TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 VOLVO 240 EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S TIRES, SIZE: 185/70R14 (NA). WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED AND THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED AND ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T025000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,050 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,436.
1992 Volvo 240
Owners filed 22 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags › Frontal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Bumpers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 VOLVO 240. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED A PLASTIC FUEL LINE (PART NUMBER: 3547865) BUT THE COMPONENT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ADVISED THAT HE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000. KMJ
CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING.*JB CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE CLIMBED OVER THE PARKING LOT BUMPER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, STABILIZER BAR AND BOTH STABILIZER LINKS. IN THE LAST INCIDENT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BROKE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION. *YH
TRANSMISSION/PARKING BRAKE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER IS IN VEHICLE THERE IS A REMINDER OF VEHICLE'S SAFETY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKCONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SAFETY INTERLOCK CABLE IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR LEVER IN PARK. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE IN THE TRUNK, TIRE NEVER BEEN USED. *TT
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. TWO HOLES WERE IN TIRE ALONG THE SEAM WHERE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. TIRE MELTED ON RIM AND A BLOW TORCH HAD TO BE USED TO REMOVE TIRE FROM RIM. SIZE P195/70R14/90SMTS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YH
THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUTS DOWN, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS (IDLE SPEED MOTOR,VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY) WHICH HAVE TO NOT REMEDIED THE STALLING PROBLEMS. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM 4TH GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AIR BAG COMPUTER PART FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH
BUMPER COLLAPSED IN MINOR COLLOSION. *SD
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/26/95 AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED, THEY COMPLETELY CAME APART. TT
INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE PADS. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . TT
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS, REPLACED FRONT PADS EVERY 6 MONTHS. TT
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW
20 of 22 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.