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Electrical System
04/27/2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO TRACTOR TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOUSE THE FIRE USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THE FIRE DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 570,000.
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Power Train
06/01/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE TIRES WORE UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL SERVICE DEALERS, WHERE SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
