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1996 Volvo WIA64TES 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 May 28, 2002
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 Nov 18, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Volvo WIA64TES. 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

Showing 1–6 of 6

Heating & air conditioningInterior & seatsSuspension
Filed May 28, 2002

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS UNDER THE DASH. *YD

NHTSA ID
565655
Steering
Filed May 6, 2002

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING BOX. *JG

NHTSA ID
565595
Body & structureInterior & seatsSuspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FIREWALL CRACKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN, CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE THREE OTHER TRUCKS OLDER AND NEWER WITH THE SAME CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATIONS OF THE FIREWALL, CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS. *YD

NHTSA ID
565116
EngineSteeringSuspension+1 more
Filed Jun 19, 2001

TIMING GEAR COVER HAD 2 BOLT EYELETS BROKEN OFF AND THE BOLTS WERE SCREWED INTO BLOCK WITH WASHERS TO RAISE BOLT HEADS UP TO THE HEIGHT OF THE COVER, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. TRUCK WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED, VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TORSION BAR WORN OUT, TORQUE ROD ARM REPLACED, REAR AND RIGHT SUSPENSION AIR BAG REPLACED, GUIDE PIN FLUSH WITH AXLE SPACER NUT PROTRUDING INTO SPRING GUIDE PILOT HOLE, REAR SPRING PINS SHEARED OFF, REAR SUSPENSION LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED, U-BOLTS REPLACED, 3 HANGER PINS SEIZED, ONE HAD TO BE CUT OUT, REAR AIR SUSPENSION LEVEL VALVE REPLACED, NUT ON AIR LEVEL VALVE ADJUSTMENT ARM BOLT CAME OFF AND ADJUSTMENT ARM DROPPED DOWN DUMPING AIR BAGS AT 70 MPH, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS SUSPENSION. RIGHT HAND STEERING TIRE EXPERIENCED INSIDE WALL SEPARATION, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
561672
Incident
Jun 25, 1998
Suspension
Filed Jul 20, 2000

FIVE SETS OF STEER TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FINALLY FRONT END COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. *ET

NHTSA ID
553122
Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999

FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM INADEQUATE, FRAME CONTACTS FRONT AXLE ON ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD SURFACE. MJS

NHTSA ID
549602

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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