1996 VOLVO 850 Problems & Recalls

MY FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING EXACTLY AS THE RECALL # 04V368000 DESCRIBES, WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK. I FILLED UP, DROVE 3 MILES HOME, PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND SMELLED GAS, BUT DID NOT *SEE* ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. IT LOST 6 GALLONS OF FUEN IN ABOUT 3 HOURS HOURS. VOLVO SAYS TH...

Mileage: 231,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LEAK AT A SEAM OF THE GAS TANK. CHEN ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH OBO 11 CODE P0455 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED LARGE LEAK NO FLOW. A CERTIFIED VOLVO REPAIR FACILITY HAS VERIFIED CRACK AT SEAM FROM GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LEAK AT A SEAM OF THE GAS TANK. CHEN ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH OBO 11 CODE P0455 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED LARGE LEAK NO FLOW. A CERTIFIED VOLVO REPAIR FACILITY HAS VERIFIED CRACK AT SEAM FROM GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS FOUR COOPER ZEON SPT TIRES, SIZE 205 55 R16. THE CONTACT WAS ROTATING THE TIRES, WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS BALD. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE DOWN TO THE WEAR BAR. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 97,000

RUNAWAY ACCELERATOR ? ON ENTERING INTERSTATE, I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS LOCKED INTO THE FLOORED POSITION. I HAD A RUNAWAY SITUATION WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR OR RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE KNOWLEDGE AND SENSE TO SLOW THE CAR. PUMPING THE BRA...

Mileage: 185,500

I OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO. RECENTLY THE GAS TANK BEGAN TO LEAK AT THE SEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEXT TO EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FOR MY VIN # THERE IS NO RECALL; ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE GAS STORAGE ISSUES. EXACTLY ON THE SAME SIDE ...

Mileage: 170,000

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2008 I PURCHASED AT MAVIS TIRE FOUR (4) NEW COOPER ZEON TIRES WITH A RATING OF 400 AAA. IN APPROXIMATELY SIX THOUSAND (6,000) I FIND ONE PAIR COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OTHER SET FULL THREAD. I CALLED MAVIS TIRE AND SPOKE WITH STU WHO SAID HE IS THE MANAGER. HE SUGGESTED I COME INTO TH...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING OVER DIFFERENT DEVIATIONS ON THE ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE A JUMP START IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ...

Mileage: 150,805

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING OVER DIFFERENT DEVIATIONS ON THE ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE A JUMP START IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ...

Mileage: 150,805

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING OVER DIFFERENT DEVIATIONS ON THE ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE A JUMP START IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ...

Mileage: 150,805

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 850. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING OVER DIFFERENT DEVIATIONS ON THE ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE A JUMP START IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ...

Mileage: 150,805

I HAVE A 1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO STATION WAGON. IT HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES BUT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. I AM TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE CAR. VOLVO CLAIMS IT IS ONE OF THE SAFEST CAR ON THE ROAD AND QUITE RELIABLE. I DISAGREE. PLS. ASK VOLVO TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS ANNOYING ...

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 850 GLT. WHILE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ...

Mileage: 155,000

CONSUMER HAS ISSUES ABOUT 1996 VOLVO 850 ENGINE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE SEEPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED SERIOUS ENGINE WORK. THE CONSUMER ...

1996 VOLVO 850 - ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT - NOT SURE IF ABS IS WORKING OR NOT - TOLD BY VOLVO REPAIR SPECIALISTS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE 96 & 97 MODELS - ALSO TOLD THAT ABS COMPUTER HAS TENDENCY TO BURN OUT RELATIVELY QUICKLY ON THIS MODEL & YEAR - TOLD TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE IT - AGA...

Mileage: 140,000

1996 VOLVO 850 ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT NOT SURE IF ABS IS WORKING OR NOT COMES AND GOES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

HEAT GENERATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSES ABS CONTROL MODULE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE TO FAIL IN MY '96 VOLVO 850R. AS OF TODAY, THERE'S 3 MODULES ALREADY REPLACED (EACH COSTING $800). THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILS BECAUSE IT'S NOT DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO WITHSTAND ...

HEAT GENERATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSES ABS CONTROL MODULE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE TO FAIL IN MY '96 VOLVO 850R. AS OF TODAY, THERE'S 3 MODULES ALREADY REPLACED (EACH COSTING $800). THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILS BECAUSE IT'S NOT DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO WITHSTAND ...

CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE BEGAN TO DETECT CREAKING SOUNDS EVERY TIME SHE OPENED AND CLOSED THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER' SIDE**CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME OF THE DOOR. *JB

CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE BEGAN TO DETECT CREAKING SOUNDS EVERY TIME SHE OPENED AND CLOSED THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER' SIDE**CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME OF THE DOOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 120,760

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 119,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 83,000

> MY FAMILY RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, VIA US MAIL, DATED FEBRUARY 2005 > NOTICE EXPLAINS THAT: "IN CERTAIN CASES, AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT, THE FUEL TANK IN MODEL YEAR 1994-1997 VOLVO 850 VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP SEEPAGE AT THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT. WHEN THI...

1996 VOLVO 850 MANUFACTURER'S SUPPLIED TIRE JACK IS INSUFFICIENT TO LIFT CAR, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN CRANK AND IS DANGEROUS. JACK KEPT ON SLIPPING AND FINALLY COLLAPSED. MY KNUCKLES WERE SCRAPING CONCRETE AS I TRIED TO TURN THE SMALL CRANK. *NM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, ONCE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT START. THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB CAME AND JUMPED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM OF ...

Mileage: 32,500

AT 49,706 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR UNDER WARRENTY. APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES LATER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800. APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES LATER IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE WORK WOULD COST $800. WE LIVE ...

Mileage: 128,476

DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT THE CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL #140 AND THE NHTSA RECALL #04V368000 WERE TO REPLACE A HEAT SHIELD. THE CALLER SAID SHE FEELS THE DEALER DID NOT DO THE RECALL BECAUSE AFTER THE REPAIR FUEL LEAKED WHEN SHE F...

Mileage: 166,522

SUDDENLY, HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS IN EITHER HEADLIGHT "ON" POSITION. WHEN SET IN PARKING LIGHT POSITION, DASH AND PARKING LIGHTS (ONLY) WORK. IF HIGH BEAM SWITCH IS MANUALLY HELD, THEN HIGH BEAMS (ONLY) WORK.

Mileage: 102,240

DT: ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, V THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN VOLVO'S MANUFACTURING. *AK CONSUMER WANTS NAME AND CONCERN SHARED WITH VOLVO. CONSUMER STATES VOLVO KNOWS OF THIS WIDESPREAD ERA IN THEIR CARS. ON MAY 18TH 2005 CONSUMER SENT A LETTER TO VOLVO ABOUT THE ODOMETER PROB...

Mileage: 20,937

ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE ON 96 VOLVO 850 WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. ABS LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FAILURE IN UNIT. FAILURE IS A RESULT OF CRACKS THAT DEVELOP IN CIRCUIT BOARD. ABS FAILS & IS NO LONGER OPERABLE LEADING TO HAZARDOUS BRAKING CONDITION. THIS IS A COMMON & WELL KNOWN ISSUE ON 850...

Mileage: 63,988

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 96,000

I OWN TWO VOVO 850S. ONE IS A 1993 VOLVO 850 GLT AND THE OTHER IS A 1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO WAGON. THE AIR CONDITIONER IN BOTH CARS DEVELOPED LEAKS IN THE EVAPORATORS. THE 1996 CAR DEVELOPED THE LEAK IN 2003. I HAD IT REPLACED IN 2004 FOR $1400. THE 1993 VOLVO A/C EVAPORATOR ALSO DEVELOPED A LEAK....

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS PUMP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND, RESULT IN INOPERABLE SEAT BELTS. *AK THE SEAT BELT FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WOULD NOT EXTEND TO ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO FASTEN THE CHILD IN THE SEAT. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON. FOLLOWING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC ...

I OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 GLT STATION WAGON WITH 72,500 MILES. THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM THE FOWARD HEAT SHIELD MOUNT ON THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS RAW GAS LEAKING 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH NOR HAVE WE HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING THAT DAMAGE...

Mileage: 72,420

1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO EVAPORATOR ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2000 WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT. PART SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 60,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

I'M REPORTING THE FUEL TANK ON OUR 1996 VOLVO 850, VIN NO. [XXX], CALIF. LIC. [XXX], MILEAGE 93238. THE FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AROUND MARCH 27, 2004, UPON MY INVESTIGATION I OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK AT THE SEAM BEHIND THE EXHAUST HEATSHIELD. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 93,238

STEADY GAS LEAK FROM GASOLINE FUEL STORAGE TANK ON 1996 VOLVO 850 SEDAN. LEAK FROM TANK ITSELF CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO REGULARLY SERVICED THE CAR. AFTER I CONTACTED VOLVO U.S. (CUSTOMER CARE OFFICE), I CANCELLED A REPLACEMENT TANK THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE ...

CONSUMER OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 AND IT EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL GAS LEAK FROM HE GAS STORAGE TANK ITSELF. MR. JOHN ABBOTT ANSWERED BY PHONE. *PH *MR

CAR VIBRATES AND A LOUD RESONANCE IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 30 MPH OR BELOW. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

GAS TANK LEAKS. *AK

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, PRESENTS FIRE HAZARD AND CALLS DURABILITY REPUTATION OF MANUFACTURER INTO SERIOUS QUESTION. *JB

Mileage: 97,500

EXHAUST: CATALYTIC CONVERTEWR FAILED/PLUGGED UP. TRANSMISSION: SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER LOCKED UP.

Mileage: 37,000

EXHAUST: CATALYTIC CONVERTEWR FAILED/PLUGGED UP. TRANSMISSION: SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER LOCKED UP.

Mileage: 37,000

1996 VOLVO 850'S ARE PLAGUED WITH REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURES WHICH CAUSE OIL TO LEAK ONTO CLUTCHES AS WELL AS ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES. 1996 VOLVO 850'S ARE ALSO PLAGUED WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURES IN THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS FAIL TO OPERATE AT...

1996 VOLVO 850'S ARE PLAGUED WITH REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURES WHICH CAUSE OIL TO LEAK ONTO CLUTCHES AS WELL AS ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES. 1996 VOLVO 850'S ARE ALSO PLAGUED WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURES IN THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS FAIL TO OPERATE AT...

1996 VOLVO 850 WAGON TAILGATE HYDRAULIC HINGE JACK. JACK REPEATEDLY FAILED TO HOLD UP THE TAILGATE WHEN TEMPERSTURE DROPS BELOW 52 DEGREE, OR WHILE PARKED IN UPHILL POSITION. ON DECEMBER 18, 2003, IT ALMOST FELL ON MY 5 AND 3 YEARS OLD; I AM THANKFUL THAT I STILL HAD A TALL LARGE BOX IN THE WAY WH...

Mileage: 72,302

HAIRLINE CRACK IN CIRCUIT BOARD ON VEHICLE COMPUTER MAKES ABS AND TRACS BRAKING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND GOES OFF IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND RE-STARTED. I TALKED TO AN INDEPENDENT VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND HE INDICATED THAT HE HAS REPLACED TEN COMPUTER THIS YEAR IN BO...

SEAT HEATERS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT HEATERS MALFUNCTIONED AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALER WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *LA THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V314000. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT HEATERS WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO PROBLEMS. ONCE THE DEALER DID THE RECALL REPA...

BAD ABS MODULE. *LA

THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY.*AK

Mileage: 172,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE MADE NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP & WAS INFORMED THAT HINGES WOULD NEED TO BE WELDED BACK ON. *LA

Mileage: 130,000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE WHEN FILLING TANK, FUEL LEAKS FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY JUST AS TANK BECOMES COMPLETELY FULL. *JB

Mileage: 162,000

CONSUMER NOTICED AN ODD SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT FIRE OUT. *AK

THE FUEL TANK SPLIT AT THE SEAM OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 114,000

THE ABS AND TRACS OFF IDIOT LAMPS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN MY 850. I CAN BE DRIVING AROUND ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH VERY LITTLE THROTTLE INPUT, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL ENGAGE (AUDIBLE WHIRRING OF THE ABS MODULATOR PUMP AND STIFF PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL - QUICKLY APPLIED TO CONFIRM MY SUSPIC...

Mileage: 78,600

1996 850 VOLVO WAGON ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE ABS BRAKE COMPUTER PERIODICALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF (THE ABS DASH LIGHT COMES ON). THIS WOULDN'T BE TOO BAD BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE EVEN IF THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. EXCEPT WHEN THE SYSTEM FIRST MALFUNCTIONS. THERE IS A ONE TO TWO SECOND INT...

Mileage: 50,000

THE ENTIRE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED BEFORE THE FUSEABLE LINK OPENED THE CIRCUIT. THIS CLEARLY IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL DESIGN. IN FACT, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN SHE DID, DUE TO THE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE FAN, THE WIRING HARNES...

THE ENTIRE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED BEFORE THE FUSEABLE LINK OPENED THE CIRCUIT. THIS CLEARLY IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL DESIGN. IN FACT, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN SHE DID, DUE TO THE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE FAN, THE WIRING HARNES...

THE ENTIRE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED BEFORE THE FUSEABLE LINK OPENED THE CIRCUIT. THIS CLEARLY IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL DESIGN. IN FACT, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN SHE DID, DUE TO THE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE FAN, THE WIRING HARNES...

THE ENTIRE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED BEFORE THE FUSEABLE LINK OPENED THE CIRCUIT. THIS CLEARLY IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL DESIGN. IN FACT, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN SHE DID, DUE TO THE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE FAN, THE WIRING HARNES...

ABS COMPUTER FAILURE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON, ABS FAILS TO FUNCTION AT ALL. TSB ON WIRE CRIMP DONE ALLREADY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CASES OF FAILED ABS ECU MODULES, SOME ARE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND DONT EVEN GET REPORTED.*AK

Mileage: 144,000

ABS COMPUTER FAILURE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON, ABS FAILS TO FUNCTION AT ALL. TSB ON WIRE CRIMP DONE ALLREADY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CASES OF FAILED ABS ECU MODULES, SOME ARE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND DONT EVEN GET REPORTED.*AK

Mileage: 144,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL WHERE IT WAS BOLTED TO THE TANK. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 68,352

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK AT GAS STATION, JUST AS TANK IS NEARLY FULL, SEVERAL OUNCES OF FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK, DRIPPING UNDERNEATH CAR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMEN DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS ON THE SEAT HEATER IT NO LONGER WORK SPROPERLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENT AND ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING PULSATION, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SIX OCCASION. DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE, BUT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD REOCCUR. *AK

ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 13, 2003 A FEW HOURS AFTER PARKING THE CAR (1996 VOLVO 850) IN THE GARAGE THE SMELL OF GAS BECAME SO STRONG IT WAS OVERWHELMING. INSPECTION OF THE CAR AND FLOOR OF THE GARAGE REVEALED GAS LEAKING IN A FAST STEADY DRIP FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE LEAKED GAS HAD FORMED A SMALL PUDDL...

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #02V314000 , ELECTRICAL SEAT HEATER, IN MARCH OF 2003. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE TO RECALL REMEDIED. THE DEALER HAS CANCELLED ALL APPOINTMENTS MADE STATING THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *NLM

I OWN A 1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO. ABS MODULE FAILED TO WORK. THERE ARE SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. THE FAILURE RATE APPEARS TO BE HIGH FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *NLM

Mileage: 61,000

ABS AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL UNIT.*AK *JB *TS

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OVER UNDERSIDE OF CAR, INCLUDING EXHAUST, POTENTIALLY CAUSING FIRE. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME FAILURE AT VARIOUS MILEAGE INTERVALS. *JB

Mileage: 115,000

I NOTICED AN ODD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING ROLLING AROUND IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, BUT NOTHING WAS. AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION, I ALERTED THE INSPECTORS. THEY FELT SOMETHING BUMPING FROM WITHIN THE GAS TANK. I DISASSEMBLED THE FLOOR COVERINGS AND INSPECTION PORTS FOR FUEL PUMP AND GAUGE ...

Mileage: 97,000

I NOTICED AN ODD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING ROLLING AROUND IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, BUT NOTHING WAS. AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION, I ALERTED THE INSPECTORS. THEY FELT SOMETHING BUMPING FROM WITHIN THE GAS TANK. I DISASSEMBLED THE FLOOR COVERINGS AND INSPECTION PORTS FOR FUEL PUMP AND GAUGE ...

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR/INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *NLM THE VOLVO DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SYMPTOM HAS NOW OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ...

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR/INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *NLM THE VOLVO DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SYMPTOM HAS NOW OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ...

Mileage: 107,000

THIS ISN'T SAFETY RELATED, BUT EMISSION'S PROBLEM. STARTED LATTER PART OF NOV.,2002. TECH HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SATISFACTORY REPAIR TO DATE. AUTO HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 30 DAYS AND IS IN SHOP AT PRESENT. TECH HAS REPLACED ALMOST ALL EMISSION RELATED PARTS,SOME MORE THAN ONCE, BUT AUTO STILL RUNNIN...

Mileage: 85,000

I AM THE OWNER AND DRIVER OF A 1996 VOLVO 850. ON SUNDAY MARCH 16TH 2003, THE DRIVER AND MYSELF WERE STOPPED IN A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT WHEN MY DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE SEATS, THEN WE TURNED AROUND TO LOOK WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM WE NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT...

Mileage: 117,000

THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT AC EVAPORATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT R7R REQUIRES REMOVAL OF DASH. ESTIMATED COST IS $2,000. AC ONLY USED OCCASIONALLY. THIS IS A VERY HIGH COST FOR REPLACING A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE PART DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. WOULD LIKE VOLVO NA TO ASSIST. *NLM

Mileage: 89,000

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*JB

1996 VOLVO 850 - DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, HOLE BURNED IN SEAT DUE TO HEATED SEAT FAILURE.

Mileage: 85,000

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS A LEAK AND IF FILLED OVER 12 GALLONS IT WILL LEAK FUEL, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *TT

Mileage: 80,000

ABS/TRACS MODULE DEFECTIVE

Mileage: 148,000

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED CAUSING BOTH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. BASED ON MY OWN RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT VOLVO NORTH AMERICA CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF. MULTIPLE WEBSITES HAVE POSTINGS FROM OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SE...

REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 850. VOLVO DOES NOT AUTHORIZE OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THIS COMPONENT. VARIOUS CONSUMER WEBSITES CONTAIN MULTIPLE POSTINGS OF THIS FAILURE THAT VOLVO DOES NOT ADM...

AS A MATTER OF SAFETY I HAD THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPLACED BECAUSE THE BUCKLE RELEASE PLASTIC LATCH HAD BROKEN AND A PORTION OF THE PLASTIC PIECE HAD FALLEN INTO THE ASSEMBLY. I AM AWARE OF THE TAKATA SEATBELT RECALL DEALING WITH A SIMILAR FAILURE MODE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FALS...

UPON SMELLING GAS FUMES, CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING NEAR THE MUFFLER. DISCOVERED FUEL PUDDLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. MR

I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE FAULTY ABS MODULE ON MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND THE ABS MODULE HAS BEEN FAULTY ON MANY VOLVO 850. SOMETIMES MY ABS/TRACS (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT TURNS ON INDICATING THAT I NO LONGER HAVE ABS BRAKES, BUT DO STILL HA...

CAR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. VOLVO OF WESPORT, CT HAS 10 MODULES ON BACK ORDER. VOLVO IS CLAIMING THIS PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ( THE KEY WILL NOT GOT OUT THE IGNITION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

OTHER VOLVO 850/S70 OWNERS ALSO HAVE THE SAME ABS MODULE FAILURES. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED A FEW TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM. I AM INFORMED BY VOLVO SPECIALISTS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AND THE RESULT OF A FAULTY COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP(S) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPORT IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR THEM TO REPAIR AT LEAST 5 OF THESE PER WEEK AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CONFINED TO THE 1996 AND 19...

THE ABS/TRACS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THIS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY HAS BEEN ON FOR MANY MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THE ABS/TRACS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A REPAIR BILL OF $750.00. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVOS AND I BELIEVE ...

THE ABS/TRACS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THIS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY HAS BEEN ON FOR MANY MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THE ABS/TRACS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A REPAIR BILL OF $750.00. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVOS AND I BELIEVE ...

VOLVO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE A/C EVAPORATOR. THE EVAPORATORS CHRONICALLY FAIL, LEAKING R134A INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED MANY OWNERS ON THE NET, AS WELL AS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH MASTER VOLVO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD IT'S A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS MO...

THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, I SWITCHED THE SEAT HEATER ON AND DROVE AWAY. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, A SHARP PAIN DEVELOPED IN MY RIGHT BUTTOCK. WITHIN SECONDS A TRAIL OF DARK SMOKE ROSE FROM THE SAME AREA. AFTER LIFTING MY BOTTOM OFF OF THE SEAT AND REALIZING THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE SEAT ...

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVED IN A SIDE SWIPED COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN GOING TO GET AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RECHARGED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED AN EVAPORATOR, ACCUMULTOR, TEMP SENSOR, EVAC AND RECHARGE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT USED TO THAT EXTENT TO REQUIRE THIS LEVEL OF REPAIRS THIS SOON. *SLC

THE FUEL TANK WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING ON 7/8/02 AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A TECHNICIAN ON 7/9/02. THE LEAKAGE OCCURS ON ONE OR MORE OF THE MOLDED BOSSES UPON WHICH THE HEAT SHIELD IS MOUNTED. MY SUSPICION IS BUILT-IN STRESSES FROM THE MOLDED BOSS, PERHAPS NOT RADIUSED PROPERLY WHERE THE BOSS JO...

FAILURE OF MODULE DISENABLED THE ABS. SPORATIC FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED AT 32000 MI, BUT COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 52,000 MILES. CAR REPAIRMAN INDICATES THAT FAILURE OF THIS MODULE IS COMMON FOR 1996-1998 VOLVOS. HE REPLACES 3-4 PER WEEK. *AK

THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT, WHICH IN SEARCHING THE WEB IS VERY COMMON ON THE 1996 MODEL, RESULTS IN FALSE TRIGGERING OF THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANTLY. A SEARCH OF WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM FOR 850 & ABS WILL TURN UP NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THIS FAILURE, WHICH IS FREQUENTLY...

FRONT DOOR STAY ATTACHING LUGS (6817408) BREAK WELD. WEAK DESIGN, DOOMED TO FAIL. SERVICE BULLETIN (881807) IN 1995. NEWER CARS SAME PROBLEM BODY SHOP REPAIR $150/DOOR. VOLVO SHOULD REPAIR. *AK

WHILE IN MOTION THE HEATERS IN THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. CLAIM #13-7210-322 *JG

VEHICLE 1 NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN SAW A FLAME AS HE PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SLOT. THE DETERMINED CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION WAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER. INSURED REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. CLAIM# 37-3190-422.*JG

VEHICLE 1 NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN SAW A FLAME AS HE PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SLOT. THE DETERMINED CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION WAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER. INSURED REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. CLAIM# 37-3190-422.*JG

WHILE IN MOTION THE HEATERS IN THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. CLAIM #13-7210-322 *JG

WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45MPH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE, AND CONSUMER SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER DASH. INTERIOR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *JG

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING DIRECT IMPACT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE DRIVERS DOOR-SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS THE SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY UPWARD BETWEEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SEAT. *YD

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING DIRECT IMPACT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE DRIVERS DOOR-SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS THE SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY UPWARD BETWEEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SEAT. *YD

CONNECTICUT'S OWN VOLVO IN MILFORD CT SAYS THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. $600 TO FIX. I ASKED WHY I HAD TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS BEYOND ITS EXPECTED LIFE. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE REASONS I ...

PLEASE DISREGARD NO COMPLAINT CONCERNING CHILD SEAT. *AK

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK THROUGH RUBBING PARTS. *AK

ON 12/18/99 WE PURCHASED 4 DUNLOP D60 A2 TIRES FROM THE TIREN FARMINGDALE/HOWELL NJ. THEY HAVE A DUNLOP # OF CR3651-2 AND CR365 1-1 AND CR2196-1. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK MY WIFE CALLED ME TO SAY THE TIRE WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE. SHE STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND SAW A PIECE OF TIRE MISSING. I SENT ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE "HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SAFETY CAGE" ADJACENT TO THE AREA WHERE THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOP IS WELDED TO IT. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CRACKED DOOR PILLAR PORTION OF THE "HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SAFETY CAGE" BE REPLACED. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT IT I...

WHILE TRAVELING 15-20MPH FRONT AXLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TP6001201SECTION AND 79606470-77,FRONT END STEERING 850-992, HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM. BUT, REFUSED TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT NO COST. PLEASE PROVIDE F...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND FOUND THAT BRAKES ROTORS HAD BEEN MALFUNTIONING, AND EVERY 25000 MILES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND FOUND THAT BRAKES ROTORS HAD BEEN MALFUNTIONING, AND EVERY 25000 MILES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

WHIL DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO SEAT HEATER. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS DEFECT, THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. *YH

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED....

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT 51000 MILES, 30000 MILES LATER, STEERING RACK CRACKED AND IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *SLC

REPAIRED BY DEALER ON 02/02/2001 AT MY COST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

GAS TANK WAS FAULTY OF LEAKING GAS. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. SMELL OVERWHELMING. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS FAULTY.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMED STRANGE TO ME, SO I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY TYPE OF CAR. I WAS TOLD THIS TYPE PROBLEM HAPPENS. BUT, IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER ME, SO I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WE HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO DIRECTLY ON INFORMING THEM OF PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS WITH OUR CAR. THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD THIS CORRESPONDANCE TO YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, PULLED OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE ABS WIRING HARNESS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS; PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING CAR. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A GROANING SOUND. PERSISTENT PROBLEM, REPORTED REPEATEDLY TO TWO VOLVO DEALER SERVICE SHOPS SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR OR RESOLUTION.

TIRES HAVE 12,000 MILES - ONE TIRE HAS A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: 27682 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

TIRES HAVE 12,000 MILES - ONE TIRE HAS A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: 27682 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

THE LOW PROFILE TIRE / ALLOY WHEEL COMBINATION ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS (POT HOLES). TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED (DID NOT LOSE PRESSURE, BUT DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE IN SIDEWALL) AND THE ALLOY WHEEL WAS DAMAGED (BENDING AND CRACKING ...

THE LOW PROFILE TIRE / ALLOY WHEEL COMBINATION ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS (POT HOLES). TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED (DID NOT LOSE PRESSURE, BUT DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE IN SIDEWALL) AND THE ALLOY WHEEL WAS DAMAGED (BENDING AND CRACKING ...

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

CASING TO THE FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK ALTHOUGH ITS A DEFECT VOLVO INSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTYS. THE DEFECT HAD A T.S.B ISSUED AND VEHCILE WAS NEVER CHECKED. *YH

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS STARTED SMELLING FUEL INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS PLASTIC. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS NEXT TO WERE THE EXHAUST PIPE RUNS. THIS, IN MY OPINION, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A F...

THE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY TIGHT AND DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THEY ALLOW NO MOVEMENT AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE BELT TO ADJUST ANYTHING ON THE DASH. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT CHANGE THE BELT TO THE NEWER UNIT, THAT IS NOW IN THE V70. HE WANTED TO INSTALL AN EXTENSION BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A NON RES...

CAR WILL NOT START, PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ALMOST ANY TIME. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WROTE TO VOLVO ONE MONTH AGO AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE.

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST SMELL/FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE, NOT ABLE TO REMEDY FUME SMELL. *MJS

DOOR HINGE SECTION FASTENED TO SHEET METAL HAS FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE. FAILURE IS STRUCTURAL TEAR CAUSING MOVEMENT OF DOOR CONTROL COMPONENT OF DRIVERS DOOR HINGE (BETWEEN TWO MAJOR HINGES). COMPONENT MOVES FLEXING SECTION OF DOOR FRAME ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES LONG AS DOOR IS OPENING AND CLOSING, CAUSIN...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER CAN SMELL STRONG ODOR OF SULPHUR. THIS CAUSES NAUSEA. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. VOLVO HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE WOULD MAKE NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP & WAS INFORMED THAT HINGES WOULD NEED TO BE REWELDED BACK ON. *AK

VOLVO'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IN ANYWAY PROVIDE FOR SAFETY, THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THE CAR FROM COMING OUT OF GEAR WHEN NOT PLACED ON A STEEP INCLINE AS VOLVO HAS POINTED OUT. THE REAR SIDE MIRRORS PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO TRAP AN INDIVIDUAL PROHIBITING THEM FROM FREEING THEMSELVES, R...

VOLVO'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IN ANYWAY PROVIDE FOR SAFETY, THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THE CAR FROM COMING OUT OF GEAR WHEN NOT PLACED ON A STEEP INCLINE AS VOLVO HAS POINTED OUT. THE REAR SIDE MIRRORS PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO TRAP AN INDIVIDUAL PROHIBITING THEM FROM FREEING THEMSELVES, R...

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR AND AROUND THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT WIRING MELTED INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT. *AK

NEUTRAL AND GEARS WAS MINIMAL, CAR ROLLED- MIRROR TRAPPED MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER - SHE WAS KILLED. *AK

WHEN TAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE HULE SKI RACK OPENED, CAUSING FIVE SETS OF SKIES TO FLY OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BEVERAGE HOLDER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL POWER CONTROL. IF LIQUIDS SPILLS WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THE POWER WINDOWS BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *MJS

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION VEHICLE CAME OUT OFF PARK, ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT A TREE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, ROLLED DOWN INCLINE, & HIT A TREE. VOLVO ADMITS SHIFT INTERLOCK IS DAMAGED, BUT CLAIMS DAMAGE DUE TO MISUSE. MY INSURANCE AGENT INDICTED VOLVO CLAIMS PART WAS REPLACED BY PRIOR OWNER DUE TO A RECALL. REPLACEMENT PART IS LIKELY TO ALSO BE DEFECTIV...

WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED DOWN A HILL & HIT A TREE. VOLVO ADMITS SHIFT INTERLOCK DAMAGED, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE PART DEFECTIVE. MOVIE TAKEN THAT SHOWS GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, OR GEAR SHIFT BUTTON DEPRESSED. TWO OTHER...

I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT OVER THE PHONE ON AUGUST 4. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT. PLEASE CALL ME AT WORK TO LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF MY REPORT. I ALSO HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION.

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE IS PARKED; HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF, MOTOR WON'T TURN OVER AND STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE IS PARKED; HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF, MOTOR WON'T TURN OVER AND STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE IS PARKED; HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF, MOTOR WON'T TURN OVER AND STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT REPLACED, STATING THAT IT WOULD FAIL TO LATCH AT TIMES. WE PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS, 2 ON THE LEFT REAR AND 1 ON THE RIGHT. THESE FAILURES ARE OCCURING WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO INSTALL OUR CHILD S...

EARLY FAILURE OF PREMIUM TIRE MARKETED AS HIGHLY DURABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT.AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/50 )

THE REPAIR COST HAS BEEN QUOTED AS $1,200. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR THREE SUMMERS, IT IS A SEASONAL CONVENIENCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 45 MPH THE CAR BEGIN TO RACE, AS THOUGH IT WERE STUCK IN GEAR, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELETE (UP HILL) ON IT'S OWN. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STEERED THE CAR TO JUMP A CU...

CSS TECH. REPORTS REAR LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS HAVE A SWITCHABLE RETRACTOR PLATE. HOWEVER, PLATE DOES NOT SWITCH AND LOCK IN PLACE WHEN APPLIED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO OPERATE RANDOMLY, AND ALSO SEAT BELT INDICATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT SHIFT LOCK. TSB ISSUED ON PART, AND PART WAS REDESIGNED. HOWEVER PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

THE PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS A CONDITION WHERE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES FORMS A BULGE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME UNBALANCED AND IN DANGER OF BURSTING. FROM SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL TIRE DEALERS, IT SEEMS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE ULTRA-LOW PROFILE DESIGN OF THE TIRES WHICH MAKES THEM...

POWER STEERING LEAK, CAUSING POOR STEERING, AND THE PUMP MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING. ALSO, DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING BACK ON ITS OWN WHEN OPENING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

POWER STEERING LEAK, CAUSING POOR STEERING, AND THE PUMP MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING. ALSO, DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING BACK ON ITS OWN WHEN OPENING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND VOLVO 850 S/W AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PRIOR 1995 MODEL. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE LOW PROFILE, HIGH PERFORMANCE WHEELS AND TIRES WHICH FAIL ON THE POTHOLE ROADS. THE FAILURE IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. *AK

BOTH AIRBAG'S DEPLOYED AFTER RUNNING OVER A MANHOLE THAT HAD IT'S COVER MISSING, BREAKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND INJURED THE DRIVER'S RIGHT WRIST. THERE WAS REAR SUSPENSION DAMAGE.

BOTH AIRBAG'S DEPLOYED AFTER RUNNING OVER A MANHOLE THAT HAD IT'S COVER MISSING, BREAKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND INJURED THE DRIVER'S RIGHT WRIST. THERE WAS REAR SUSPENSION DAMAGE.

BOTH AIRBAG'S DEPLOYED AFTER RUNNING OVER A MANHOLE THAT HAD IT'S COVER MISSING, BREAKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND INJURED THE DRIVER'S RIGHT WRIST. THERE WAS REAR SUSPENSION DAMAGE.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER , AND TWO MONTHS EARLIER, DEALER REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. MAY01, 98, DEALER REWIRED THE...

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER , AND TWO MONTHS EARLIER, DEALER REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. MAY01, 98, DEALER REWIRED THE...

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DRIVER PUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER , AND TWO MONTHS EARLIER, DEALER REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. MAY01, 98, DEALER REWIRED THE...

SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS, THEN WENT OFF. SERVICE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER IS CURRENTLY LOOKING AT VEHICLE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

GAS LINE AND BRAKE LINE PROTECTIVE STRIP AT THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE FELL OFF PARTIALLY.

BATTERY FAILED.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK DUE TO COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE.

DRIVER WAS DOING 55MPH AND VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. CAR IS WITH DEALER. *AK

RADIO CASSETTE UNIT FAILED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

ABS SENSOR FAILED.

EVAPORATOR PUMP FAN RELAY FOR MANIFOLD FAILED.

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

DURING REGULAR DRIVING DRIVER HAS TIRE BLOW OUTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. OWNER NOTES OF POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE LOW PROFILE TIRES ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME , MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HITS POTHOLE. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF (37) DAYS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE FEB OF 96. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS ON FREEWAY AND ON STREETS AT ANY TIME. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. *AK

PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD.

UPON OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITION THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DEACCELERATE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND STEAM/SMOKE POURS FROM ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT.

ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED.

PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL.

DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR , WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, RECEIVED NO APPARENT BRAKING ACTION; SWERVED OUT OF RIGHT LANE INTO EXIT LANE, PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES STILL NO BRAKING ACTION, PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT; VEHICLE INTO SIGN/LIGHT POLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ABOUT (10) GALLONS OF GAS HAD LEAKED OUT FROM GAS TANK ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. *AK

DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT MEDIA STRIP, AT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT MEDIA STRIP, AT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPEIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, WHEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS CONTINUOUSLY AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES HEARD LOUD NOISE.*AK

AT LOW SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKE, IT MADE NOISE AND VIBRATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED DOWN INCLINE, HIT A HOUSE. NOTE: LEASED VEHICLE. *AK