1999 VOLVO VN770 Complaints

EXCESSIVE TIRE TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRE, WHEEL BEARINGS LOOSEN, 7 ALTERNATORS FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, GEAR BOX FAILED, BEEN IN SHOP 3 WEEKS, SEEMS SOMETHING FAILS AFTER EACH TIME IN SHOP. BELIEVES VERY POOR QUALITY REGARDING DEALER SHOP PERFORMANCE. *NLM

WHEN TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE, THEY NEVER DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSED NEW TIRES TO WEAR OUT SOONER THEN NORMAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES HAD 80000 MILES ON THEM AND WORE THE INSIDES ABOUT 3 INCHES ON BOTH TIRES, ONE TIRE WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER GOT NO TRADE ALLOWANCE, THE TIRES THAT WERE ON WHEN RECALL 02V037005 WAS COMPLETED HAD APPROX 125000 MILES AND STILL HAD GOOD TREAD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO HOTLINE THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOOD LATCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED. ALL LIGHTS ON TRAILER BLINK WHEN TRUCK IS HOOKED TO TRAILER AND USING TURN SIGNALS OR 4 WAY, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY TURNED OFF. *SLC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCEING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. THE TIRE SHOP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING THE ALIGNMENT SHOP INSPECT VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A STEER TIRE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER ADVISED CONSUMER TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRING AND SUPPORTS EXTENDED ABOUT A FOOT. *JG

CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DASH. *JG

EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR, HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT WITHIN 600 MILES AND THEN A 3 WAY ALIGNMENT, TANKS WERE ALSO MOVED BACK. *JG

THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD WIRINING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDERDASH. *YH *DT

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BUCKS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL ON CONCRETE. NONE OF THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS WORK. A FIRE OCCURRED POSSIBLE WHERE THE REFRIGERATOR WAS PLUGGED IN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SLEEPER AREA. *TT *NLM

CONSUMER IS HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS, ONE ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE WONT STAY TIGHT. *YD

AXLE IS OVER WIEGHT, CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRES AND EXTREME VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CABLE THAT HOLDS STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK