Model year record
2001 Volvo VN660 recalls & problems
The 2001 Volvo VN660 has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 7 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is equipment (7 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2001 Volvo VN660.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| EquipmentElectrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.; Other › Owners/service/other manual | 7 | — |
| Power trainManual transmission; Automatic transmission | 6 | — |
| Electrical systemStarter assembly › Solenoid | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| VisibilityWindshield | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine coolingEngine › Diesel | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Power train › Manual transmission
CONSUMER EXPLAINS THE AUTO SHIFT ON VEHICLE CHANGES ON IT'S OWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LOOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. A SPEED SENSING MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION. *JG
- Power train › Manual transmission
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SEVERE NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION, DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION COOLER SEVERELY LEAKING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL GEARING IN THE FRONT BOX AND FRONT 3 GEARS, DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, THE COOLER HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. *SLC
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION SAYS IT IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ENGINE SAYS IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *YH
- Suspension
THE DRIVER TIRES SHOW ABNORMAL WEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION. THE FRONT AXLE SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, ALSO THERE IS A U-BOLT PROBLEM. *YH
- Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IN-DASH RADIO FAILED, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO NEW CB ANTENNAS THAT CANCELLED THE WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT CLAIM. *SLC
- Power train › Automatic transmission
TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT ERRATICALLY, IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT FROM HIGH TO LOW OR TO NEUTRAL, WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE IT SOMETIMES WILL GO INTO GEAR BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE DRIVER HAVING TO DO ANYTHING. *SLC
- Electrical system › Starter assembly › SolenoidFire
AM FIRE INVESTIGATOR, HAVE HAD 3 FIRES INVOLVING FAULTY SOLENOID ENERGINZING STARTER CAUSING OVERHEATED POWER CABLE, RESULTING IN FIRE. 2 WERE VOLVO TRUCK TRACTORS AND 1 A PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. *AK
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.