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1996 Volvo Wia Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 3, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 2, 1998

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Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Volvo Wia. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Steering
Filed Jun 3, 2014
1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO WIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 650,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED SPINDLE BEARING. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM A SORE SHOULDER AND MUSCLE STRAINS IN 2005. UPDATED 6/22/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID
10595787
Incident
Nov 11, 2003
Mileage
200,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 1, 2006
Fire reported

1996 CONVENTIONAL CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *JB

NHTSA ID
10176427
Incident
Oct 10, 2006
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+8 more
Filed May 30, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE TRUCK WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED, VARIOUS PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO KEEP THE TRUCK ALIGNED SUCH AS THE TIE ROD ENDS, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS, REAR TORSION BAR, RIGHT REAR AIR BAG, TORQUED ROD ARM, REPLACED REAR SPRING PINS, LEAD SPRINGS, U-BOLTS, AIR SUSPENSION LEVEL VALVE, AND THE REAR AXLE WAS RESET. *SLC

NHTSA ID
565603
Incident
Sep 12, 1997
Heating & air conditioningInterior & seatsSteering+1 more
Filed May 28, 2002

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING OUT. *JG

NHTSA ID
565658
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+6 more
Filed Aug 15, 2001

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TT ALSO, FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED ADJUSTMENT/ HOOD WAS CRACKED/ THERE WAS A MISSING BOLT IN CROSSMEMBER/ THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE DASH/THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED/AIR WHISTLE NOISE IN ENGINE/PULLEY ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT/COOL FILTER REPLACED/ BRAKE BELT REPLACED/ LEFT FRONT BRAKE WAS STICKING/NEW BRAKE SHOES WERE NEEDED/ ALTERNATOR AND STARTER SOLENOID REPLACED/ SPEED CONTROL INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY WIRE,/HARNESS TO CRANK SENSOR RUBBED, CAUSING INACTIVE ENGINE CODE AND WIRING HARNESS WAS SHORTING OUT. IN ADDITION, 4 BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ EXHAUST PROBLEMS/ FLEX PIPE REPLACED/ BROKEN INJECTOR WIRE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH IDLE CAUSED BY FAULTY INJECTOR. TURBO LINE WAS DAMAGED. AIR LEAKED AT TRANSMISSION, SLAVE CYLINDER REMOVED AND CLEANED, CLUTCH WHISTLED AND STUCK/ LOOSE GEARSHIFT, TRANSMISSION JUMPSOUT OF FIFTH GEAR, AND HAD BE HELD AT ALL TIMES. 3 POWER STEERING HOSES AND STEERING BOX REPLACED DUE TO LEAK, PITMAN ARM ADJUSTED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS; PULLING TO THE RIGHT, 12 SETS OF WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, SHACKLE PINS AND BUSHINGS REPLACED. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END, NEW FRONT SHOCKS ADDED. AIR BAGS REPLACED; ALSO, TIRES REPLACED. STEERING AXLE FAILURE. TAP AT HEATER HOSE LEAKING, AIR CONDITIONER BELT LOOSE, CAUSING NOISE. HEATER VALVE WAS REPLACED. *SLC ...*AK

NHTSA ID
565138
Incident
Apr 9, 1997
Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEEL BEARING IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT AXLE HAS ALWAYS RUN MUCH HOTTER THAN THE OTHER SIDE, SECONDLY, CONSUMER ONLY GETS 60,000 TO 80,000 MILES OUT OF A PAIR OF STEER TIRES WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE A RESULT OF PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT, FRONT END HAS BEEN CHECKED, KING PIN LEANS TO RIGHT. *TT

NHTSA ID
565111
Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999

FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS CAUSING EXCESSIVE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND DETERIORATION OF OTHER COMPONENTS (BUSHINGS, STRUT ARM BOLTS STRETCHING). MJS

NHTSA ID
549593
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
AirbagsBody & structureElectrical
Filed Feb 2, 1998

NOTICED NOISE, UPON TURNING THE CAB SHIFTED. THEN CHECKED THE PROBLEM OUT AND NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A VOLVO DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE THE WELD BROKE ON THE ELBOW WHICH HOLDS THE CAB TO THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, REPLACED ALTERNATOR/ADJUSTED REAR AIR BAGS. *AK

NHTSA ID
819978
Incident
Dec 2, 1997

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.

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