Al and son Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I've put millions of miles on Mack trucks. All of them combined didn't have the issues this vision does. It just turned 600,000 miles. I had the engine rebuilt, still no power and leaks oil more than ever. The fan never shuts off when pulling a trailer, no one can figure out why. Bobtail or idle it works normally. Had the clutch adjusted, Mack says the return spring was gone, so just like that it's right back where it started. I've been thrown out of 3 shops, including a Mack dealer, they just won't work on this "can of worms" anymore. Two days ago the a.c. exploded and covered the front of the truck and the windshield in yellow dye. My R model that sat in a junk yard for 20 years is more reliable. At this point I'd like to have this vision smashed into a rubiks cube and buried at sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwell Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 So hey, hows the truck doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 It's sad to say,but for some reason,2004 trucks,especially the CX were literally nightmares,my brother's new '04 was so bad Mack finally bought it back,the '06 that replaced it has well over 1 million miles on it now and has been a very good truck. One local company that had been all Mack for years,switched to Western Star because of their '04's and another,that had just switched to Mack turned them all back in and went back to KW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Had a bunch of Visions even a Rawhide CHN...we were quick to purge anything from 2003 to 2007 thinking They were nothing but problems.... then we bought Pinnacles....they were good for a while but as they got older they started having the same kind of miles between breakdowns the 03-07 trucks did. Just can't win anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al and son Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 It's been rebuilt. Runs better, still no pulling power. Now it has a mystery coolant leak. If it sits for more than 24 hours it loses prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 My boss has on 04 granite lowboytruck 05 granite 6 wheeler lowboy 427 13sp.just git tuned up no power never great power in 13. 05 6 wheeler has 400 multi reverse 10 sp it's ok new fan clutch fan and priming pump this month ir gas 4.64 rears lowboy has 4.42now on both the seat belt light comes on and the gauges go off and on.the one. I drive is a 90 RD690 em6L 300 7sp 5.73 rears got over hauled last thanksgiving 389000 miles lowboy tk487k. 6 wheeler 276k. My self love those RD s guess I'm just old and like reliable rides lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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