Volvo VN610 steering problems
14 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
100 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
428,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1997 to 2001 model years. Data snapshot: . 5 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
14 of 100 complaints match this topic (14.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10037951 · 2003-08-25 (August 25, 2003)
TRW MANUFACTURED BALL SOCKET ON DRAG LINK SEPARATED RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. MINOR CRASH WITH NO INJURIES
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Owner report 10199493 · 2007-08-14 (August 14, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN610. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAG LINK FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 430,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 428,000. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 428,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10199493 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 550210 · 2000-01-04 (January 4, 2000)
STEERING TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING . NLM
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Owner report 564859 · 2002-04-02 (April 2, 2002)
COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND OVERTURNED, KILLING DRIVER. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE'S STEERING GEAR BOX REVEALED SPLINES OF WORM GEAR WORN AWAY OR SHEARED GEARS. CRASH REPORT TO FOLLOW. *JG
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Owner report 565156 · 2001-08-15 (August 15, 2001)
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 565156 at NHTSA ↗