AXLE:REAR: U BOLTS FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BECOMING INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED;HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO FIND REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. THERE ARE 15 OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.**AK
1998 Volvo 660
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear › springs › leaf spring assembly › u-bolt, leaf spring to axle. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSTEER SHAFT WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NO REMEDY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH CYLINDER WILL STICK AND OR LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DISENGAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BECAME INOPERABLE , UNABLING VEHICLE TO MOVE/ HAS COME APART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
AIR LEVELING VALVES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN AIR BAGS LOSING AIR.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.