AI DamageVolvo DL: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Volvo DL across 7 model years: 12 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Electrical system 33% of all complaints
- 2 Equipment 17% of all complaints
- 3 Steering 17% of all complaints
- 4 Vehicle speed control 17% of all complaints
- 5 Engine and cooling 8% of all complaints
- 6 Exterior lighting 8% of all complaints
- 7 Powertrain 8% of all complaints
- 8 Tires 8% of all complaints
- Electrical system: 4 complaints (33% of all).
- Equipment: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Steering: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 2 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (8% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 12 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Turned on ignition, shifted from park to reverse with foot on brake; vehicle suddenly lurched backwards,very high speed; gas pedal seemed to have stuck;accident
My car would stall in traffic, stall while idling at stop lights, various things were replaced in the last year, including the speed sensor, and it still is doing it.
Dear nhtsa, my complaint is directed towards all modern automobile headlights, and is two-fold. The first part of my complaint involves non-sealed beam headlamps.
Left rear tire blewout while driving, the car suddenly swerved to the left and crossed the shoulder and was heading towards oncomming traffic, consumer was unable to control the vehicle and it rolled several times, consumer sustained broken bones (toyo/les schwab spectrum tire size p195/75r14). Nlm
Engine wiring harness failed. Insulation crumbled off of wires causing wires to short out. Effects included starter engaging at road speed causing part failure, vehicle would cease running at road speeds and fail to restart.
Parked car went back to start the car and it accelerated out of control, no one was injured.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.