Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 31 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Volvo VN770. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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EXCESSIVE TIRE TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRE, WHEEL BEARINGS LOOSEN, 7 ALTERNATORS FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, GEAR BOX FAILED, BEEN IN SHOP 3 WEEKS, SEEMS SOMETHING FAILS AFTER EACH TIME IN SHOP. BELIEVES VERY POOR QUALITY REGARDING DEALER SHOP PERFORMANCE. *NLM
WHEN TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE, THEY NEVER DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSED NEW TIRES TO WEAR OUT SOONER THEN NORMAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES HAD 80000 MILES ON THEM AND WORE THE INSIDES ABOUT 3 INCHES ON BOTH TIRES, ONE TIRE WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER GOT NO TRADE ALLOWANCE, THE TIRES THAT WERE ON WHEN RECALL 02V037005 WAS COMPLETED HAD APPROX 125000 MILES AND STILL HAD GOOD TREAD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO HOTLINE THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOOD LATCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED. ALL LIGHTS ON TRAILER BLINK WHEN TRUCK IS HOOKED TO TRAILER AND USING TURN SIGNALS OR 4 WAY, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY TURNED OFF. *SLC
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCEING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. THE TIRE SHOP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING THE ALIGNMENT SHOP INSPECT VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A STEER TIRE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER ADVISED CONSUMER TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRING AND SUPPORTS EXTENDED ABOUT A FOOT. *JG
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JG
THE GLOVE BOX DOOR FELL OFF AND HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD.*JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH. *JG
CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DASH. *JG
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JG
EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR, HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT WITHIN 600 MILES AND THEN A 3 WAY ALIGNMENT, TANKS WERE ALSO MOVED BACK. *JG
THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD WIRINING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDERDASH. *YH
TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. *TT...*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BUCKS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL ON CONCRETE. NONE OF THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS WORK. A FIRE OCCURRED POSSIBLE WHERE THE REFRIGERATOR WAS PLUGGED IN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SLEEPER AREA. *TT *NLM
TRACTOR IN SHOP 5 TIMES FOR AN ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM. *TT...*AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS, ONE ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE WONT STAY TIGHT. *YD
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE U-BOLTS.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TURBO CHARGER CAME APART. *SLC
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLEEPER WINDOW BLEW OUT. *YD
CONSUMER STATES THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR, ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS.*JB
AXLE IS OVER WIEGHT, CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRES AND EXTREME VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CABLE THAT HOLDS STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN U- BOLT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE, AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TIRE AND FRAME OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (RVXX0103B, HOWEVER IS UNHAPPY THAT VOLVO IS ONLY CHANGING THE TIRES, RIMS, AND THE LABEL, CONSUMER STATES THE FAWR ON THE DOOR LABEL IS 11,670, THE TRUCK CONTAINS A GENERATOR BUT WAS ADDED AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK, CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN FULLY FUELED AND LOADED THE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT AVERAGES 13,400 PLUS, CONSUMER STATES CHANGING THE TIRES WILL NOT HELP, THE ORIGINAL SPEC SHEET WHICH SHOWS THE FRONT AXLE AS A 13,200 LB AXLE, BUT LABEL SAYS 11,670, AFTER THE RECALL IS ACCOMPLISHED, THE VEHICLE WILL EXCEED THE STEER AXLE WEIGHT IN CERTAIN STATES. *JB
HAVING PROBLEMS SCALING VEHICLE, ALWAYS EXCEEDS 13,OOO LBS. *MJS
THE FRONT END EXCEEDS FAWR ON WEIGHT (ATTACHED TICKET), IF TANKS WERE FULL THE WEIGHT WOULD BE AT 12,800 MAX RATING ON THE TIRES IS 12,300. *MJS
3 SETS OF STEEL TIRES REPLACED, WORN PREMATURELY. *AK
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