Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Volvo 960.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1992 960 STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE D… |
| 2006-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1992 VOLVO 960 SERIES STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS ALSO CEASED FUNCTIONING WHEN T… |
| 2000-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION CAR WHEN UP IN FLAMES. VOLVO CLAIMS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND … |
| 2000-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER TURNING THE KEY SMOKE CAME UP FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. IN SPITE OF TAKING THE KEY OUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO … |
| 1999-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 07/11/99 DRIVING THE VOLVO +/-40 MPH - NOT UNDER LOAD - & ENGINE QUIT - METAL ON METAL NOISE - PULLED OFF ROADWAY & CAL… |
| 1999-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING BELT ON THIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AT 60000 MILES SERVICE. THE SERVICE INVOICE STATES "REPLACE TIMING BELT AN… |
| 1999-10-10 | STEERING | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED AND RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH THE ROAD BARRIER. *MJS |
| 1999-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ORIGINAL CYLINDER BLOCK CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE REPLACEMENT. VOLVO HAS TWO SERVICE BULLETINS ON REPLACING … |
| 1999-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOCK LEAKS COOLANT TO THE OUTSIDE. AT FAILURE THE ESCAPING COOLANT PRODUCED SMOKE AND ENGINE OVERHEATES. YH |
| 1998-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOCK BEGAN LEAKING FIRST COOLANT AND THEN OIL DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK JUST BELOW THE EXHAUST MAN… |
| 1997-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. |
| 1996-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIMMING BELT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1995-07-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING MAJOR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE; ACCORDING TO MANUAL, TIMING BELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT… |
| 1992-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS /VIBRATES IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED, DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, DRIVE BELT, CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND HAD TO REBUILD THE CYLINDER HEAD W… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDEN… |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PROBLEM CONSISTED OF TREAD SEPARATION DESPITE PROPER INFLATION OF 40 PSI AND MAINTAINING 50 MPH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT. I… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ALUMINUM ALLOY IN THE BLOCK FAILED RESULTING IN A LINE OF PINHOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED LOW COOLAN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK OIL AND COOLANT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |