2000 VOLVO VN610 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AIR SUPPLY BRAKE CONTROL RELEASE VALVE EXPELLED THE BRAKE AIR AND DEPLETED THE AIR BRAKE SUPPLY WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN POOR BRAKE FUNCTION AS WELL AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MAGNETVENTIL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THERE WAS AN AIR LEAK IN THE BRAKES.. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. ONE COULD HEAR THE AIR LEAKING FROM THE BRAKES.*AK AIR PRESSURE LOSS . *TC

THE TRUCK SHAKES AND MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN STOPPING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED AND THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER VOLVO WILL NOT UPGRADE TO A HEAVY DUTY SPRING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND THEN PULL TO THE LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*JB

THE HOOD UNLATCHES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OR THE ROAD, THE DRIVER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A HOOD LATCH ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ADJUSTMENT YET THE HOOD STILL UNLATCHES FREQUENTLY. *NLM *MJ

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED THREE TIMES, DEALERS HAVE CONTINUALLY ADJUSTED RIDE HEIGHT VALVE, ALSO DEALER KEPT TRYING TO CHANGE DRIVELINE ANGLE, THE LEFT REAR U-BOLT BROKE AT 256,000, THE BOLTS WERE RETORQUED REGULARLY, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE POOR DRIVELINE HAS DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED EXCESS STRAIN ON AXLE PARTS.*YD

WE HAVE 12 VOLVOS AND ALL ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FATALITY. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND CLUTCH DROPPED, NO WARNING, CLUTCH IS SPICER BRAND. *AK