1996 VOLVO 960 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 VOLVO 960. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE FUEL...

Mileage: 73,000

RAW GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL. MANUFACTURE MACHINED SEALED TAPET/FLANGED ALUMINUM SEAL ON FUEL RAIL LEAKING RAW GASOLINE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE IN ENGINE BAY. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS DURING ENGINE OPERATION. RAW GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE. FUEL RAIL DELIVER SYSTEM PART OF EMISSIONS S...

RAW GASOLINE LEAKING FROM MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL. MANUFACTURE MACHINED SEALED TAPET/FLANGED ALUMINUM SEAL ON FUEL RAIL LEAKING RAW GASOLINE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE IN ENGINE BAY. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS DURING ENGINE OPERATION. RAW GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE. FUEL RAIL DELIVER SYSTEM PART OF EMISSIONS S...

Mileage: 166,800

LEAKING FUEL RAIL - OUR 1996 VOLVO 960, WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW AND SERVICED REGULARLY BY VOLVO MECHANICS, DEVELOPED A BAD FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN, AND, WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, IT WAS APPARENT THAT IT HAD A SERIOUS GASOLINE LEAK, WHICH WAS MODE WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT. I TRIED TO FIND THE LEA...

Mileage: 136,511

I LIVE IN GA AND LAST FRIDAY I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN, I HIT A BIG PUDDLE AND MY CAR STALLED OUT THEN CAME BACK ON AFTER I CLEARED THE PUDDLE, I CHECKED UNDERNEATH WHEN I GOT HOME AND THERE WAS NOTHING LOOSE THAT I COULD SEE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. MY CA...

Mileage: 177,000

AT 110K I NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROPPING FASTER THAN USUAL, AND COOLANT ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER REMOVED SIDE ENGINE COVER AND SHOWED ME A LINE OF PINHOLE LEAKS IN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK. TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT HE HAD SEEN BEFORE, AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 114,000

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN REEKING OF GASOLINE FUMES, NORMALLY IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD STARTING, BUT WOULD OCCUR PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SMELL WAS SO OVERWHELMING THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE HEATER ON IN THE CAR, AND WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN...

Mileage: 160,000

THE FUEL RAIL BEGAN LEAKING FROM PLUG IN FRONT END OF RAIL. I WAS ABLE TO SMELL THE LEAK IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A FIRE OR OTHER DAMAGE. LOCAL INDEPENDENT PARTS STORE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 960. BOUGHT A NEW, REDESIGNED FUEL RAIL FROM LOCAL VOLVO...

Mileage: 139,420

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 VOLVO 960 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A CAR THAT DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THE ...

Mileage: 125,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 VOLVO 960 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A CAR THAT DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THE ...

Mileage: 125,000

AS OF JULY 29, 2005, MY 1996 VOLVO 960 STARTED LOSING SPEED AND THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING! THUS FAR, NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. ON AUGUST 1, 2005, WBAL-TV REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 1999-2001 VOLVOS. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND UP TO...

Mileage: 170,000

1996 VOLVO 960 SEDAN - FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM, FRONT OF FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK AT A FACTORY PLUG (METAL). FUEL WAS POURING OUT BETWEEN METAL PLUG AND FUEL RAIL ONTO THE (HOT) ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING. INQUIRED ABOUT PARTS TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASS'Y FOR A 1996 VOLVO 960,...

Mileage: 97,398

DT: CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE FAN RELAY SWITCH MELTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START SMOKING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY THE SMOKE ENDED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. *TT

FUEL SMELL. *AK

Mileage: 135,000

THE POWER STEERING PIPE MADE NOISE. *NM THERE WAS A NOISE DURING PARKING MANEUVERS OR TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL AND THE BRAKES PULSATED. (IN RE TO ODI# 10038186) *SC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE POWER STEERING PIPE MADE NOISE. *NM THERE WAS A NOISE DURING PARKING MANEUVERS OR TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL AND THE BRAKES PULSATED. (IN RE TO ODI# 10038186) *SC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE POWER STEERING PIPE MADE NOISE. *NM THERE WAS A NOISE DURING PARKING MANEUVERS OR TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE A/C WOULD NOT COOL AND THE BRAKES PULSATED. (IN RE TO ODI# 10038186) *SC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

TWICE, IN MY 1996 VOLVO 960, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IN BOTH CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW MY CAR DOWN IN ORDER TO TAKE AN EXIT RAMP. I EVENTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY, BUT THESE W...

Mileage: 159,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG CHEMICAL FUME SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED SORRY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK THE FUEL RAIL ALUMINUM HOUSING WAS LEAKING WHERE IT WAS A CRIMPED TOGETH...

Mileage: 69,051

DASH LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

ODOMETER FRAUD FROM DEALERSHIP - VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 21,812. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD MANY MORE MILES ON IT. THROUGH CAR FAX WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD OVER 90,000 MILES....

Mileage: 22,812

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES; DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE POWER STEERING PIPE FAILED AND CAUSED A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THI...

Mileage: 22,576

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES; DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE POWER STEERING PIPE FAILED AND CAUSED A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THI...

Mileage: 22,576

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES; DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE POWER STEERING PIPE FAILED AND CAUSED A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THI...

Mileage: 22,576

WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DRIVER WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK THE POWER STEERING PIPE FAILED AND CAUSED A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 1998. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REP...

Mileage: 22,576

PROBLEMS WITH SEALS ON RACK AND PINION SYSTEM.*MR CONSUMER THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING FLUID THAT WAS ADDED DURING THE OIL CHANGE, WASN'T ACCEPTABLE TO THE SEALS IN THE RACK AND PINION. *PH *JB

Mileage: 34,907

PROBLEMS WITH SEALS ON RACK AND PINION SYSTEM.*MR CONSUMER THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING FLUID THAT WAS ADDED DURING THE OIL CHANGE, WASN'T ACCEPTABLE TO THE SEALS IN THE RACK AND PINION. *PH *JB

Mileage: 34,907

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD PANEL. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD PANEL. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS STICK AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN HANDLE IS PULLED FROM OUTSIDE, DOOR PANEL SEPARATES FROM DOOR FRAME. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS IN HOT, HUMID WEATHER. *AK

UPON STARTING UP VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. A NEIGHBOR STARTED YELLING FOR HER HUSBAND TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO START, EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. NO DETERMINATION HAS B...

UPON STARTING UP VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. A NEIGHBOR STARTED YELLING FOR HER HUSBAND TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BELOW THE VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO START, EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. NO DETERMINATION HAS B...

THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT CAP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. RADIATOR NECK WAS BROKEN. IGNITION COILS HAD HAIR LINE FRACTURES. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. BRAKE ...

THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT CAP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. RADIATOR NECK WAS BROKEN. IGNITION COILS HAD HAIR LINE FRACTURES. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. BRAKE ...

THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT CAP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. RADIATOR NECK WAS BROKEN. IGNITION COILS HAD HAIR LINE FRACTURES. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. BRAKE ...

THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT CAP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. RADIATOR NECK WAS BROKEN. IGNITION COILS HAD HAIR LINE FRACTURES. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. BRAKE ...

THERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, WHEN CONSUMER GOT VEHICLE BACK, HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT CAP AND RESERVOIR WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. RADIATOR NECK WAS BROKEN. IGNITION COILS HAD HAIR LINE FRACTURES. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACED. BRAKE ...

VOLVO CAR IS NOT RELIABLE ANYMORE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED VARIOUS COMPONENTS. VEHICLE WILL OPERATE SAFELY FOR A WHILE, BUT PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK. PLEASE LIST ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS 19,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY WAS UP THIS YEAR. NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER & NO SATISFACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAME TO A SHARP CURVE AND APPLIED BRAKES. TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD/FASTER AND HIT THE CURVE SIGN. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAME TO A SHARP CURVE AND APPLIED BRAKES. TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD/FASTER AND HIT THE CURVE SIGN. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAME TO A SHARP CURVE AND APPLIED BRAKES. TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD/FASTER AND HIT THE CURVE SIGN. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

HESITATION COMMENCES INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 2-8 SECONDS WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 20-40 MP. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THROTTLE PLATE WAS STICKING CAUSING ROUGH IDLE. NLM

AFTER REAPAIR OF THE THROTTLE PLATE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION BECAUSE A RUBBER PIECE FROM THE AIR HOSE, WHICH LEAD TO THE THROTTLE, MAKING IT STICK OPEN. NLM

RIGHT REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. NLM

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WIPER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. NLM

BRAKES FAILED AND ROTORS WARPED. NLM

BRAKES FAILED AND ROTORS WARPED. NLM

WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR FAILED. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. MJS

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 VOLVO 960. I AM WRITING BECAUSE OF A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH 3 FRIENDS WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP FROM NEW YORK TO OHIO. OUR TRIP BEGAN ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 AT 3:00. I HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT BAY RIDGE VOLVO TWO EVENINGS BEFORE. ONE PROBLEM THEY CORR...

WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL ON OCCASIONS WILL HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO DESIGN.

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHEN NO PROBLEM FOUND IN SYSTEM.

OUR 960 HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. TODAY (12/30/98) IS THE FOURTH TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH VOLVO 960'S AND THAT IT COULD LEAD TO AC...

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

ALTERNATOR FAILED TWO TIMES.

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND FELT SOMETHING COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE. ALSO, NOTICED THE BUMPER WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT TO PERFORM ACCURATELY. *AK

HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY, CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *AK

LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED.

SPOILER FAILED RESULTING IN IT FALLING OFF.

REMOTE CONTROL ENTRY SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTANTLY TO UNLOCK DOORS.

SECONDARY AIR VALVE FAILED.

PNP SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT TO START.

MICHELIN (195/65/R15) TIRE FAILED.

FAST IDLE DOING COLD START; UPON PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE TO SHIFT GEARS, BRAKE PEDAL DROPS, ALLOWING RIGHT TIP OF DRIVER'S FOOT TO HIT ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE JUMPS BACKWARDS WHEN SHIFTIING INTO REVERSE. *AK

GAS TANK FAILED.

DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

ENGINE STALLED.

FRONT STABILIZER BAR IS LOOSE.

HAZARD LIGHT FLASHES BY IT SELF WHEN DRIVING.

LEFT REAR OUTSIDE DOOR SEAL FAILED.

OWNER SAID THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *AK

EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO SHIFT GEARS.

REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.

UPON STARTING, THEN PLACING INTO DRIVE GEAR, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE OUT OF CONTROL, ABS WOULD'T ALLOW TO BRAKE, THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED ON IT'S OWN, MFR INSTRUCTED DEALER TO DISCONNECT COOLANT SENSOR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EXPLAINE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON HEADLIGHTS MELTED THE BUMPER, CAUSING BUMPER TO FALL OFF.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

SEAT BELTS ALL HAVE A BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT WHICH PREVENTS BUCKLE FROM SLIDING FAR ENOUGH TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN POSITION.

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. *AK