Whats the most unreliable truck you"ve had

[carryfast]

kr79:

Carryfast:

kr79:

Carryfast:

Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.

Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque

I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it and maybe it’s the modern driver training which is knackering the brakes and it could be the modern idea of letting the thing lug through a combination of relatively high gearing and relatively low engine/road speeds together with speed limiters which is putting to much strain and torque loadings on the engine and trans components.Modern day false economy ideas of (trying to) save a few gallons of diesel at the expense of wrecking the wagon maybe .

I wouldnt say new trucks are less reliable but these days the management system will shut things down and it needs diagnostics computer to reset even if its an electrical gremlin where a truck of even ten years ago could often be repaired bodged or limped back to the yard and you tend to forget these problems but you remember if you need a big hook to get you home.

None of that seems to relate to an 07 wagon throwing a con rod or an 04 one with jamming brakes,zb’d power steering etc etc though.Whereas the old 7 year old 2800 which I was given seemed like new to me that’s after it already having done a mixture of tramping and trunking work before I was given it to run around 400 miles + per night 5 nights per week and the mileag which the day driver put on it in addition to that.

There are thousands of modern trucks running round with big miles on the clock without missing a beat for every lemon. Just because you had a reliable truck in the 80s it doesn’t mean every truck was a good one. Remember at the cheaper end on the market trucks like the ford d series and bedford tk would be lucky to do 100.000 miles without a engine rebuild.
Even the premium end wasn’t perfect my dad worked for mc governs a large bulk rubbish company in london in the 80s they run lots of daf 2800s and they were great. They upgraded to 3300s and they used to keep two spare engines in the yard as they couldn’t stand the pace and now they run an all scania fleet.

That’s probably right in many cases.It seems like the Monday morning ones are still being turned out But having said that I drove a lot more than just one reliable truck through the 1980’s and 1990’s.It was all of them.But I’ve never heard of the any of the old DAF’s self destructing their motors even at 350 hp + from less than 12 Litres but again the Monday morning ones would probably explain that in some cases although I still think the modern high gearing/low road speeds let it lug philosophy and just relying on the brakes to slow up and stop a truck is adding to the problems.

[leyland510]

the big un:
New engine block after throwing a con rod out the side of the engine
new gear box diff and propshaft
All 6 brake discs replaced
Front shock absorbers replaced
Air suspension air bags replaced
Cab mounts replaced
Just about all the wiring loom replaced due to water rotting the connections

Do you actually do any maintenance on your vehicles?!

[leyland510]

Trev_H:
My current 58 plate FH 13, broke down on its first day out (brand new) with wiring shorting out in the dash. Since that time the computer throws up different (non exsistent) faults on a regular basis. Air gauges have been replaced 4 times now and the I shift box has had problems. Nothing major just annoying niggles but it has clocked up 370,000kms so has not stood still too long.

Nothing new, Volvo electrics have always been rubbish.

[the_big_un]

All our trucks are serviced every 6 weeks by the approved dealers be it Daf or Scania.Truck East do the Scania at Crick they also do our trailers and they cannot be faulted the Dafs are done in Northampton but not at the main dealer but by the leasing company.

[ady1]

in the last week ive had 58/09 scanias, theyve all done 3-400k and to be honest they run like the day they first arrived 2+ years ago,the odd thing are broke but thats more to do with them being fleet[any tom ,■■■■ or harry uses them] motors than actual faults with the motors.
in 2+ years never had one break down or give me any cause for concern as far as i can remember

[kr79]

Carryfast:

kr79:

Carryfast:

kr79:

Carryfast:

Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.

Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque

I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it and maybe it’s the modern driver training which is knackering the brakes and it could be the modern idea of letting the thing lug through a combination of relatively high gearing and relatively low engine/road speeds together with speed limiters which is putting to much strain and torque loadings on the engine and trans components.Modern day false economy ideas of (trying to) save a few gallons of diesel at the expense of wrecking the wagon maybe .

I wouldnt say new trucks are less reliable but these days the management system will shut things down and it needs diagnostics computer to reset even if its an electrical gremlin where a truck of even ten years ago could often be repaired bodged or limped back to the yard and you tend to forget these problems but you remember if you need a big hook to get you home.

I must admit the let it lug can seem unatural especally in some of the small capacity big power engines.

None of that seems to relate to an 07 wagon throwing a con rod or an 04 one with jamming brakes,zb’d power steering etc etc though.Whereas the old 7 year old 2800 which I was given seemed like new to me that’s after it already having done a mixture of tramping and trunking work before I was given it to run around 400 miles + per night 5 nights per week and the mileag which the day driver put on it in addition to that.

There are thousands of modern trucks running round with big miles on the clock without missing a beat for every lemon. Just because you had a reliable truck in the 80s it doesn’t mean every truck was a good one. Remember at the cheaper end on the market trucks like the ford d series and bedford tk would be lucky to do 100.000 miles without a engine rebuild.
Even the premium end wasn’t perfect my dad worked for mc governs a large bulk rubbish company in london in the 80s they run lots of daf 2800s and they were great. They upgraded to 3300s and they used to keep two spare engines in the yard as they couldn’t stand the pace and now they run an all scania fleet.

That’s probably right in many cases.It seems like the Monday morning ones are still being turned out But having said that I drove a lot more than just one reliable truck through the 1980’s and 1990’s.It was all of them.But I’ve never heard of the any of the old DAF’s self destructing their motors even at 350 hp + from less than 12 Litres but again the Monday morning ones would probably explain that in some cases although I still think the modern high gearing/low road speeds let it lug philosophy and just relying on the brakes to slow up and stop a truck is adding to the problems.

[phil_the_book]

One 1975 Bedford TM with a 6 pot Detroit in it .It was so fragile if you hit a pothole or any form of obsticle while reversing or manouvering the bleeding windscreen fell out the firm got it sorted in the end but i had given up by then and went back to my old Vabis.

[ellies_dad]

There was a FH 520 6x4 going around Ireland recently with a banner on the rear of the cab which read,

MY TRUCK HAS BROKE DOWN OVER 80 TIMES,VOLVO REFUSE TO FIX OR REPLACE IT

in the end he parked it outside my local dealer before they got a court injunction against him.