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2011 Freightliner Cascadia Electrical system Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
42%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
210,580miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 Freightliner Cascadia, 42% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 210,580 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On 5-24-19, I was traveling west on hwy 56, 4 miles east of herington ks. Suddenly without notice, my engine shut off, I was left with a dead truck, traveling at 62 MPH, and my tanker was fully loaded, I could not hold the truck on the road, the right front tire caught the soft edge of the road, and I was pulled into the ditch, my semi rolled and I was pinned inside the cab, ems personal worked for over 90 minutes to free me from the wreckage. Im very lucky to be alive, recovery will take months. …”

NHTSA complaint #11218765, filed 2019-06, 172,600 miles

“I started traveling down the road and the speedometer dropped to 5 MPH, and stayed there for about 100 miles while I was on the way to take it to a shop. Before I made it to the shop it started working properly again. The company im leased on to informed me they are having this same issue with their cascadias also. The speedometer will just stop working for a little bit and then just start back again, it will also have a check engine light come on after about 40 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10476742, filed 2012-09, 248,561 miles

“When our vehicle is operating at highway speeds the vehicle loses all power as if you had turned off the ignition switch and then turned it back on. This lasts for a few seconds where total control to the vehicle is lost before it resumes normal working conditions. We have spoken to the local Freightliner dealer who has advised us that this is a common issue with these units, however, they are unaware of what causes this issue and are unable to fix it. …”

NHTSA complaint #10860522, filed 2016-04

“This vehicle it's having power train problems causing the vehicle been hard to control on the road plus its braking wrong at times. Some times it brake well, most of the times it don't brake. Onguard system too intrusive making very hard braking in false ( bridge detected as stoped objet, onguard it full aligned. Transmission it's not smooth at backing or pulling slowly. More than 70,000 dollars invested in repairs in a time of 2.5 years and the problems persist. Freightliner dealers seems careless about it and stated it's not fault on it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11123999, filed 2018-09

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202417%
2023325%
202218%
2021213%
2020415%
201913%
2018218%
2016325%
2015425%
2014650%
2013229%
20121165%
2011542%
2010433%
2009316%

Other parts of the 2011 Freightliner Cascadia

Fuel system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Freightliner Cascadia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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