FaultScore

Volvo Volvo Truck suspension problems

38 of the 104 complaints filed about the Volvo Volvo Truck are about the suspension — 37% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1998.

38

Complaints

37%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

Suspension complaints by model year

Median failure at 65,000 miles

What owners said

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck at 65,000 miles Schenevus, NY

SUSPENSION

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. SCC

NHTSA complaint #565061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo Volvo Truck Youngstown, OH

SUSPENSION

THE AVERAGE MILES THE CONSUMER GETS OUT OF A SET OF STEERING TIRES ARE: 1ST SET-85K, 2ND SET-100K, AND IS NOW ON THE 3RD SET OF TIRES. (VOLVO TRUCKS OF NORTH AMERICA/MODEL-UNGIO) SCC

NHTSA complaint #565173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo Volvo Truck Elsa, TX

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE

CONSUMER STATES THAT STEER AXLE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE LEFT SIDE FRONT UBOLT FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INNER SIDEWALL OF A TIRE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #567043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck Lakeville, MI

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES ONE OF THE WHEELS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH U-BOLTS POSSIBLY CAUSING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.

NHTSA complaint #565897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Volvo Volvo Truck BAD AXE, MI

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #565930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Volvo Volvo Truck Quebec, CD

SUSPENSION

VOLVO W1A64TTES TRUCK - U-BOLTS BROKE 4 TIMES. DRIVE AXLE PINS SHEARED OFF 2 TIMES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.

NHTSA complaint #565662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Volvo Volvo Truck Mendon, MI

SUSPENSION

TRACTOR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE REAR SPRING SHACKLE SADDLE BLOCKS. AFTER HAVING PARTS REPLACED, U-BOLTS BROKE SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL TO TWIST SIDEWAYS, SHEARING OFF THE ALIGNMENT PINS AND THE CROSSMEMBER TO STRESS AND FAIL. THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN TWO BLOWN AIR BAGS AND A NEW CROSSMEMBER. ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CONTINUED TO HAVE STEER TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS, CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #565909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo Volvo Truck Monroe, NC

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO CENTER PIN SHEERED OFF AND U-BOLT WAS MISSING, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO IMPACT OF JACKKNIFE.

NHTSA complaint #565641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck Aliquippa, PA

SUSPENSION

VOLVO VNL64T 1998 - CONSUMER EXPERIENCING FRONT END PROBLEMS POSSIBLY CAUSING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR, DEALER REPLACED, BALANCED AND ALIGNED STEER TIRES THAT WERE OFF TRACK.

NHTSA complaint #565602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck EL Paso, TX

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATED THE U-BOLTS BROKE CAUSING THE STEERING TO GO BAD.(VOLVO TRUCK 610)

NHTSA complaint #565165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck Orient, OH

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE STEERING TIRE WEAR, TRACKER IS ALIGNED EVERY 6 MONTHS AND TIRES ARE BALANCED EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TT ALSO THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE ALLOWING FOR PROBLEMS WITHT HE DASH AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #565014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo Volvo Truck Sheboygan, WI

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES NOSE IS HEAVY WITH BOX.

NHTSA complaint #565626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Volvo Volvo Truck Wakon, IA

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATION AND THE BOLT HOLES IN THE SPRING HANGERS ARE TOO BIG AND ONE OF THE U-BOLTS ARE MISALIGNED. *JG

NHTSA complaint #565040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Volvo Volvo Truck Stryker, OH

SUSPENSION:FRONT

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE 9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED TIRES AND PERFORMED WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #564518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Volvo Volvo Truck Bartlett, IL

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER OWNS FOUR OF THESE TRUCKS, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR AND PROBLEMS WITH ALIGNMENT, ON ONE OF THE VEHICLES THE LEFT TIRE BROKE CAUSING A FUEL SPILL, TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD TIRE BLOWOUTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATED EVERYTHING INSIDE TIRE BROKE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE WERE ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY AS TO WHICH VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #565623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Volvo Volvo Truck Bartlett, IL

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER OWNS FOUR OF THESE TRUCKS, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR AND PROBLEMS WITH ALIGNMENT, ON ONE OF THE VEHICLES THE LEFT TIRE BROKE CAUSING A FUEL SPILL, TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD TIRE BLOWOUTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATED EVERYTHING INSIDE TIRE BROKE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE WERE ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY AS TO WHICH VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #565623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo Volvo Truck Plover, WI

SUSPENSION

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END RESULTING IN AXLE SLIDING AROUND CURVE CAUSING A ROLLOVER 25-MARCH-2000, CONSUMER HEARD LOUD SNAP AS ACCIDENT HAPPENDED, FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS BENT, CONTACTED SPECIALIST CLAIMS WHO SAID THE AXLE SHIFTED.

NHTSA complaint #565202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo Volvo Truck Bartlett, IL

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER OWNS FOUR OF THESE TRUCKS, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR AND PROBLEMS WITH ALIGNMENT, ON ONE OF THE VEHICLES THE LEFT TIRE BROKE CAUSING A FUEL SPILL, TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD TIRE BLOWOUTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATED EVERYTHING INSIDE TIRE BROKE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE WERE ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY AS TO WHICH VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #565623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Volvo Volvo Truck Fillmore, MO

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR.(VEHICLE TYPE IHC CONVENTIONAL).

NHTSA complaint #565266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Volvo Volvo Truck Adamstown, MD

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH AND THE U-BOLTS(VEHICLE MODEL: WIT64).

NHTSA complaint #565150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.