1996 VOLVO 850 Complaints

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 BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DRIVER HEARS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A LARGE BUMP. *AK

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

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

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

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

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