FaultScore report
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 2001 Volvo VN660 with NHTSA between 2000 and 2002. The largest single group is the equipment & accessories.
17
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 1 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
AM FIRE INVESTIGATOR, HAVE HAD 3 FIRES INVOLVING FAULTY SOLENOID ENERGINZING STARTER CAUSING OVERHEATED POWER CABLE, RESULTING IN FIRE. 2 WERE VOLVO TRUCK TRACTORS AND 1 A PONTIAC GRAN PRIX.
NHTSA complaint #736918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER EXPLAINS THE AUTO SHIFT ON VEHICLE CHANGES ON IT'S OWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LOOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. A SPEED SENSING MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #565365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SEVERE NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION, DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION COOLER SEVERELY LEAKING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL GEARING IN THE FRONT BOX AND FRONT 3 GEARS, DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, THE COOLER HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION.
NHTSA complaint #565026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION SAYS IT IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ENGINE SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #565596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION SAYS IT IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ENGINE SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #565596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION.
NHTSA complaint #565026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
NHTSA complaint #565026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
THE DRIVER TIRES SHOW ABNORMAL WEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. THE FRONT AXLE SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ALSO THERE IS A U-BOLT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #565026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE BOLT ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR BRACKET IS SHEARING.
NHTSA complaint #565026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT ERRATICALLY, IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT FROM HIGH TO LOW OR TO NEUTRAL, WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE IT SOMETIMES WILL GO INTO GEAR BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE DRIVER HAVING TO DO ANYTHING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #558455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
AM FIRE INVESTIGATOR, HAVE HAD 3 FIRES INVOLVING FAULTY SOLENOID ENERGINZING STARTER CAUSING OVERHEATED POWER CABLE, RESULTING IN FIRE. 2 WERE VOLVO TRUCK TRACTORS AND 1 A PONTIAC GRAN PRIX.
NHTSA complaint #736918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.