Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Oct 25, 1995TX
CANNOT SEE TO CHANGE LANES BECAUSE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TOO WIDE.TT *JB
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1995 Volvo 850 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger
Filed Oct 3, 1995CA
OIL LEAK IN TURBO-CHARGER. *DH
Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/LiftCrash
Filed Sep 29, 1995MD
JACK BROKE AS VEHICLE WAS LIFTED ON JACK AND FLAT TIRE REMOVED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 29, 1995WA
PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT. TT
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 29, 1995CT
THE QUARTER PANEL WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 25, 1995CA
WHEN YOU ACCELERATE YOU CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JOLT . TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 12, 1995CA
IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE, PREVENTING ENGINE FROM STARTING. *AW
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 8, 1995PA
WHILE SITTING STILL, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIM HEAD ON. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Jul 24, 1995PA
DONUT SIZE TIRE COULD FAILED, VEHICLE LEANS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE TIRE. TT
Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Jun 10, 1995PA
DONUT SHAPED SPARE TIRES, CAUSED DRIVERS TO DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS. *SKD
Tires
Filed Mar 7, 199500
BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON TIRE AFTER RIDING OVER BUMP. RIMS ALSO HAVE CRACKED WITH ANOTHER TIRE HAVING BUBBLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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