag , so i need new engine ( it can't be rebuild).
In conclusion, 3 weeks after picking up the truck, 1.5 weeks were spent in shops for repairs,
thousands of dollars spent on inspecting and fixing different issues.
What do you thing shoould i do in this situations?
After 5000 miles of buying the truck, needs NEW ENGINE!!!
Discussion in 'Peterbilt Forum' started by DmitriC, Dec 1, 2018.
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