Volvo Vn660 1998

Model Vn660 made in 1998 by Volvo got 3 consumer complains as well as 3 investigations. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and suspension. The car had one investigation (steering).

Model 1998

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
STEERING
PE04014VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA02/05/200406/24/2004STEERING BINDING
 Odi's preliminary evaluation focused on the potential for a broken, bent, deformed, fragmented or displaced turn signal canceling ring (tscr), vtna part number 1607363, to restrict thevehicle operator's ability to turn the steering wheel.the pe identified thirteen vtna warranty claims that allege that the tscr had failed and that the vehicle steering effort had been adversely affected.to date, odi has not found any samples of a failed tscr and has not been able to definitively establish whether a failed tscr can or cannot contribute to increased steering effort.odi believes that it is appropriate to conduct further investigation(ea level) to better understand the characteristics of tscr failures and to assess the effect, if any, that these types of failures could have on vehicle steering effort.
EA04016VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA06/24/200403/31/2005STEERING BINDING
 Odi's investigationconcluded that the legs that retain the turn signal canceling ring (tscr), part number 1607363, to the steering wheel installed in model year 1998 - 1999 vn and vhd series vtna (volvo truck north america) vehicles are prone to cracking and breaking.when the retention legs break, the separated pieces of the tscr typicallyrepose in the host cavity in the steering wheel hub where they were deposited.odifound that broken pieces of the tscr either (1) migrated from their host cavity and dropped completely from the steering wheel assembly or (2) lodged in various areas of the steering wheel proximate to the tscr.odi simulated various locations and positions that a separated piece of the tscr might become lodged within the steering wheel assembly, but none of these simulations generated any appreciable increase in steering effort.
STEERING - COLUMN
EA04016VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA06/24/200403/31/2005STEERING BINDING
 Odi's investigationconcluded that the legs that retain the turn signal canceling ring (tscr), part number 1607363, to the steering wheel installed in model year 1998 - 1999 vn and vhd series vtna (volvo truck north america) vehicles are prone to cracking and breaking.when the retention legs break, the separated pieces of the tscr typicallyrepose in the host cavity in the steering wheel hub where they were deposited.odifound that broken pieces of the tscr either (1) migrated from their host cavity and dropped completely from the steering wheel assembly or (2) lodged in various areas of the steering wheel proximate to the tscr.odi simulated various locations and positions that a separated piece of the tscr might become lodged within the steering wheel assembly, but none of these simulations generated any appreciable increase in steering effort.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
110/02/1997
 Engine failure, required overhauling. mjs
SUSPENSION
03/01/1998610/02/1997
 Front end suspension problems causing excessive wear to tires and rough ride, unable to be rectified. mjs
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
107/01/2000
 Consumer stated that the truck had cruise control problems and stuck at 1100 rpm. *yh