1995 VOLVO 940 Complaints

THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A ROCK AND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES, A BROKEN NOSE AND LOST 24% OF HEARING. MR JG *JB

THIS IS THE 2ND MICHELIN TIRE THAT HAS SEPARATED ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE CAR HANDLED EXTREMELY WELL. I HAVE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 98005L TIRESIZE: 185 65R15)

RAINFORG RADIAL X, P185/65R15 DOT 4MNX, REPLACEMENT TIRE ON A 1995, VOLVO, 940S WITH APPROXIMATELY 10-15000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION .*AK

JUST HAD TIRES REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME AND OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 ORIGINAL MILES. WE HAVE OUR TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES. OUR FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE GOODYEARS 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND OUR SECOND SET WERE FIRESTONE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. NO ONE SEEMS TO NO WHY THEY ARE WEARING SO RAPIDLY . OUR VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE AND WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN 1995. WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OUR GAS PEDAL COLLAPSED AND WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD COME APART. *AK

WIFE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND WHEN CAR WAS IN MOTION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM CARCASS. WE ARE NOT POSITIVE OF MODEL OF FIRESTONE TIRE, BUT KNOW IT WAS FIRESTONE. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND LEFT WITH DEALER SO FURTHER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 185/65R15 )

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND A SHARP TURN WAS MADE, A HISSING SOUND WAS HEARD. ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. A SECOND SIMILAR OCCURRENCE OCCURRED AFTERWARDS , BUT THERE WAS NO COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

IE97063, INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVERS' SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER RECEIVED CUTS/ABRASIONS AND BRUISES FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ONLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHCLE WAS THE SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED MORE ON THE PASSENGERS' SIDE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN WHICH THE OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT DEALER REPLACED MICRO SWITCH ON FIVE OCCASIONS. WHENEVER THE MICRO SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON WITH TWO HANDS TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATOR PEDAL COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. DEALER INSPECTED/ REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT TO FOUND. *AK