The owner reports poor mileage and durability of the front wheel bearings and has had a problem with excesive steer axle weight, fuel tanks and 5th wheel rails move aft but steer axle weight runs about 13,140 lbs (cummins engine)(reported to manufacturer). Nlm
1998 Volvo 770 suspension problems
17 complaints (49% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 49%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Volvo 770 suspension problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Front suspension u-bolts loosen or break
Odi'sinvestigation did not find any evidence that loose or brokenfront suspension u-bolts have caused or contributed to any crashes or near miss events.see the attached engineering analysisreport for full technical details.* 1996/1997 built vehicles are designated by volvo as 1998 model year.
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What 1998 Volvo 770 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Consumer states the u-bolt failed, however is unsure as to if it failed before or as the result of vehicle crash.
Vehicle was expereincing numerous electrical problems, the fuses in the dash were continuously blowing because of a loose wire on several occassions, the starter was replaced, there were key switch problems, and the trailer power cord was inoperative, dealer replaced the wiring harness.
Consumer states the truck had broken suspension bolt.
Consumer experiencing various front end problems. New spindle and springs were installed.
Experiencing heavy front end, vehicle is on fourth set of steer tires, cab alignment three times.
The consumer stated that the passenger side rear axle had a u-bolt problems.
The truck is over weight on the front end and the dealer moved the fuel tank to the back to take off some of the weight.
Consumer has had to replace 10 or 11 sets of drive axle u-bolts also the front axle is over weight.
Consumer stated that u-bolts snapped off.
Questions about the 1998 Volvo 770 suspension
Does the 1998 Volvo 770 have suspension problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the suspension of the 1998 Volvo 770, 49% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1998 Volvo 770 suspension problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Volvo 770 suspension?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Volvo 770 have bad suspension?
The Volvo 770 model years with the most suspension complaints are 1999 (21 complaints), 1998 (17 complaints) and 2000 (17 complaints).
Other 1998 Volvo 770 problems
Body 6Electrical 5Engine 5Tires 4Transmission 4Fuel system 3Steering 2Visibility 2Acceleration 1Brakes 1Lights 1Locks 1Seats 1
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