Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Suspension
36
Suspension:Front:Hub
20
Electrical System
10
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash
10
Unknown Or Other
10
Power Train:Manual Transmission
8
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
6
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
6
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Suspension
36
Suspension:Front:Hub
20
Electrical System
10
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash
10
Unknown Or Other
10
Power Train:Manual Transmission
8
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
6
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
6
Suspension: 36; Suspension:Front:Hub: 20; Electrical System: 10; Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash: 10; Unknown Or Other: 10; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 8; Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner: 6; Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion): 6
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
4
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
4
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 4
150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 97 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Suspension leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 14 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 5 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN610. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAG LINK FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 430,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 428,000. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DASH BOARD. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD LOSES POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. TS
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
102 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
4.9%Usable mileage5 / 102 records
37.3%Valid incident date38 / 102 records
100.0%Valid filing date102 / 102 records
37.3%Ordered incident and filing dates38 / 102 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Suspension
133.3%ODI 565591
CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR AXLES ARE CUPPING THE INSIDE DRIVE TIRES ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. *TT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN610. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAG LINK FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 430,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 428,000. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE DASH BOARD. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD LOSES POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. TS
THE 500 DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE CAUSED ROUGH IDLE AND LOW POWER, AT 103000 MILES DETROIT OVERHAULED THE ENGINE, CYLINDERS AND PISTONS HAD BURNED, WATER PUMP FAILED, AND ENGINE HAD 8-10 VALVE ADJUSTMENTS, AT 130000 MILES THE WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED, VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN AT 130000 MILES. *SLC
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.*JB
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Suspension
Too few reports for a range
269,000 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10199493 · 428,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN610. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAG LINK FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 430,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 428,000. UPDATED 10/16/07 *TR
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2000: 14 complaints · 2001: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2000
0
4
14
2001
1
1
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2000
5
12
1
2001
0
1
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Suspension
Suspension:Front:Hub
Electrical System
Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash
Unknown Or Other
Power Train:Manual Transmission
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
Suspension
—
0
5ODI 565075
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE INTAKE/FUEL PROBLEMS. *YD
THE ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO RESET, ALSO THE MOTOR IS SPEWING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE.*YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVER WEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE, FORCING CONSUMER TO TRAVEL WITH LESS THAN HALF OF FUEL CAPACITY. TRUCK WEIGHS AROUND 12,000 WHEM EMPTY OR NO LOAD. WITH FULL FUEL, CAN REACH 12,500 TO 13,000. STEER TIRES VIBRATE AND START TO DETERIORATE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *TT
THE ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO RESET, ALSO THE MOTOR IS SPEWING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE.*YH
THE ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO RESET, ALSO THE MOTOR IS SPEWING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE.*YH
THE ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO RESET, ALSO THE MOTOR IS SPEWING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE.*YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVER WEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE, FORCING CONSUMER TO TRAVEL WITH LESS THAN HALF OF FUEL CAPACITY. TRUCK WEIGHS AROUND 12,000 WHEM EMPTY OR NO LOAD. WITH FULL FUEL, CAN REACH 12,500 TO 13,000. STEER TIRES VIBRATE AND START TO DETERIORATE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. *TT
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
4 patterns with matching reports.
Steering assistance concerns
2 mentions · 2.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 110,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 565156 · 110,000 mi
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED LIKE WHEN HAVING A FLAT TIRE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED AFTER REPAIRS, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN, THE HEAT VENT FOR THE DASH WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THIS WAS CAUSED FROM THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b
Hard or delayed shifting
1 mentions · 1.0% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
ODI 8008987
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.*JB
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC