1999 VOLVO 770, ENTERING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, THE RIGHT SIDE STORAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED AS UNIT 1 WAS MOVING FORWARD AND STRUCK THE TOLL BOOTH CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0451-91)*JB
1999 Volvo 770
Owners filed 33 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE U BOLT FELLOFF. CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL A WEEK AFTER WHEN HE WAS HAVING OIL CHANGED IN VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THE CRANK CASE CRACKED. *JG
CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ALSO WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *TT
OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 RADIATORS AND 3 INTERCOOLERS REPLACED, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FIVE TIMES, IT SMOKES HEAVILY AND EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER. *TT
VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE FOR REPAIR. *JG
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *JG
CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, THE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.*YH
THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING DASH BOARD PROBLEMS. *YH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BEARINGS ARE LOOSE. *YD
CONSUMER STATES THAT TURBO WENT OUT AND ALSO EXPERIENCED 3 AIR TO AIR COOLER PROBLEM. *YD
CONSUMER OWNS 2 OF THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH
WHILE DRIVING, THE SLEEPER BERTH MOON ROOF WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AT THE TIMES OF FAILURE.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ALLOWS THE STEERING COLUMN TO PIVOT FAILED. NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ALLOWS THE STEERING COLUMN TO PIVOT FAILED. NLM
THE CONUSMER STATES THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ALLOWS THE STEERING COLUMN TO PIVOT FAILED. NLM
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ALLOWS THE STEERING COLUMN TO PIVOT FAILED. NLM
STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DETERMINED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ALLOWS THE STEERING COLUMN TO PIVOT FAILED. NLM
RIGHT STEER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOW OUT AT SLOW SPEED, NO DAMAGE OR INJURYS OCCURED. RIGHT STEER TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE TRUCK ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 65MPH, NO CONTROL LOST.
THIS TRUCK HAS A LOT OF FRONT END PROBLEMS THAT CAN NEVER BE SOLVED COMPANY OWNS 53 UNITS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS TIRE WEAR VIBARATION. *AK
20 of 33 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.