1996 VOLVO 960 Complaints

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 ACCIDENTS AND/OR INJURIES IF NOT REPAIRED ON ALL VEHICLES LIKE OUR 960. THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATION IN THE CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION WHICH MIGHT MITIGATE THE BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS IN SOME CONDITIONS.

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

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

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

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

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.