2006 Volvo 780 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Volvo 780, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Steering133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR 2006 VOLVO 780 TRUCK. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN. AFTER HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM RESOLVED, THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, THE TRUCK STARTED TO BURN GAS AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE RADIATOR, TURBO AND THERMOSTAT AND THE MECHANIC ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO EXCHANGED THE TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT EQUIVALENT TO THE TRUCK THEY HAD. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR 2006 VOLVO 780 TRUCK. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN. AFTER HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM RESOLVED, THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, THE TRUCK STARTED TO BURN GAS AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE RADIATOR, TURBO AND THERMOSTAT AND THE MECHANIC ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO EXCHANGED THE TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT EQUIVALENT TO THE TRUCK THEY HAD. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR 2006 VOLVO 780 TRUCK. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN. AFTER HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM RESOLVED, THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, THE TRUCK STARTED TO BURN GAS AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE RADIATOR, TURBO AND THERMOSTAT AND THE MECHANIC ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO EXCHANGED THE TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT EQUIVALENT TO THE TRUCK THEY HAD. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .