Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| The air conditioner failed due to bad wiring. *yh . also the vehicle pulled to the right due to premature steer tire wear.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states the front tires are wearing and there is a problem with the rear suspension, and the u-bolts are breaking.*jb | |||
| 06/11/1998 | 1 | 06/11/1998 | |
| The vehicle was purchased new and the front steer axle weight exceeded the design fawr of the vehicle and north dakota's state restriction of 550 pounds per inch width of tire, volvo paid for a modification attempt, after the modification the vehicle still exceeded the weight limits in numberous states, this is a design/engineering defect in the suspension system. *mjs | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 2 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Steering weight distribution this condition can result in loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||
| Notices loud popping noise when rolling over uneven or rough pavement. this has always been the case with this truck. deaker can't find nothing wrong. | |||
| Our front end is unstable above 63 mph. we also have a front end weight with full tanks of 13000 and a gross of 23000+. seems a bit high compared to the 17885 they advertise for the brooks and dunn le. dwight mcalexander of volvo na has attempted to put this problem off onto the option as they speced the trucks for this limited run. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Front end suspension problems/vibration causing excessive wear on the tires. mjs | |||
| 07/15/1997 | 20 | 05/27/1997 | |
| Front end suspension problems causing excessive wear to tires/cupping and deterioration of other components in steering and suspension system. mjs | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| Front axle is too heavy and causes premature tire wear, as well as strain on gear box and steering pump. yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 03/20/1998 | 5 | 11/03/1997 | |
| Premature wear from steer tires resulting from improper combination of race/bearings in meritor axles. *mjs | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | |||
| 04/04/2000 | 1 | ||
| Rear u bolts broke, causing shift in rear axles. *slc | |||