2005 Volvo Vhd 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 2005 Volvo Vhd, 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
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
- Transmission125.0%
- Visibility125.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION, AND THEN NOTICED WHEELS ROLLING PASSED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND. THE RIGHT REAR DUEL WHEEL SEPARATED AND CAME OFF. THE SECOND TANDEM WHEEL BOLTS BROKE, AND THE WHEELS STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE THIRD AXLE WAS WHOPPING AND BENT, AND THE TIRES HAD BALD SPOTS WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM, BUT NOT THE AXLE.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION, AND THEN NOTICED WHEELS ROLLING PASSED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND. THE RIGHT REAR DUEL WHEEL SEPARATED AND CAME OFF. THE SECOND TANDEM WHEEL BOLTS BROKE, AND THE WHEELS STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE THIRD AXLE WAS WHOPPING AND BENT, AND THE TIRES HAD BALD SPOTS WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM, BUT NOT THE AXLE.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BOLT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP DOWN FROM THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: 2005 VOLVO S60 T5. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD HAS A GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD WHICH INTERFERES WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE GLARE HAS BEEN ON WINDSHIELD SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT YET. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BUY SOMETHING FROM A STORE AND PAINT THE DASHBOARD. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO PUT A PIECE OF MATERIAL ON THE UPPER PART OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH WOULD HELP WITH THE GLARE. THE CONSUMER SAID HE DID NOT PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE TO PAINT THE DASHBOARD AND/ OR TO PUT A PIECE OF MATERIAL ON DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP, IS BIG DEE DEALERSHIP IN ELMSFORD, NY.*AK
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
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