FaultScore report
Owners have filed 85 complaints about the 1998 Volvo VNL64T with NHTSA between 1999 and 2003. The largest single group is the suspension. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 3 worst.
FaultScore 43/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Volvo VNL64T.
How this is worked out85
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 43,000 miles
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
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.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT TIE ROD, THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE THE WRONG SIZE.
NHTSA complaint #10006929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH.
NHTSA complaint #565639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL TANK HAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #565066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING IS INOPERATIVE AS IF THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #565011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, ALSO TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT BECUASE THE ALARM NEVER CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER INDICATED ANYTHING WAS WRONG, ALSO THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE CAB CRACKING ON THE SIDE FARINGS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE HOOD CRACKING. ALSO WHEN STANDING AT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK LOOKING TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK YOU CAN SEE THAT THE "LINES" ARE NOT SMOOTH. THE BACK STEP ON THE LEFT SIDE STICKS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #565612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #565028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH KEEPS GOING OUT. DEALER REPLACED, IN LESS THAN A YEAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #565050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO BAD WIRING. *YH . ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.
NHTSA complaint #565259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO BAD WIRING. *YH . ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.
NHTSA complaint #565259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER STATES THAT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY, VOLVO SERVICE REPLACED THE BULB, BUT AFTER THAT, THE DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY HAD LINES THROUGHOUT OBSCURING THE INFORMATION. MOST ALL THE DASH IS DARK INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS ARE AFFECTED BY HEAT AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTACT.
NHTSA complaint #565597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUCK, THE DEALER REPLACED 4 INJECTORS.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
CONSUMER STATED THE BUMPER WAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE ENGINE FAN CLUTCH BRACKET ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL TANK HAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #565066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #565028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION RUNS AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE.
NHTSA complaint #565066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY HARD TO GET INTO GEAR, ALSO TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT BECUASE THE ALARM NEVER CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER INDICATED ANYTHING WAS WRONG, ALSO THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #565028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THE GAUGES ARE ACTING ERRACTICALLY.
NHTSA complaint #565066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION, AND THE U-BOLTS ARE BREAKING.
NHTSA complaint #565066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDER DASH.
NHTSA complaint #565028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUCK, THE DEALER REPLACED 4 INJECTORS.
NHTSA complaint #565074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.