1994 VOLVO WIA64TES

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 ALSO STATES HE HAS SHEARED REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS AND WAS TOLD BY VOLVO DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPLACEMENT ITEM, CONSUMER ALSO HAS TWO BROKEN LOWER SHOCK MOUNTS AND WAS INFORMED BY VOLVO THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPINDLES ON THE STEER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY VOLVO THAT SPINDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 500,000 MILES.*YH *SLC

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, BUSHINGS AND PINS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN USUAL. AFTER ABOUT 25-30 THOUSAND MILES THE FRONT TIRES WOULD BEAT OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN DESPERATION I EVEN HAD BOTH FRONT WHEELS REPLACE IN CASE OF DEFECTS IN THE WHEELS. THIS HELPED TO A DEGREE BUT THE LUGS HAVE STARTED BREAKING AGAIN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM AND WHAT.

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