1994 Volvo 850 Problems & Complaints

I HAVE A 1994 VOLVO 850. I HAVE A LEAK WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK. VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW THE RECALL. THE LEAK OF GAS IS 100% FROM THE RECALLED SPOT HEATSHIELD SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD BLOW BACK ON THE EXHAUST AND CAUSE A FIRE.

WE SMELL GAS. WHEN STOP NOTICE FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL ENTRY PIPE. WHEN GOT CLOSER LOOK IT WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL ENTRY PIPE THAT CONNECTED TO FUEL TANK. *TR

THE CONSOLE AND STEERING WHEEL WERE WET FROM RAIN. THE SRS DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 5 MILES AFTER THAT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE BAG WAS THE ORIGINAL BAG. THE SRS LIGHT HAD GONE ON ONCE 20 MONTHS BEFORE WHEN THE CONSOLE GOT WET. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A TEST FOR ABOUT $115 EACH ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON WAS INDETERMINATE. TWENTY MONTHS AGO A TOP, LONGTIME VOLVO DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME THAT AIR BAGS NEVER GO OFF WITHOUT AN IMPACT. HE SAID THERE HAD NOT BEEN A SINGLE OCCASION OF THAT EVER HAPPENING. I SHOULD HAVE GOOGLED THE TOPIC. I WOULD HAVE SEEN RIGHT AWAY THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. TWO BONES IN MY FOREARM WERE BROKEN AND HEAVY BRUISES THAT ARE STILL VISIBLE 5 WEEKS LATER WERE LEFT ON MY STOMACH AND THIGHS. CORPORATE OFFICES AND THE DEALERSHIP SAY THE BAG WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; A REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL TO INSTALL A NEW BAG IS NOT AVAILABLE; AND THAT THEY WILL NOT DISCONNECT THE PASSENGER BAG, THOUGH I CONSIDER IT A TIME BOMB. BEFORE WRITING AN EMAIL ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE BLAME ON ME, ERICA AT "THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF VOLVO" LEFT AN APPARENTLY INANE VOICE MAIL THAT I HAVE SAVED FOR NOW SAYING "THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT. WE DO KNOW WHY THE BAG DEPLOYED IN YOUR VEHICLE." I EMAILED BACK THAT HER CLAIM THAT "WE" KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE BAG TO DEPLOY "STRUCK ME AS ODD BECAUSE NO ONE AT THE VOLVO [DEALERSHIP] THIS PAST WEEK SAID THAT THEY KNEW." EVEN AFTER RUNNING A CHECK ON THE SRS SYSTEM, AND CHARGING ME $115 TO DO SO, THEY STILL SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. IN FACT A FEW WEEKS AGO TWO LONG TIME SERVICE MANAGERS WERE SAYING MY EXPERIENCE WAS UNPRECEDENTED OR IMPOSSIBLE. I SUGGESTED IN ANOTHER EMAIL TO ERICA THAT THE CORPORATION HAD A MORAL OBLIGATION TO INFORM THEIR SERVICE MANAGERS OF DOCUMENTED CASES OF SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850 TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUEL LEAKED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V368000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) WAS PERFORMED SEVEN YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FOR THE HEATING CORE WAS LEAKING AND EMITTING CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED A SEVERE RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE HAD THE SMELL OF GAS AND EVIDENCE OF LEAKS AT THE GAS TANK FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS PLUS. I CALLED VOLVO TWO YEARS AGO ABOUT THE RECALL (NHTSA # EA03008 FROM JULY/2004). I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR VIN DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL. I JUST HAD THE TANK PULLED BY MY MECHANIC AND IT IS A PLASTIC TANK WHICH IS LEAKING FROM THE 3 BOLTS WHICH ATTACH IT TO THE HEAT SHIELD- EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL- AND IT HAS BEEN OPERATED IN A HOT WEATHER STATE(TX). THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY EXCLUDE THIS FROM RECALL. I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM VOLVO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. HE ADDED GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LEAK CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK. A NEW FUEL TANK WAS ORDERED FOR THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V368000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE) BUT WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,030.

BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISMS, THE DOORS OF THE 1994 VOLVO 850 (AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODELS) AFTER BEING CLOSED CAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BE RENDERED PERMANENTLY CLOSED AND UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. USE OF THE VEHICLE KEY, DOOR LOCKS OR DOOR HANDLES ARE INEFFECTIVE AT ALLOWING AN AFFECTED DOOR TO BE OPENED, EVEN THOUGH UNAFFECTED DOORS WILL CONTINUE TO UNLOCK, LOCK, CLOSE AND OPEN NORMALLY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE ON BOTH REAR DOORS, ALTHOUGH AT DIFFERENT TIMES. OCCUPANTS CAN BECOME ENTRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, MAKING TIMELY EGRESS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY, DISABLED OR INFANT PASSENGERS, WHO MAY HAVE TO CLIMB OR BE PULLED OVER SEATBACKS IN ORDER TO EXIT VIA A DOOR THAT IS STILL OPERATIONAL. EXITING VIA A REAR WINDOW OF THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT PERSONAL INJURY WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE. *TR

ENGINE HEATER BLOCK CONTACT SURFACE DOES NOT MATCH CORRECTLY WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK AS INTENDED.,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, COLD WEATHER CONDITION ICE CRYSTALS CAN FORM AT THE THROTTLE IN THE ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM, PREVENT THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE. FUEL SYSTEM , THE FUEL TANK MAY SEEP OR LEAK FUEL AT THE ONTO WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD IS ATTACHED. THESE ARE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE FIXED NO MATTER IF A TICKET IS OPENED OR NOT. *TR

STALLS ALL THE TIME MECHANIC CAN'T FIND PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. IT STALLS AT 60MPH AND IT STALLS WHILE IDLING. IT STALLED 7 TIMES GOING A TOTAL OF 4.5 MILES. HELP *TR

I OWN A 1994 VOLVO 850 SEDAN. I WAS PARKED ON A BUSY DOWNTOWN PORTLAND ST. AND GOT IN MY CAR, TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT WAS SO LOUD I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT. (AS DID PASSERSBY) MY CAR FILLED WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SMOKE (DUE TO GUNPOWDER SMELL) AND GOT OUT QUICKLY. I WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT AND IN SHOCK...MY ARMS AND CHEST HAD BURNS AND CUTS AND BRUISES INSTANTLY. I WENT TO THE ER..THANKFULLY NOTHING BROKEN BUT NOW MY INSURANCE COMPANY (FARMER'S) IS SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED SINCE IT IS "SO RARE" AND THEY FEEL "DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT". I THEN CONTACTED VOLVO HEADQUARTERS AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT SINCE THE CAR IS 14 YRS. OLD THERE COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE A "FACTORY DEFECT". AT THIS POINT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THIS. I FEEL LIKE I AM SUCH AN INNOCENT VICTIM IN ALL THIS. ALL I DID WAS TRY TO START MY CAR........... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 854. AFTER THE CONTACT INSERTED GASOLINE INTO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A LEAK NEAR THE EXTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE REFERENCED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V368000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE), HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE VEHICLE CHECK STRAP HAS FAILED AND IS CAUSING THE METAL TO WEAR OUT AND DAMAGE THE HINGES. THE FAILURE IS CREATING A HOLE IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PILLARS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $947. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,700.

DRIVERS SIDE WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD. THEY SAY TO TIGHTEN NUT BUT IT NO LONGER WORKS. I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE TOTAL ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE 850. SHOULDN'T THIS BE FIXED BY VOLVO? *JB

I BELIEVE IT'S THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. I'VE HAD THE PART REPLACED AND YET THE CAR STILL RUNS POORLY. IT STALLS, LOOSES SPEED, AND QUITS RUNNING ALL TOGETHER. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL BUT HE WAS UNSURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS CHANGED AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, HOWEVER THE LEAK CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE ABS. THE MODULE WAS CHANGED, THE LEAK STOPPED AND THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. HE THEN RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V368000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT THERE WAS STILL A SMELL OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP THE COMPUTER FOUND THE AIR MASS FLOW METER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGHER AND NOT RUN SMOOTHLY. THE AIR MASS FLOW METER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

MY 1994 850 VOLVO STATION WAGON WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND STALL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY VOLVO MECHANIC ( AN UNAUTHORIZED DEALER) WHO TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I READ SOME CONSUMER ALERTS THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP UNLESS I WENT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD NOT WORK WITH MY MECHANIC. *NM

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. STRANGELY, FIRST IT STARTED OUT CUTTING OFF WHENEVER I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WOULD COME ON. I HAVE HAD THREE AUTO REPAIR PLACES LOOK AT IT. OF COURSE I WAS ADVISED TO DO SEVERAL THINGS WHICH THEY THOUGHT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT. WELL THE LASTEST AND WORST HAPPENED ON 8/6 WHEN THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ON A BUSY STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE FAR SIDE AND SWITCH THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. PLEASE I NEED HELP. I AM SCARED TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE IN FEAR THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON ME.

DT: THE OWNER NOTICED AFTER DELIVERY OF VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE MILEAGE. THE GAUGE WOULD READ HOW FAST THE OWNER WAS TRAVELING, BUT NOT HOW FAR THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE OWNER NOTICED THIS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MILES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON THE PHONE AFTER VIEWING A WEBSITE. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY. ALSO, CERTAIN FIELDS IN THE VEHICLE INFORMATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED TO INDICATE AN ODOMETER PROBLEM, AND THESE FIELDS WERE NOT CHECKED. WHEN THE OWNER ASKED ABOUT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT THERE WERE 131,889 MILES. THIS WAS THE SAME MILEAGE THAT WAS ON THE TITLE AND ON THE WEB SITE. THIS WAS THE MILEAGE THAT THE ODOMETER SHOWED BECAUSE THE ODOMETER WILL NOT ADVANCE AS THE MILEAGE INCREASED. THE OWNER GOT THE TITLE ON AUGUST 9 2005, AND THE TITLE STATED AS OF MARCH 2003 THERE WERE 122,042 MILES. ON VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE ADVANCED ABOUT 10,000 MILES SINCE 2003. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 5 2005 ABOUT THE ODOMETER PROBLEM, AS WELL AS A ENGINE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MILEAGE PROBLEM, AND WAS UNCONCERNED ABOUT IT. THE OWNER TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT VOVLO HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING BUT NOT THE ODOMETER. *AK

DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 VOLVO 850. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, STARTUP, AND OTHER TIMES. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS FAIKURE.THERE IS NO AVERAGE SPEED FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. IF AN A BACKROADTAKE FOOT OF TO GO AROUND THE CURVE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. WITHIN KAST YEAR IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THEN TWO WEEKS KATER, AND THEN THREE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER, AND TODAY AUGUST 10,2005 IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE ENGINE WILL RESTART ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES AFTER THEN STALLING. THE TRANSMISSION IS AUTOMATIC.*AK

1994 850 GLT VOLVO WAS TOTAL DESTROYED BY FIRE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT FELT HOT, THEN IT BEGUN TO SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SEAT HEATER CIRCUITS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND BEGUN TO SMOKE AGAIN. FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *SC

RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY ABOUT VOLVO'S STALLING, LOSING SPEED AND ETC. THAT PERFECTLY DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM WITH MY 1994 VOLVO 850 SEDAN. OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH OUR CAR LOSING SPEED AND DYING IN TRAFFIC. AFTER EACH INCIDENT IT HAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WILL NOT REPEAT THE FAILURE WITH ANY FREQUENCY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP. BOTH PLACES HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND SINCE WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. I REALIZE THE INVESTIGATION IS FOR THE YEAR 1999 - 2001 BUT I HOPE THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE ME AND YOU MIGHT CONSIDER EXTENDING THE NUMBER OF YEARS YOUR ARE INVESTIGATING. *JB

DT: WHILE HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE FRONT ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF, AND THE AXLE BROKE. DEALER SAID HE SAW THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND GAVE HIM THEIR PHONE NUMBER. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

LTR FM OWNER OF A VOLVO WHO REPAIRED LINK IN THE GAS TANK SEAL. CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT REPAIR COVERED BY RECALL.*MR *NM

1. SEATS FELT VERY HOT TO THE POINT OF BURNING. HAD TO TURN HEATER OFF. . BURNED HOLES IN BOTH SEATS AND IN COAT OF PASSENGER. 3. SEAT HEATERS REPLACED. ONE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BY VOLVO DEALER. PART WAS NOT RETURNED. OTHER HEATER REPLACED LAST MONTH BY LOCAL GARAGE. I HAVE OLD HEATER, WHICH HAS A BARE WIRE STICKING OUT FROM BURNED HOLE IN HEATER PAD.*AK

ON JUNE 1, 2004, MY 1994 VOLVO 850 WAS LEAKING GAS ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLVO VILLAGE IN CLEARWATER FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK. I PAID $790. I LEARNED ON 2/1/05 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VOLVO 850 FOR THE GAS TANK, RECALL R139, INVOLVING 226,000 VOLVO 850S INCLUDING MY 1994 YEAR. RECALL NUMBER: 04V368000. MAKE : VOLVO MODEL : 850 YEAR : 1994 MANUFACTURER : VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V368000 RECALL DATE : JUL 23, 2004 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 226000 I CALLED VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE 1-800-458-1552 AND THEY SAID THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN # AND REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS REPAIR. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR AS PER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ROLL INTO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER JUMP INTO THE TRUNK WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET UNTIL IT RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. *AK

VOLVO 850 (1994) FAILURE OF ABS BRAKING. *JB

SEAT HEATERS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. VOLVO DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME ONE FOR WHICH THE RECALL IS ISSUED. *AK *CB

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL RETURN LINE AT THE FRONT TOP OF ENGINE HAS SLOWLY DETERIORATED. CONSUMER FEELS IF IT BREAKS A FIRE COULD START.*AK *CB *NLM

THE GAS TANK LEAKED. *JB

INTERIOR FIRE IN CAR, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SEAT HEATERS. CAR SEATS WERE SOURCE OF FIRE. CAR WAS INCINERATED. *JB

I COULD NOT REMOVE MY KEY WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. TRIED ALL COMBINATIONS OF GEAR POSITIONS, ETC, NOTHING WORKED. PROBLEM IS THE NUMBER OF CARS STOLEN IN THE US WITH KEYS LEFT IN THE IGNITION. A RECALL SHOULD BE LAUNCHED TO PREVENT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE TO THIS NATIONAL PROBLEM. A FAIL SAFE MECHANISM WITH OVER RIDE CAPABILITIES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN EVERY CAR DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN! DT

A/C EVAPORATOR IS LEAKING R134A. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE DISABLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. VERY COMMON FAILURE ON VOLVO 850 AND S/V-70. NLM

THE NUT THAT LOCKS DOWN THE WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COMES LOOSE OVER AND OVER CONSTITUTING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I HAVE TIGHTENED IT NEARLY TO THE POINT OF BENDING THE WIPER ASSSEMBLY. THNX. *AK

FUEL TANK CRACKED ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO TAIL PIPE.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL ON DRIVEWAY. DURING INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS. SEAMS WERE COMING APART NEAR TOP OF TANK. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON RAMP AT 5 MPH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DRIVER AND PASSANGER WERE INJURED.*AK *SLC

HORN COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS NO SOUND. ALSO, AFTER FIFTH ATTEMP TO START, IT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT HER CONTACTS WERE BAD.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED IT WAS BROUGHT TO CONSUMER'S ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN FUEL TANK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR CORRECTION OF PROBLEM. *AK DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OWNER. *YH

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING IT NOT TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. NLM

HAVE 4 TRACTORS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE CONTACTED DEALER AND VOLVO. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ANY HELP. TRUCKS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY SAY CABS ARE FALLING APART BECAUSE SHOCKS ARE WORN. THE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE WE PURCHASED FROM DEALER. HAD TO HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS.

THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS THE "DOUGHNUT" SPARE. IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SPLITS AND STRESS CRACKS WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE A PUNCTURED TIRE ON THE ABOVE DATE. I STILL HAVE THE DAMAGED SPARE IN MY POSESSION. I HAVE REPORTED THE FAILURE TO BOTH FIRESTONE AND VOLVO DEALERS. THE RESPONSE OF EACH WAS TO OFFER TO SELL ME A NEW SPARE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARE WITH A NEW FULL SIZE TIRE. (TIRESIZE: SPARE)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SPARE )

HISTORY OF FUEL ODOR IN AND AROUND VEHICLE AFTER FILLING TANK.USUALLY DISSIPATED UPON DRIVING AND WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SPILLAGE. IN JULY 2000 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNITE FOLLOWING FUELING AND A LARGE AMOUNT OFF GASOLINE, POSSIBLY OVER 1 LITER FORMED A POOL UNDER THE CAR. AN ACTIVE LEAK WAS NOTED. AFTER DRIVING 50= MILES THE LEAK STOPPED. I ASSUMED THE AUTO SHUT OFF ON THE SERVICE STATION PUMP HAD FAILED AND TOOK CARE NOT TO FILL TANK COMPLETELYON SUBSEQUENT FUELING. AGAININ SEPT 2000 THE PROBLEM RECURRED IN MY GARAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE TANK LEAKED AT A SEAM WHERE THE FUEL OUTLET PIPE ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A PROTECTED LOCATION AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE LEAK IS PROBABLY DUE TO A LATENT DEFECT IN THE TANK AT MANUFACTURE. THE TANK WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN FIRST STARTED, THE CAR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT. MANUALLY MOVED TO 2ND GEAR WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IF PUT INTO LOW GEAR THE UPSHIFT LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS RUNNING IN THE WRONG GEAR REGARDLESS OF THE POSTION OF THE AUTO GEAR SHIFTER. *AK

THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT 20MPH, AND BOTH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ALLOWING A CHEMICAL TO BE RELEASED AND BURN THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. *AK

THE INCIDENT MENTIONED IS BUT ONE OF MANY IN WHICH THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS UNCONTROLABLE. THIS LEAVES ME FEELING UNSAFE AND AT RISK OF CRASH. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO PERFORM A" THROTTLE BODY SERVICE" AS WAS DONE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SOLUTION WHICH I AM BEING ASKED TO SUBSIDIZE. I WON'T! *AK

DEALER SAID NO RECALL ON TIRES OR RIMS I BOUGHT NEW ONES COMSUMER REPORT SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING, ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT DEVELOPED AN EXTERNAL LEAK RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE FUNCTION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF PART SUGGESTS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. VOLVO OF NORTH AMERCIA CONTACTED PER INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNERS MANUAL, BUT VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO LOG-IN (RECORD) THE INCIDENT.

THE CAR STRUCK A POTHOLE IN A JACKSON, MS RESIDENTIAL STREET WHILE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (35MPH). THIS ACTION CAUSED THE HORN TO STICK. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THIS TYPE MODEL AND YEAR OF VOLVO. HE SAYS THE CAUSE IS ELECTRICAL CONTACT PROBLEMS IN THE HORN ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL TO NEED REPLACING (APPROX $800 COST). SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE CONTACT ASSY (RE REPORT # 705930). THIS PROBLEM IS SAFETY RELATED. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC AFTER THE EVENT WITH THE HORN BLASTING AWAY. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS, IT STILL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL/RE-DESIGN, ESPECIALLY IN A CAR PRODUCT THAT IS SOLD WITH EMPHASIS ON SAFETY RELATED FEATURES. IN ADDITION, THE HORN IS FUSED ON THE SAME CIRCUIT AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE HORN, I DISABLED IT BE REMOVING THE FUSE. ON MY WAY TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, A THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS CERTAINLY PLACED IN GREAT DANGER GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AROUND ME ON A SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU.

THE STEERING WHEEL MATERIAL ON WHICH THE HORN RING WAS MOUNTED DISINTEGRATED. THE RESULT WAS THE ELECTRICALLY CHARGED HORN MECHANISM INTOLERABLY ADJACENT TO THE AIRBAG MECHANISME IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HORN ELECTRICS HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AS DID THE AIRBAG TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DANGER OF INCORRECTLY ACTIVATING THE AIR BAG AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK *MJS

PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE . CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN THE FIRE WENT OUT BY ITSELF. *AK

TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. CAR ROLLED FORWARD WHEN PARKED ON HILL; THINKING THAT IT NEEDED MORE GAS TO GO BACKWARDS I ACCELERATED, GEAR ENGAGED AFTER FIVE SECONDS SENDING CAR BACKWARDS SURPRISINGLY FAST. THIS SLIPPAGE IN REVERSE REOCCURS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME. IF A PEDESTRIAN WAS EITHER AT THE FRONT OR BACK OF MY CAR THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT.

HYDRAULIC UNIT LEAKED BRAKE FLUID - PROBABLE CAUSE WAS FAILED INTERNAL GASKETS OR SEALS. RESULT: LOSS OF FLUID AND POTENTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. LOW FLUID LEVEL WARNING ALLOWED DETECTION OF CONDITION. WE (DEALER & I) DETERMINED CONDITION WAS SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER REPLACED UNIT BUT CHARGED ME 1/3 OF COST, (@ $440) SPLITTING BALANCE WITH VOLVO. I WAS INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENT MANUF. MUST REPAIR SAFETY ITEMS @ NO COST TO ME. APPLICABLE TO THIS SITUATION? FEEL FREE TO CALL OR WRITE FOR MORE INFO. THANKS FOR THIS WEB PAGE.

THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER IN CAR AFTER THE ENGINE IS HOT.

REAR DELTA LINKS MALFUNCTIONED.

ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. IN ADDITION, DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED, LEAVING WINDSHIELD COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW, CREATING A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER HITTING POTHOLE, WHEEL BROKE. ALSO, REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LEAK. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAME WITH 16 INCH WHEEL, REPEATED BLOWOUTS WITHOUT TIRE GOING FLAT,VOLVO SUGGESTED TO SWITCH TO 15 INCH WHEEL, WHEEL CRACKED AROUND THE MIDDLE. DEALER CLAIMS WHEEL BEARING ON 2 FRONT WHEELS PITTED. *AK

HORN FAILED.

POWER WINDOW FAILED. YH

POWER ANTENNA FAILED. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. YH

WHEN ATTACHING THE JACK TO THE CLAMP WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ON SOME SORT OF GRADE, THE JACK BEGINS TO SLIP AND BENDS OVER. ANY MOVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WIGGLE, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EMERGENCY JACK, THE BALLOON TIRE AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE INADEQUATE AND DANGEROUS. *YH

IF THE CRASH SENSOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE UNDER THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT CUP HOLDER BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT SEATS GETS WET IT WILL DISABLE THE AIR BAGS, AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTS THE OWNER TO PAY 1158 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT HE IS HAVING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT NOT TO WORK IF EITHER FUNCTION GETS WET. *AK VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED FLASHING LIGHTS AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CRASH SENSOR DID NOT GET WET DUE TO IT HAD NOT BEEN OPENED FOR INSPECTION, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS AN ELECRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING LIGHTS TO FLASH AND POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. *SLC

OIL PAN REPLACED TWICE IN FOUR MONTH PERIOD. ALUMINUM PAN MAY NOT BE DURABLE ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND IMPACTS FROM ROCKS ON RURAL ROADS.

MICHELIN 205/50/16 ZR TIRES HAVE ALL BLOW OUT.

JACK DESIGN IS NOT STABLE, VEHICLE FELL OFF ON FOUR OCCASIONS TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE.

SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT.

MICHELIN TIRES 205-50--16 ZR ALL FOUR TIRES BLOW OUT AND THE JACK DOES NOT FIT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY.

TIRES: MICHELIN 205/50/16 ZR RATED MXM. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT DURING FIRST YEAR. ALLOY CONSTRUCTION OF RIMS ARE PRONE TO DAMAGE. OTHER THREE TIRES BLEW OUT SHORTLY AFTER. JACK APPARATUS IS POORLY DESIGNED--CAR FELL OFF JACK SEVERAL TIMES.

MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 205/50ZR16 DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE OF SIDEWALL.

STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS OCCASIONALLY. *DH

WHEELS BENT WHEN DRIVING THROUGH POTHOLES DUE TO BEING MADE OF SOFT MATERIALS. *SD

THE WINDSHEILD HAS SOME TYPE OF FILM ON IT THAT WHEN IT RAINS IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPPER DURING RAIN STORM, TWICE BEFORE DEALER ONLY TIGHTEN BOLT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPPER DURING RAIN STORM, TWICE BEFORE DEALER ONLY TIGHTEN BOLT. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *SD

ENGINE WILL STALL, TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING . TT

ENGINE WILL STALL, TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING . TT

INTERMITTENTLY DRIVERS ALARM GOES OFF AND DOORS ACTIVATED. PROHIBITS OCCUPANTS FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. TT

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY. AT APPROX. 55MPH SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER HAS SERVICED FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. TT

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY. AT APPROX. 55MPH SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER HAS SERVICED FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. TT

SEAT BELT DOES NOT FASTEN THE CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT SECURELY. *SD

FRONT PASSENGER REPLACEMENTS AND ORIGINAL RIM CRACKED THREE TIMES WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES, REPLACE RIMS THREE TIMES. TT FIRST OCCASION, HIT A POT HOLE AND TIRE BUSTED AND WHEEL CRACKED, SECOND OCCASTION, HIT A BUMP AND TIRE WENT FLAT AND WHEEL CRACKED, ON THIRD OCCASION, HIT A HOLE AND WHEEL CRACKED AGAIN, CONSUMER STATES CRAKED WHEELS ONLY OCCUR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. RIGHT REAR SEAT BACK NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WEATHER STIP DEFECTIVE, KEPT FALLING OFF. JACK BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. ENGINE TORQUE ARM BROKE AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A LIGHT POLE. TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A LIGHT POLE. TT

KNOCK SENSORS REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.

REAR ROTORS WARPED.

TURBO COOLER HOSE BLEW OFF, FOULING PLUGS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS MAKING TURNS; NO FEEDBACK FROM STEERING WHEEL AND WHERE WHEELS ACTUALLY ARE; VEHICLE HIT MAILBOX. TT

DESIGN OF HEAD RESTRAINT BLOCKS OFF SIDE VISION WHILE DRIVING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS AND INJURIES. *AW

THREE MICHELIN TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD

HEADRESTS ARE TOO HIGH, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM SEEING REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN BACKING UP. *AK

RECALL RELATED 94V173000, FUEL THROTTLE RECEIVED NOTICE 0CT 94, CONTACT MFR. AND DEALERSHIP BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATE. TT

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

A/C PIPE FROM ACCUMULATOR TO EVAPORATOR FAILED. *AK

GAS GUAGE FAILED. *AK

FRONT WINDOW MOULDING FAILED TWICE. *SKD

STEERING COLUMN KNUCKLE JOINT EXPOSED. *SD