1995 Volvo WIA64TES

Routine

Owners filed 18 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension7
000
Unknown or Other2
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly2
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash2
000
Tires1
000
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 6, 2002TX

CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK HAD A DASH PROBLEM. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Filed May 30, 2002NE

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE.*JB

Unknown or Other
Filed May 28, 2002PA

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING DASH PROBLEMS. *YD

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 7, 2002NC

THE TRUCK HAD WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS THE UNDER DASH. *YH

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Mar 7, 2002MI

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COULD HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL. ALSO, CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE FRONT END, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALSO HAD THE SPRINGS, HANGERS, SHOCKS, STEERING SHAFT AND U-JOINTS REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED NO HELP AT ALL. *JG *AK

Suspension
Filed Mar 7, 2002MI

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SPRINGS, HANGERS AND SHOCKS. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT U JOINTS. ALL THE REPAIRS STILL DID NOT GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. *JG *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 7, 2002MI

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ON TIME, AND COULD CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE A COUPLE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

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

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDER THE DASH. *YH. ALSO THE FRONT AXLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB

Suspension
Filed Jul 17, 2001AL

THE STEERING AXLE FAILED, CAUSING TO LOSE A STEERING TIRE, RIM, AND HUB WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. *YH

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Jun 4, 2001TX

THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS AT 1200-1500 RPM WHICH COMES THROUGH THE BODY AND DRIVELINE CAUSING THE REAR MAIN BOLT FROM THE REAR PINION SHAFT TO UNSCREW WHICH EVENTUALLY DROPPED THE DRIVESHAFT, NO ASSISTANCE FROM FACTORY REP. NLM

Tires
Filed Nov 21, 2000FL

RIGHT FRONT STEER TIRE WEARS OUT BETWEEN 47000 AND 74000 MILES, ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE TIRES STILL WEAR PREMATURELY. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 19, 2000WI

MASSIVE FUEL TANK LEAK FROM TANK WHEN FILLING UP AT THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED. NLM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 19, 2000WI

182 GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED OUT OF TANK FROM A HALF INCH HOLE ONTO THE FRONT YARD AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF TRUCK. NLM

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999OH

SUSPENSION WEAR: SPRING SHACKLES, PINS, BUSHINGS REPLACED, TORQUE ARM BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND STEER TIRES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. MJS

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999OH

SUSPENSION WEAR: SPRING SHACKLES, PINS, BUSHINGS REPLACED, TORQUE ARM BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND STEER TIRES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. MJS

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999IL

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS (SHOCKS, PINS AND BUSHINGS). MJS

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999PA

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR/CUPPING OF THE STEER TIRES AND DETERIORATION OF OTHER COMPONENTS (SPRING HANGER AND BOLTS). MJS

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 1999OH

FRONT END AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS CAUSING EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE STEERING TIRES AND PROBLEMS SHEARING BOLTS. MJS

18 of 18 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19975000Routine
19966000Routine
1995 — this page18000Routine
199412000Routine
19931000Routine

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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.