1994 VOLVO 850 Complaints

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

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