1997 Volvo 964

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
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
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 30, 2011125,000 milesFL

THE LEAKING FUEL RAIL SPURTS GASOLINE ONTO THE HOT AUTOMOBILE ENGINE, CAUSING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THERE IS RISK OF FIRE DUE TO THIS HAZARD. VOLVO DEALERS ARE AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO NA CUSTOMER CARE BUT THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE. THIS COMPLAINT IS AN ADDENDUM TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT BY ANOTHER VOLVO CAR OWNER. PLEASE SEE NHTSA REFERENCE # 10378366. *KB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1997 — this page1100Routine
19961100Routine
19951200Routine
19942000Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine

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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: Oct 11, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.