NHTSA Complaint #10226248 — 2006 VOLVO 780
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10226248 |
| Vehicle | 2006 VOLVO 780 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, REGARDING PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR 2006 VOLVO 780 TRUCK. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN. AFTER HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM RESOLVED, THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND WOULD NOT START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, THE TRUCK STARTED TO BURN GAS AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE RADIATOR, TURBO AND THERMOSTAT AND THE MECHANIC ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED VOLVO EXCHANGED THE TRUCK WHICH WAS NOT EQUIVALENT TO THE TRUCK THEY HAD. *JB