2000 Volvo VN770

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.*JB

OWNER COMPLAINED THAT AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE - REBUILT AFTER 6 MONTHS. HEADLIGHTS "FLICKER", POOR ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POOR WEAR ON STEER TIRES. ALIGNMENT GOOD - UNK REASON FOR POOR TIRE TREAD LIFE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING OUT. EXCESSIVE STEER AXLE TIRE WEAR. DASH LIGHTS CONSTANTLY INOPERATIVE. ALTERNATOR FAILS TO CHARGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AXLES MISALIGNED. *TT *NLM

THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH FAILED. *YH

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES A FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH, CONSUMER ALSO STATED DASH COMPONENTS BURN AND THE CLUSTER WENT OUT COMPLETELY. *SLC

THE FUEL TANKS WERE IN THE WRONG LOCATION, BUT THE DEALER AGREED TO MOVE IT FORWARD, ALSO THE THROTTLE SENSOR GETS STUCK AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT IDLE.*YH

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING DOWNWARD IN LOW RANGES. THE TRANSMISSION FLASHES THE GEAR NUMBER AND DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS AT A COMPLETE STOP OF DURING ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN VARIOUS GEARS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TT

WHEN CONSUMER TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF TRUCK THE VEHICLE CAME WITH OUT ARMRESTS, ALSO WAITING FOR NEW SEATS, THEY ARE FALLING APART. *YD

CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FIFTH WHEEL. *JG

THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS BETWEEN GEARS AND 18-SPEED IS INOPERABLE (18 SPEED EATON FULLER), THE CLUTCH IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO GEAR AND HAS BEEN REPLACE3D TWICE, THE SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKS AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (EATON SELF ADJUSTING CLUTCH) . NLM

IN REGARDS TO THE HEAVY WEIGHT ON THE FRONT, CONSUMER COULD NOT SLIDE THE FIFTH WHEEL FORWARD, DEALER SAID THEY COULDN?T DO ANYTHING. *YD

CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE VEHICLES SECOND SET OF TIRES AND THAT THERE IS AN ABNORMAL DISH ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH.*JB

CONSUMER STATED VOLVO MOVED THE TANKS BACK 18 INCHES TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF THE FRONT AXLE, NOW THE TANKS GET COVERED WITH ROAD DIRT AND MUD ON THE CATWALK, VOLVO REPLACED THE FRONT WHEELS AND TIRES WITH 11R22.5 TO CUT DOWN ON THE WEIGHT, HOWEVER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL TOO HEAVY.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING AT 80,000, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO DEALER AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LEFT STEERING TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE HALF, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN ALIGNED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT IT WAS 1 INCH OUT OF ALIGNMENT, ALSO THE CAMBER AND CASTOR WERE OUT.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH, THE WIRE BROKE ON THE FUEL INJECTOR WIRING HARNESS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND FLASHERS QUIT WORKING DUE TO A SHORT IN THE HARNESS, AND THE DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO EPERIENCED U-BOLT PROBLEMS.*JB

THE TURBO ENGINE FAILED AT 37,000 MILES. *YH THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE OUT. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT FRONT ABS FAILED. *YD

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN ON THE FRONT AXLE BECAUSE OF THE SET BACK FRONT AXLE AND THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT ON THE FRONT END. *YH