NHTSA Complaint #565138 — 1996 VOLVO WIA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TT ALSO, FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED ADJUSTMENT/ HOOD WAS CRACKED/ THERE WAS A MISSING BOLT IN CROSSMEMBER/ THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE DASH/THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED/AIR WHISTLE NOISE IN ENGINE/PULLEY ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT/COOL FILTER REPLACED/ BRAKE BELT REPLACED/ LEFT FRONT BRAKE WAS STICKING/NEW BRAKE SHOES WERE NEEDED/ ALTERNATOR AND STARTER SOLENOID REPLACED/ SPEED CONTROL INOPERABLE DUE TO FAULTY WIRE,/HARNESS TO CRANK SENSOR RUBBED, CAUSING INACTIVE ENGINE CODE AND WIRING HARNESS WAS SHORTING OUT. IN ADDITION, 4 BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ EXHAUST PROBLEMS/ FLEX PIPE REPLACED/ BROKEN INJECTOR WIRE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH IDLE CAUSED BY FAULTY INJECTOR. TURBO LINE WAS DAMAGED. AIR LEAKED AT TRANSMISSION, SLAVE CYLINDER REMOVED AND CLEANED, CLUTCH WHISTLED AND STUCK/ LOOSE GEARSHIFT, TRANSMISSION JUMPSOUT OF FIFTH GEAR, AND HAD BE HELD AT ALL TIMES. 3 POWER STEERING HOSES AND STEERING BOX REPLACED DUE TO LEAK, PITMAN ARM ADJUSTED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS; PULLING TO THE RIGHT, 12 SETS OF WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, SHACKLE PINS AND BUSHINGS REPLACED. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END, NEW FRONT SHOCKS ADDED. AIR BAGS REPLACED; ALSO, TIRES REPLACED. STEERING AXLE FAILURE. TAP AT HEATER HOSE LEAKING, AIR CONDITIONER BELT LOOSE, CAUSING NOISE. HEATER VALVE WAS REPLACED. *SLC ...*AK