1998 Volvo 770 problems
Owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about the 1998 Volvo 770. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. Next are body & structure (18%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The dash caught fire due to defect in the dimmer switch wiring system, the system is installed with 30 amp circuit breaker which will overheat wires. *mjs
Clutch pedal would not engage as designed. On several occasions it failed. Twice in traffic and one after coming to a complete stop. Used excessive force to engage, for it would engage after repeated stomping on the clutch pedal. However, the last time it would not engage, I used both feet too engage it, hoping that the for to mentioned would occur, it did not. The entire clutch plate on the fire wall broke.
Graphics screen has gone bad 2 times electronic guages for fuel, temp, charging anything fault code related want runotion. Transmission overheats causing engine cover to get to hot to touch. Transmission want go into gear. Switch on shifter defective causes no engagement.