2000 Volvo VN610 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2000 Volvo VN610, and 28% of them involve suspension. Next are electrical system (14%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 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 crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% 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.
While driving 55 MPH on the highway a malfunction occurred within the steering gear box which caused the vehicle to jerk and then pull to the left, causing loss of vehicle control, which resulted in a collision. Please give any further details.
The hood unlatches unexpectedly while driving blocking the drivers view or the road, the driver was told that this was a hood latch adjustment problem, the consumer took the vehicle in for the adjustment yet the hood still unlatches frequently. *nlm
Consumer states that the transmission has failed three times, dealers have continually adjusted ride height valve, also dealer kept trying to change driveline angle, the left rear u-bolt broke at 256,000, the bolts were retorqued regularly, consumer believes that the poor driveline has damaged the transmission and caused excess strain on axle parts.
There was an air leak in the brakes.. This was the third time this happened. One could hear the air leaking from the brakes. Air pressure loss .