1994 VOLVO WIA64TES Problems & Recalls

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK *JB

Mileage: 30,000

BOTH VOLVO TRUCKS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. (VIN#[XXX] AND [XXX])*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AFTER 25000 MILES THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. VEHICLE IS ALSO HAVING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR ESPECIALLY THE LEFT SIDE, REPLACED 3 SETS IN 120000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT END PARTS AND THE SPRINGS ARE EATING INTO THE SPRING HANGER. *JG

CONSUMER STATES SNOW AND WIND COME IN AT THE TOP OF DOOR AND FLEXES THE WINDOWS OFF THE TRACK IN CAB. *TT

VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. *JG *DT

SPEEDOMETER IN VEHICLE WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY IN TOP GEAR UNLESS CONSUMER IS COASTING, WHICH RENDERS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER CHANGED THE VSS TWICE IN SIX MONTHS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JG

CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THE KING PINS ON THE STEER AND ALSO HAS REPLACED THE BUSHINGS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT STAY GREASED, THERE IS A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND ON OCCASION KEEPS HAVING TO GET TIRE ALIGNED, BUT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT TIRE THAT WEARS OUT EVEN WITH ALIGNMENTS, CONSUMER ...

TEN SETS OF STEER TIRES REPLACED. REAR SPRINGS ARE WEARING.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH OUR VOLVO UNTIL WE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR. THE WEAR AVERAGE WE GOT WE GOT OUT OF OUR STEER TIRES WERE 66,000 A SET. WE STARTED OFF WITH MICHELIN, THEN WENT TO KELLY, THEN TO GOODYEAR WHICH SEEMED TO GET BETTER.

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE TRUCK I WAS RUNNING I-10 AND HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH LUGS BREAKING ON THE FRONT TIRES AND CONTINUALLY REPLACED THEM NEVER REALLY FINDING THE PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSING IT. I HAVE HAD LOTS OF TROUBLE KEEPING THE FRONT END IN ALIGNMENT AS THE TIRE ROD ENDS, SPRING HANGERS, ...

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END SUSPENSION CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES AND CAUSING HOOD TO LOOSEN. MJS

FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CAUSING DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION OF TIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS (U-BOLT, SPRING HANGER, STEERING ARM, BUSHINGS). MJS