1996 Volvo 850 complaints

WHILE IN MOTION THE HEATERS IN THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. CLAIM #13-7210-322 *JG

VEHICLE 1 NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN SAW A FLAME AS HE PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SLOT. THE DETERMINED CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION WAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER. INSURED REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. CLAIM# 37-3190-422.*JG

WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45MPH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE, AND CONSUMER SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER DASH. INTERIOR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *JG

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING DIRECT IMPACT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE DRIVERS DOOR-SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WAS THE SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY UPWARD BETWEEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SEAT. *YD

CONNECTICUT'S OWN VOLVO IN MILFORD CT SAYS THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. $600 TO FIX. I ASKED WHY I HAD TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS BEYOND ITS EXPECTED LIFE. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE REASONS I GOT THIS CAR AND IF IT IS DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER WORKING, AND VOLVO IS NOT INTERESTED IN REPAIRING IT, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE SOMETHING YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO.*AK

PLEASE DISREGARD NO COMPLAINT CONCERNING CHILD SEAT. *AK

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK THROUGH RUBBING PARTS. *AK

ON 12/18/99 WE PURCHASED 4 DUNLOP D60 A2 TIRES FROM THE TIREN FARMINGDALE/HOWELL NJ. THEY HAVE A DUNLOP # OF CR3651-2 AND CR365 1-1 AND CR2196-1. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK MY WIFE CALLED ME TO SAY THE TIRE WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE. SHE STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND SAW A PIECE OF TIRE MISSING. I SENT HER TO SEARS TO BUY A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND WHEN SHE GOT TO SEARS, THE WORKER SHOWED HER THE OTHER TIRE WAS SEPARATING. IN APRIL I REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES CAUSE IT HAD A NAIL IN THE SIDE WALL AND A PIECE OF RUBBER WAS MISSING. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A ROAD HAZZARD. NOW I REALIZE THE TIRES ARE DEFECTED SINCE ALL REMAINING THREE ARE SEPARATING. I WILL NOTIFY TIRE FARM BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS. THANK GOD MY WIFE WAS NOT HURT. ALL THE TIRES HAVE DOT DBV9 CA8 AND THE NUMBERS (348) (208) (208) AND (E11) 022682 THEY ALSO HAVE PO51D3-B ON THE TIRES IN FACT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE I BOUGHT AT SEARS IS THE SAME DOT # THEY ALL HAVE 01 08 40 ON THE TIRES. THE ONE FROM SEARS HAS NOT SEPARATED YET!!! WHEN WE PUT THE TIRES ON WE HAD 86,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW IT IS 129,000. NOT THIS IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND THE TREAD WARE IS SMALL. DO YOU WANT ME TO SAVE THE TIRES FOR YOU? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU AND LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DBV9 CA8 TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE "HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SAFETY CAGE" ADJACENT TO THE AREA WHERE THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOP IS WELDED TO IT. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CRACKED DOOR PILLAR PORTION OF THE "HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SAFETY CAGE" BE REPLACED. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REQUESTED THAT IT BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED, BUT THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CALL THE CRACKED AREA THINGS THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THEIR LIBERAL BETWEEN THE LINES INTERPRETATION OF THE CONTRACT WHICH IS ALSO WITH VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. THEIR FINAL RESPONSE WAS, "WHILE WE REGRET YOU MAY NOT CONCUR, VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., WILL NOT RESPOND OR CONSIDER THIS MATTER FURTHER". THE DEALER BODY SHOP ADVISOR ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT OVER $1,200.00. REPLACEMENT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, WINSHIELD, AND DASHBOARD.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 15-20MPH FRONT AXLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TP6001201SECTION AND 79606470-77,FRONT END STEERING 850-992, HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM. BUT, REFUSED TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT NO COST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND FOUND THAT BRAKES ROTORS HAD BEEN MALFUNTIONING, AND EVERY 25000 MILES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

WHIL DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO SEAT HEATER. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS DEFECT, THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. *YH

LEFT FRONT CALIPER BROKE IN JANUARY 1999, ROGHT FRONT CALIPER BROKE AT THIS TIME. PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, DASH BULB LIGHTS AND OTHER BULBS REPLACED. HEADLIGHT WIPER AND WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES REPLACED. CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, EVAPORATOR, RECEIVER, AND DRYER. BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER HAD A RECALL ON THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL RELAY AND WHEN RETURNING TO VEHICLE THAT WAS SHUT OFF THE PHONE AND RADIO WERE ON. COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED 4 TIMES, FINALLY DEALER REPLACED THE COOLANT FILLER CAP, ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATED, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PNP SWITCH, OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR PUMP, AND CHECK VALVE, THE AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE WERE REPLACED TWICE, THE TIMING BELT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. ABS SENSOR CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, FRONT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT 51000 MILES, 30000 MILES LATER, STEERING RACK CRACKED AND IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *SLC

REPAIRED BY DEALER ON 02/02/2001 AT MY COST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

GAS TANK WAS FAULTY OF LEAKING GAS. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. SMELL OVERWHELMING. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS FAULTY.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMED STRANGE TO ME, SO I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY TYPE OF CAR. I WAS TOLD THIS TYPE PROBLEM HAPPENS. BUT, IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER ME, SO I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE IN THE MARCH 1, 1999 ISSUE OF MOTOR AGE. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, IF ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE PROBLEM MAY BE A FAULTY ELECTRONIC BRAKE DISTRIBUTION SWITCH. THE ARTICLE WENT ON TO STATE THAT IF THE PART NUMBER STAMPED ON THE SWITCH IS 9157358, THE SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED, AND IF BRAKE FLUID HAS ALREADY LEAKED INTO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR, THE SWITCH, WIRING HARNESS AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT MUST ALL BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THIS IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL AND THE FACTORY HAS ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE TO OWNERS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. AFTER READING THE ARTICLE, I CONTACTED VOLVO AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS SAME FAULTY SWITCH. VOLVO DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH IN MY CAR OR ANY OTHER CAR, BUT I THINK THIS MATTER SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. SO FAR, I HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WE HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO DIRECTLY ON INFORMING THEM OF PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS WITH OUR CAR. THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD THIS CORRESPONDANCE TO YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, PULLED OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE ABS WIRING HARNESS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS; PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING CAR. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A GROANING SOUND. PERSISTENT PROBLEM, REPORTED REPEATEDLY TO TWO VOLVO DEALER SERVICE SHOPS SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997, WITHOUT SATISFACTORY REPAIR OR RESOLUTION.

TIRES HAVE 12,000 MILES - ONE TIRE HAS A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: 27682 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

THE LOW PROFILE TIRE / ALLOY WHEEL COMBINATION ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS (POT HOLES). TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED (DID NOT LOSE PRESSURE, BUT DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE IN SIDEWALL) AND THE ALLOY WHEEL WAS DAMAGED (BENDING AND CRACKING OF WHEEL RIM).

NO SUMMARY

CASING TO THE FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK ALTHOUGH ITS A DEFECT VOLVO INSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTYS. THE DEFECT HAD A T.S.B ISSUED AND VEHCILE WAS NEVER CHECKED. *YH

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS STARTED SMELLING FUEL INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS PLASTIC. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS NEXT TO WERE THE EXHAUST PIPE RUNS. THIS, IN MY OPINION, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I FEEL LUCKY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED I DISCOVERED IT WAS REDESIGNED, THUS LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS A KNOW PROBLEM TO VOLVO. I WAS ALSO REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE LEVEL SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPATABLE WITH THE NEW DESIGN. I AM ALSO GOING TO BE CONTACTING VOLVO ABOUT THIS SITUTATION.

THE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY TIGHT AND DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THEY ALLOW NO MOVEMENT AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE BELT TO ADJUST ANYTHING ON THE DASH. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT CHANGE THE BELT TO THE NEWER UNIT, THAT IS NOW IN THE V70. HE WANTED TO INSTALL AN EXTENSION BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A NON RESPONSIBILITY WAVER WHICH WE WOULD NOT. I ASKED THE VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE TO WEAR THE BELT AND HE COULD NOT WITHOUT AN EXTENSION. WHEN WE WEAR WINTER COATS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE UP PROPERLY. I HAVE TURNED THE CAR IN UNDER WARRANTY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING, BECAUSE VOLVO WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL 850 MODELS. THE BELTS ALSO FLY BACK WHEN REMOVED IF YOU CAN'T CATCH THEM. I HAVE BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HEAD AND DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, WHICH VOLVO REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY SEVERAL TIMES. OUR FAMILY PURCHASED TWO VEHICLES, SAME MODEL AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO SAYS THE BELTS ARE SAFE, THATS THEIR ARGUMENT. I SAY THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE AND NOT COMFORTABLE. THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED EASILY WITH THE INSTALL OF THE V-70 BELTS. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR THEM BUT VOLVO WON'T DO IT. DONALD P. CONE. *AK

CAR WILL NOT START, PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ALMOST ANY TIME. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WROTE TO VOLVO ONE MONTH AGO AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE.

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST SMELL/FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE, NOT ABLE TO REMEDY FUME SMELL. *MJS

DOOR HINGE SECTION FASTENED TO SHEET METAL HAS FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE. FAILURE IS STRUCTURAL TEAR CAUSING MOVEMENT OF DOOR CONTROL COMPONENT OF DRIVERS DOOR HINGE (BETWEEN TWO MAJOR HINGES). COMPONENT MOVES FLEXING SECTION OF DOOR FRAME ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES LONG AS DOOR IS OPENING AND CLOSING, CAUSING EXPANSION OF METAL TEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER CAN SMELL STRONG ODOR OF SULPHUR. THIS CAUSES NAUSEA. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. VOLVO HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE WOULD MAKE NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP & WAS INFORMED THAT HINGES WOULD NEED TO BE REWELDED BACK ON. *AK

VOLVO'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IN ANYWAY PROVIDE FOR SAFETY, THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THE CAR FROM COMING OUT OF GEAR WHEN NOT PLACED ON A STEEP INCLINE AS VOLVO HAS POINTED OUT. THE REAR SIDE MIRRORS PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH TO TRAP AN INDIVIDUAL PROHIBITING THEM FROM FREEING THEMSELVES, RESULTING IN DEATH. SIDE MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THE MIRROR BREAKS FREE. I KNOW, MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IN THIS WAY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR AND AROUND THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT WIRING MELTED INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT. *AK

NEUTRAL AND GEARS WAS MINIMAL, CAR ROLLED- MIRROR TRAPPED MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER - SHE WAS KILLED. *AK

WHEN TAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE HULE SKI RACK OPENED, CAUSING FIVE SETS OF SKIES TO FLY OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BEVERAGE HOLDER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL POWER CONTROL. IF LIQUIDS SPILLS WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THE POWER WINDOWS BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *MJS

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION VEHICLE CAME OUT OFF PARK, ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT A TREE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, ROLLED DOWN INCLINE, & HIT A TREE. VOLVO ADMITS SHIFT INTERLOCK IS DAMAGED, BUT CLAIMS DAMAGE DUE TO MISUSE. MY INSURANCE AGENT INDICTED VOLVO CLAIMS PART WAS REPLACED BY PRIOR OWNER DUE TO A RECALL. REPLACEMENT PART IS LIKELY TO ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. IF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN PLAYING IN YARD, THE CAR WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THEM. HOWEVER, VOLVO FEELS THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. A MOVIE WAS TAKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE TREE SHOWING THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, OR GEAR SHIFTER RELEASE BUTTON DEPRESSED. NHTSA INTERNET SITE SHOWS A COMPLAINT WITH SAME PROBLEM. ANOTHER ALSO INCIDENT OCCURED IN REI PARKING LOT( A RETAILER IN ATLANTA)ON AUGUST 24, 1999. UNFORTUNATELY, REI DID NOT GET CUSTOMER'S NAME, BUT IS ATTEMPTING TO GET NAME. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW IF THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU, SUSAN BERRA

WHILE PARKED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED DOWN A HILL & HIT A TREE. VOLVO ADMITS SHIFT INTERLOCK DAMAGED, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE PART DEFECTIVE. MOVIE TAKEN THAT SHOWS GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, OR GEAR SHIFT BUTTON DEPRESSED. TWO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR CAR. LIKELY TO BE MANY MORE.

I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT OVER THE PHONE ON AUGUST 4. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WRITTEN REPORT. PLEASE CALL ME AT WORK TO LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF MY REPORT. I ALSO HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION.

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE IS PARKED; HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF, MOTOR WON'T TURN OVER AND STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT REPLACED, STATING THAT IT WOULD FAIL TO LATCH AT TIMES. WE PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS, 2 ON THE LEFT REAR AND 1 ON THE RIGHT. THESE FAILURES ARE OCCURING WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO INSTALL OUR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THERE IS A SPECIAL COMPONENT ON THE SEAT BELT LATCH THAT PREVENTS THE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACTING WHEN USING CAR SEATS. THIS COMPONENT BREAKS WHEN WE PULL ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN IT FOR PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CAR SEATS. IF THIS CAN OCCUR WITH MANUAL PULLING, IT SEEMS SURE TO FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY CHILDREN ARE SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO THE DEALER WITH LITTLE RESPONSE AS TO A SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE AND IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS SUCH AS MINE. I WANT TO SELL THE CAR, BUT DO NOT WANT TO PASS THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE ALONG TO ANOTHER OWNER. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. KARLA CANNON*AK

EARLY FAILURE OF PREMIUM TIRE MARKETED AS HIGHLY DURABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT.AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/50 )

THE REPAIR COST HAS BEEN QUOTED AS $1,200. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR THREE SUMMERS, IT IS A SEASONAL CONVENIENCE. *AK