Volvo Vn660 2001
Model Vn660 made in 2001 by Volvo got 17 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and equipment.
Model 2001
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - SOLENOID | |||
| 11/17/2000 | |||
| Am fire investigator, have had 3 fires involving faulty solenoid energinzing starter causing overheated power cable, resulting in fire. 2 were volvo truck tractors and 1 a pontiac gran prix. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated that the truck had transmission problems, however the manufacturer of the transmission says it is an engine problem and the manufacturer for the engine says it is a transmission problem. *yh | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 1 | |||
| The bolt on the a/c compressor bracket is shearing. *yh | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states that the in-dash radio failed, it was not covered under warranty due to new cb antennas that cancelled the warranty, consumer states there is nothing in the owners manual or warranty that states that claim. *slc | |||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states that the in-dash radio failed, it was not covered under warranty due to new cb antennas that cancelled the warranty, consumer states there is nothing in the owners manual or warranty that states that claim. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/12/2000 | 7 | ||
| Transmission will shift erratically, it will sometimes shift from high to low or to neutral, when vehicle is at idle it sometimes will go into gear by itself without the driver having to do anything. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/12/2000 | 7 | ||
| Consumer explains the auto shift on vehicle changes on it's own. vehicle has been to several repair shops but to no avail. loose connections in the transmission have been replaced numerous times. a speed sensing module was also replaced on the transmission. *jg | |||
| 03/22/2001 | 4 | ||
| Consumer stated there was a severe noise in the transmission, dealer found transmission cooler severely leaking, causing damage to all gearing in the front box and front 3 gears, dealer rebuilt the transmission and replaced the transmission cooler, the cooler has failed 4 times. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| The transmission cooler was replaced several times because of cracking and loosing fluids. the vehicle experienced abnormal drive train vibration. *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated that the truck had transmission problems, however the manufacturer of the transmission says it is an engine problem and the manufacturer for the engine says it is a transmission problem. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| The driver tires show abnormal wear, the vehicle experienced abnormal drive train vibration. the front axle sounds like its going to fall off when driving over a bump, also there is a u-bolt problem. *yh | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 1 | |||
| The windshield cracked on both sides from the bottom up. *yh | |||