2000 Volvo 770

Routine

Owners filed 35 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

Most common 2000 Volvo 770 problems

11 of the 35 complaints (31%) are about the suspension.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension7
001
Vehicle Speed Control · throttle and acceleration3
000
Suspension › Front2
100
Structure › Frame and Members · body and frame2
000
Structure · body and frame2
000
Power Train › Clutch Assembly · transmission2
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash2
010
Electrical System2
000
Wheels › Hubcap/Cover1
000
Visibility › Windshield1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 20, 2002OR

CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *YH

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Filed Aug 13, 2002SC

U BOLTS CAME LOSE, LOST THE SPACERS OFF OF THE LEAF SPRINGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, ALMOST LOST FRONT END OF VEHICLE. WHICH IS CAUSING THE ALIGNMENT TO BE OFF, CANNOT FIX.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

Suspension
Filed Jun 25, 2002NC

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE STEER AXLE TIRE WEAR WHICH IS CAUSING SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION. *MJ

Suspension
Filed Jun 25, 2002NC

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE ATEER AXLE TIRE WEAR, CUPPING AND SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION. *MJ

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Jun 6, 2002TN

CONSUMER STATES MIRRORS ARE VIBRATING. *YD

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jun 6, 2002KS

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED.*YD THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RACED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR, THE GAUGES ON THE LCD DISPLAY WERE ACTING ERRACTICALLY.*JB

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed May 30, 2002MS

THE HOOD CYLINDERS FAILED. *YH

Suspension
Filed May 30, 2002SD

CONSUMER STATES TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING WEAR AT 60000 MILES AND LESS, TANKS WERE SET BACK, HOWEVER VIBRATION IS STILL OCCURRING ON FRONT, SHAKING THE COMPUTER OUT OF THE DASH. *SLC

Suspension
Filed May 30, 2002OK

THE U BOLTS ON THE DRIVE AXLES ARE UNDERSIZED AND FAIL PREMATURELY. THE FRONT AXLE OF THE VEHICLE IS HEAVY CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOW MADE KITS FOR U BOLTS REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD NEVER BEEN BALANCED WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR.*YH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed May 9, 2002AZ

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE BUSTED. *YH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 7, 2002CA

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SURGING PROBLEMS, CONSUMER BELIEVE IT?S BECAUSE A LOOSE GROUND STRAP IS ON THE FOOT THROTTLE PEDAL. *YD

Interior Lighting
Filed May 7, 2002TN

THE TRUCK HAD DASH LIGHT PROBLEMS. *YH

Electrical System
Filed May 6, 2002IA

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE POWER INVERTER WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AS WELL. *JG

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Jan 25, 2002VA

OWNER EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE CLUTCH, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 17, 2001OH

TRUCK HAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS HAD 8 SETS OF STEER TIRES. CONSUMERS TRUCK IS STILL VIBRATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Lubricant
Filed Aug 15, 2001UT

HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE HOSES TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED. *JG

Suspension1 injured
Filed Aug 15, 2001TN

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, THE SEALS IN THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN LEAKING, THEN ABOUT 9 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND A BUMP FROM THE FRONT END, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND SAW NOTHING, SO HE STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE GAS, THE STEERING WAS GONE AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WENT INTO A DITCH AND ENDED UP TIPPING OVER, CONSUMER SAW THAT THE WHEEL WAS SHEARED OFF CLEAN ON THE INSIDE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE WEIGHT, HOWEVER VOLVO STATES THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT AND VOLVO HAS SINCE REPOSESSED THE VEHICLE, THE OWNERS ADDRESS MAY NOT BE CORRECT, IT WAS STAMPED OVER. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Filed Aug 15, 200100

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE BLEW OUT TWICE.(DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE)*JB

Service Brakes, Air
Filed Aug 15, 2001KS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, HE WAS INFORMED THIS WAS OCCURRING DUE TO POOR DRIVING HABITS. *SLC

Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001NV

THE VEHICLE HAS NO STABILITY WHETHER BOBTAIL OR WITH A HEAVY LOAD DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SO SLOPPY IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *YH

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Aug 15, 2001MO

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ECM PROBLEMS. *SLC

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 2001TX

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH AND STEREO EQUIPMENT DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.*SLC

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 15, 2001IL

CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE TRUCK IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 15, 2001OR

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH CAUSING THE WIRING TO SHORT WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE, INVERTER WAS ALSO WIRED INCORRECTLY. *TT *DT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 15, 2001TX

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

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Aug 15, 2001NY

VEHICLE IS EXPEREINCING OVERWEIGHT STEER AXLE PROBLEMS,CLUTCH PROBLEMS BECASUE THE FORKS WEAR IN TO THE PRESSURE PLATES, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH, AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW SHATTERED. *JG

Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001FL

VEHICLE IS CONSTANLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *JG

Structure
Filed Jul 9, 2001CO

TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA 295/75R22.5, SINGLE MAX LOAD 6175LB AND 5674 DUAL. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE FAWR IS 13,200LB AND TIRES ARE ONLY RATED FOR 12,350. OFTER HE RUNS OVER 12,350 ON THE FRONT STEER AND UP TO 12,900 PLUS ON THE FRONT STEER, HE CAN GET UNDER 12000 FOR WGT RESTRICTIVE STATES. GONE THROUGHT 5 SETS OF STEER TIRES AND HAS DONE 4 FRONT AXLE ALIGNMENTS ON VEH, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 265,213.

Structure
Filed Jul 9, 200100

FAWR IS 13,200 AND STEER TIRES ARE MICHLIN 11R22.5 WITH MAX SINGLE LOAD OF 6175, OR 12,350. FRONT AXLE NORMALLY WEIGHES 11,900, BUT IF THE CONSUMER PULLS THE TRAILER AT GROSS THE TIRES COULD NE EASILY OVERLOADED, THE DUAL TANKS ARE LOCATED COMPLETELY AFT.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 1, 2001UN

WITHIN THE FIRST 7,000 MILES, VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE, DRIVELINE VIBRATIONS, LOOSENESS IN STEERING, ROUGH RIDE, NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT CONDITION. PROBLEM CAUSED BY LOOSE FRONT CROSSMEMBER ALLOWING FRAME TO TWIST. WHEN FUEL TANKS ARE FULL THE FRONT AXLE IS OVERWEIGHT. *MJS

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 27, 2000WI

THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANKS CAUSES THE FRONT AXLE TO BECOME OVERWEIGHT WHEN FUEL IS ADDED TO BOTH TANKS, VOLVO AGREED TO MAKE CHANGES BY STRETCHING THE CHASSIS AND MOVING THE TANKS FARTHER BACK, HOWEVER THE CHANGES WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. *SLC

Suspension › FrontCrash
Filed Aug 18, 2000VA

TRAVELING ON I-77 ROUNDING A CURVE LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE DIPPED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN.

Wheels › Hubcap/Cover
Filed Jul 20, 2000MO

DRIVER EXPERIENCED LOOSNESS IN FRONT END & HAD TO HAVE ONE FRONT HUB RETORQUED. *ET

Suspension › Front › King Pin
Filed May 9, 2000GA

PASSENGER STEER KINGPIN LOOSE. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 18, 2000MO

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING, CONSUMER HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

All 35 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20011000Routine
2000 — this page35010Routine
199933000Routine
199839000Routine

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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.