2017 Freightliner Cascadia Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 11%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2017 Freightliner Cascadia, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 500 miles.
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.
“This complaint pertains to adaptive cruise control (acc), forward crash avoidance (FCA) and lane departure warning systems (ldws). I have been driving this specific vehicle but it will pertain to all vehicles with these systems. The acc and fcas because of its straight line of sight is misinterpreting the data on approach to bridges, overpasses and overhead signs and will initiate a hard braking event on the interstate when no braking is required causing the potential to lose control and for a following vehicle to crash. This problem would be intensified on wet, icy and snow covered roads. …”
NHTSA complaint #10926597, filed 2016-11, 500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10222238Sep 28, 2022Service Solution for New Cascadia Low PowerComplaint. When additional floor heat insulation is ordered, the throttle pedal in some cases (when the throttle is fully depressed)…
- 10182002Oct 6, 2020Tech Talk discussion on Cruise Control Intermittently Dropping Out.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 43% |
| 2023 | 1 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 10% |
| 2018 | 3 | 27% |
| 2017 | 1 | 11% |
| 2015 | 1 | 6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 14% |
| 2011 | 1 | 8% |
| 2009 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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