Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 2 times.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE THREADED INSERT WHICH ATTACHES THE SAFETY BELT CATCH TO THE FRONT SEAT WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE RESTRAINING CAPABILITY OFTHE SAFETY BELT IN SEVERE COLLISIONS.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THREADED INSERT IN THE AFFECTED FRONT SEATS.
Defect. SOME OF THE JACKS SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY LOAD CAPACITY.
Risk. A RAISED VEHICLE CAN FALL OFF THE JACK INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE SUSPECT JACKS WITH A JACK MEETING THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE CARS.
(1) DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY (2) THE CAR HAD NO POWER (COULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE GONE), BUT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (I COULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CHANGE THE ENGINE RPMS), BUT DIDN'T GENERATE ANY POWER (IMPROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO?). ONCE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STALLED. (3) I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IF I STARTED THE CAR NORMALLY, IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT START--IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS FLOODED. HOWEVER, BY STOMPING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE STARTING THE CAR ALLOWED IT TO START NORMALLY AND I COULD CONTINUE. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DURING APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN 3 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED THE CAR AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I WAS VERY LUCKY, AS THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM ALLOWED ME TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD. I CAN IMAGINE MANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HENCE I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. *JB
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD GAS TANK IN MY 1995 VOLVO 850 T5R. THEY KEEP CRACKING. VOLVOS REPLY IS THAT I AM "UNLUCKY."*AK
CONSUMER SAYS THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE CAR BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JG
ALL THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE BROKE, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE WAS LITERALLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH
WIPER LOOSES CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD BETWEEN 1 AND 11 OCLOCK POSITION. THIS OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND RESULTS IN INEFFECTIVE CLEARING OF RAIN. I HAD HEARD ON A WEB SITE THAT THE ARMS WERE MIS-CAST. THE WIPER SPRINGS ARE STRONG AND GIVE GOOD TENTION BUT BOTTOM OUT PREVENTING CONTACT WITH THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE THE WIPER ARM PORTION NEAR WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE MOTOR MUST FLARE OUT TO FAR. I REMOVED THE ARM AND IT IS A SOLID CAST MATERIAL, PERHAPS ALUMINUM. IT DOESNT APPEAR THAT IT COULD BEND EASILY. IT'S CROSS WEBBED AN SEEMS ALMOST STRUCTUAL IN STRENGH. SO THE BLADE WHEN IT'S ALMOST STRAIGH UP SEEMS TO FLAP AROUND ABOUT 1/4 ABOVE THE GLASS.
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGD DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER"S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: May 26, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.