2000 VOLVO VNL Complaints

CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, THE TRUCK WOULD MAKE NOISES WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE VOLVO DEALER.*YH

THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB

THE TRUCK IS HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS, ALSO THE TRUCK WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *YD THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING OTHER PROBLEMS AS FOLLOWED: WIRING HARNESS, DASH, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MILES PER GALLON HAS GONE DOWN, AND THE ENGINE HAD A BAD BLOW BY AND MISS. *SCC

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED/BLOWN OUT AND THE WINDOWS ARE CORRODING AT THE BOTTOM. *YD *YH THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STEERING/WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL SPINNER TO BACK UP (AIR BAG)-CONSUMER'S ACTUAL WORDS, AND ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. *SCC

CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED STEER TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS.*JB. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES, AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD BY VOLVO CERTIFIED ALIGNMENT MECHANICS THAT THE FRONT END CAN NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE OF BEARINGS PLAY. CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS EMPTY OR BOBTAIL IT IS OVERWEIGHT. *TT

13 SP. EATON TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT OF GEAR AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THENGO INTO GEAR BY ITSELF, THERE IS EXCESSIVE HUMM/VIBRATIONS, SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING THERE IS A LONG DELAY WHEN IN GEAR THEN A LOUD BANG.

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

FUEL TANK IS BUILT RIGHT UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT, AND IT IS LOW TO THE GROUND. TANK WAS SPEARD WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ALL GAS TO LEAK. VOLVO HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC