Volvo VN Problems by year

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I slip seat between 5 of this style volvo and 9 freightliners. After driving volvos my body is ragged and beat up from the constant movement of the suspension and cab. Driving the same routes the freightliners do not beat up my body like the volvos. I have seen that there is an inquiry to volvo's excessive cab sway and wanted to add my experience to this inquiry.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volvo 670 (n/a). The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the tachometer and speedometer failed to function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 178,000.

While driving on interstate 85 truck started making noise and coolant light came on. After opening hood notice fan dislodged and coolant completely gone from radiator. Called a repair shop who diagnosed the fan hub bearing had failed causing the fan to break then causing a chain reaction of other parts such as penetrating a hole in radiator and possibly turbo air tubes and other minor hoses and belts and replacement of fluids transmission and coolant. The total bill escalated to almost $7000.00 Dollars for which...

The volvo vn heavy duty trucks have a low beam lighting system that is totally inadequate. These lights are much too dim and when the dealerships are confronted with this, they only want to sell an entire new lighting unit. No one seems to know what the problem is and the company seems to be using this as a "cash cow".

Owner called into odi and reported that his my 2008 volvo 780 was cracked at welds in the frame. Vehicle bouight used from advantage volvo-gmc in charlotte, nc in novmebr 2010 and used in line haul service. Owner described welding onthe "top face" area of the frame. [Odi note; most trucks frames are heat treated and no welding permitted; requested owner to provide photographs - gtb.]