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1990 Volvo 740

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1990-09-06 90V165000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE 253 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-12-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1990 VOLVO 740. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 6…
2015-06-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 VOLVO 740. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND …
2007-03-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 IN A PARKING LOT AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE, MY DAUGHTER AND I WENT INTO THE CAR, STARTED IT AND SHIFTED THE GEAR, WHILE …
2006-01-18 AIR BAGS Yes 1 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING OVER A HILL AT 45 MPH, A DEER ENTERED THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WER…
2005-01-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES FALL PART. *TR
2004-04-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 0 THE RADIATOR OPENING TO WHICH THE HOSE ATTACHES [FOR RETURN OF THE COOLANT TO THE ENGINE] CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. THERE …
2003-09-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 VEHICLE FIRE AS A RESULT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*MR VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT WORK FOUR HOURS AFTER IT WAS PARKED. FIR…
2002-10-05 WHEELS Yes 0 THE REAR WHEEL CRACKED IN HALF, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*…
2002-09-05 AIR BAGS No 0 CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN GOING 5-10MPH TO A STOP. NO AIR BAG WARNI…
2002-04-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 1 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THICK SMOKE CAME FROM AIR CONDITIONER'S VENTS, SHORTLY AFTER, CONSUMER SAW FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOT…
2001-01-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE AT 20MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED TO 50-60MPH. BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE TO…
2001-01-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN ATTEMTPING TO TURN AROUND A CURVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING …
2000-08-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 20 TO 65MPH DUE TO A PIECE OF A BROKEN GASKET FALLING INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. DRIVER HAD…
2000-07-15 TIRES No 0 TIRE THREADS STARTED TO FALL OUT, TIRE WAS HARDLY USED, REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SPARE FROM SALVAGE YARD( DOT NUMBER: TI…
2000-06-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 DESCRIBE THE INCIDENT OR HAZARD, INCLUDING DESCRIPTION OF INJURIES:HAZARD IS TO PERSONS GENERALLY. UNSAFE PRODUCT IS TH…
2000-01-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC No 0 BOOSTER ASSIST BECAME ERRATIC -UPON DISASSEMBLY BAKELITE TYPE DIAPHRAGM SUPPORT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN 3 PIECES-THER…
1999-02-17 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING AT LEAST 40MPH, AND I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE MULTIPLE INJ…
1998-09-03 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS No 0 I FEEL STRONLY THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR SERVICE (TAILLIGHT SENSOR PROBLEM) THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXE…
1998-09-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER SEAT BELT "FROZE" IN RETRACTING POSITION, UNABLE TO WITHDRAW AND FASTEN SEAT BELT. TECHNICIAN AT DEALER SAID …
1998-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE . THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILES. *AK
1998-06-06 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
1997-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED AND VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. YH
1997-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE TIMING BELT FAILURE. *AK
1997-05-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE WAITING IN LINE PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT 50MPH. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE KEPT O…
1997-03-01 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT UPPER STRUT MOUNTS FAILED AND PUSHED A STRUT ROD THROUGH THE HOOD. FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STABILITY DURING …
1997-01-26 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT …
1996-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 OIL LEAK CAUSED BY HEAT/DETERIORATION OF THE O-RING SEALS USED TO SEAL THE OIL FILTER MOUNTING BOSS TO THE ENGINE BLOCK…
1996-07-30 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 AIR BAG SENSOR ONLY STAYES ON WHEN A PROBLEM EXISTS ON THIS SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY CRASH SENSOR. *AK
1996-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 BATTERY CABLE ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. *AK
1996-06-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSIONS 4TH GEAR DISENGAGEMENT IN OPERATION CONSTANTLY, PREVENTING TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR. *…
1996-05-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 BATTERY CABLE SHORT OUT, BATTERY CABLE SUFFERS INSULATION DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, PE96-019A…
1996-04-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 RAPID ACCELERATION INCIDENT IN A 1990 VOLVO 740 TURBO SEDAN. GIVEN THE RECENT PRESS RE TOYOTA, I WOULD JUST LIKE IT KN…
1996-01-17 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) GOING 25-30 MPH. TT
1995-09-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
1995-03-28 WHEELS:RIM No 0 TWO WHEEL BASES BENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE/NOISE. *SKD
1995-03-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING RIGHT TURN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 489061). *SKD
1995-03-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK, IT WENT IN REVERSE. TT
1995-01-20 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING REAR END COLLISION. TT
1995-01-04 AIR BAGS No 0 OTHER: AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT WATER RESISTANT AND COULD INFLATE IF VEHICLE HAS WATER DAMAGED IF BATTERY IS NOT DISCONN…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH THE DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 OWNER STATES THAT FOR NO REASON WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HI…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, COMING TO MAKE STOP, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A NORMAL BRAKING STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO F…
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 THE STRUTS THAT HOLDS THE REAR DOOR ARE WEAK . TT
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. DRIVER SITTING IN A CARPOOL PICKUP LINE WITH CAR TURNED OFF. DRIVER STARTED CAR IN ORDER TO…
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER No 0 FRONT SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THEY KEEP EXPLODING, PUTTING HOLES IN THE HOOD OF VEHICLES, DEALER DOESN'…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 OWNER STATES THAT HER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTES THAT DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, IT…