Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Volvo 240.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN |
| 2006-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP PRIOR TO DRIVING FOR SCHOOL. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES DASH CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES WE… |
| 2004-08-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY AT 10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ALSO A CHEMICAL BURNING… |
| 2001-10-03 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | I JUST SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT SEATS FALLING BACK DURING ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN 2002 TWO VOLVO 2… |
| 1999-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AT 5 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AIRBAG DEPLO… |
| 1999-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON; NO BUMPS/CURBS,OR POTHOLES WERE HIT, AIR BAG DEPL… |
| 1997-06-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT, RESULTED IN A SEVERLY FRACTURED WRIST AND FOREARM ABRASIONS AND BR… |
| 1996-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. |
| 1995-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | MAIN COMPUTER (BRAIN) ON VEHICLE FAILED, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. TT |
| 1995-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | THE REAR LIGHT WIRES ARE BEING BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIQUE AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK. PLESE DESCRIBE… |
| 1995-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS. TT |
| 1995-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PHYISICAL EFFORT TO LOOSEN. *SKD |
| 1995-01-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION, PARKING PAWL INTER LOCKING, CAN TAKE KEY OUT IGNITION SWITCH IN DRIVE. *AK |
| 1993-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE FREEZES UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO USE EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT TO ENGAGE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR, VE… |