2001 Volvo VN660: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
7 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Power Train:Manual Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 4 of 7 complaints (57.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 5 | 71.4% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train:Manual Transmission | 4 |
| Electrical System:Starter Assembly:Solenoid | 1 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel | 1 |
| Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner | 1 |
| Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. | 1 |
| Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual | 1 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
Power Train:Manual Transmission: 4; Electrical System:Starter Assembly:Solenoid: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel: 1; Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner: 1; Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.: 1; Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Suspension: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 7 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 |
2000: 2; 2001: 2; 2002: 3
Pattern summary
Power Train:Manual Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 5 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 558455 · 2000-12-29 (December 29, 2000)
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 558455 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 565026 · 2001-08-15 (August 15, 2001)
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING AND LOOSING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. *YH
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Owner report 565088 · 2001-08-15 (August 15, 2001)
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
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Owner report 565364 · 2002-05-30 (May 30, 2002)
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
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Owner report 565365 · 2002-06-10 (June 10, 2002)
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
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Owner report 565596 · 2002-05-06 (May 6, 2002)
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
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Owner report 736918 · 2000-11-27 (November 27, 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
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Recall history
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.