Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1987 Volvo 740.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2002-07-04	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS TOTALLY DEGRADED, CAUSING MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE E…
2001-02-18	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	No	0	THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WISPS OF FOUL-SMELLING SMOKE ISSUED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I PARKED…
2000-06-20	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	ON 6/18/00 I BOUGHT A VOLVO FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DEALER. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO REVERSE. FOUR DAYS …
2000-02-05	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	WHEN CONSUMER USED KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR SOON AFTER SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WITHIN MINUTES VEHICLE W…
1999-03-14	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	FRONT END COLLISON OF VOLVO 740 SW IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SON HIT HEAD AND HAD TO BE SEEN IN EMERGENCY ROOM…
1997-09-08	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	LEFT EMISSION STATION & RADIO DIED; PULLED OVER & LOOKED UNDER HOOD & NOTICED SMOKE & AIR CONDITIONER LINES WERE HOT; T…
1995-07-05	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM	No	0	SHORTENING OF AIR FILTER PRE-HEATER DUCT, CAUSING METAL DUCT HOSE TO RUB AGINST THE TURB0-CHARGER HOUSING, RESULTING …
1995-02-14	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	CAR PLACED IN REVERSE AND THEN TOOK OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1994-12-29	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	WHILE BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY, CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION LOST CONTROL HIT…
1993-08-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	THERE IS SHORT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL AND CUTT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
1991-12-21	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 7 YEARS. THIS ALSO REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. WORN…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	Yes	0	OWNER STATES THAT AFTER EXITING HIS VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE KEY THE ENGINE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN, OWNER STATES THA…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	WIRING HARNESS INSULATION IS NOT ADEQUATELY RATED FOR THE TEMPERTURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO …
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	I PARKED MY CAR AND LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTE. WHEN I RETURNED WAS IN FLAME. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE CAR…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE CAR, TOOK TO DEALR AND HE SAID THAT IT TIS THE ENGINE MOUNTS. AK SLC