2001 Volvo VN660 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 2001 Volvo VN660, 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
- Transmission541.7%
- Electrical216.7%
- Heating & air conditioning18.3%
- Suspension18.3%
- Visibility18.3%
- Other / unspecified18.3%
- Engine18.3%
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
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
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. *JG
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. *YH
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
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. *YH
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
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. *YH
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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
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. *YH
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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