Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Volvo 855

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, air › antilock › abs warning light. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module1
000
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Interconnecting Assembly(wiring)1
000
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler02V314000
Filed Nov 19, 200265,000 vehiclesVolvo Cars Of Na, Inc.

Defect. ON SOME SEDANS AND STATION WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH SEAT HEATERS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EXCESSIVE COMPRESSION OF THE SEAT CUSHION COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SEAT HEATER.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE DAMAGE COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL DISCONNECT THE EXISTING WIRES AND INSTALL A NEW ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT AND CABLE HARNESS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

Vehicle Speed Control96V199000
Filed Oct 11, 199612,530 vehiclesVolvo Cars Of Na, Inc.

Defect. THE SCREWS WHICH ATTACH THE THROTTLE PLATE TO ITS AXLE (SHAFT) CAN LOOSEN ALLOWING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE THROTTLE HOUSING.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE HOUSING.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 16, 2004116,530 milesCA

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ABS FAILED TO OPERATE BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Interconnecting Assembly(wiring)
Filed Apr 12, 2004WA

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ABS/TRACTIONCONTROL WARNING LIGHT. COMPUTER READOUT SHOWS FAILURE OF ABS/TRACS COMPUTER BOARD. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light
Filed Sep 3, 200372,300 milesCO

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF ABS/TRACTIONCONTROL WARNING LIGHT. COMPUTER READOUT SHOWS FAILURE OF ABS/TRACS COMPUTER BOARD. THIS PROBLEM IS MULTIPLY DESCRIBED ON THE INTERNET THJROUGH THE VOLVO CLUB OF AMERICA BULLETIN BOARD.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20001000Routine
1997 — this page3200Routine
19967200Routine
19956200Routine
19942000Routine

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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.

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: Nov 19, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.