1993 Volvo 850
Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Volvo 850.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 VOLVO 850. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. TWO MINUTES… |
| 2006-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1993 VOLVO 850GLT ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NEWSPAPER AD SAID 1999 THROUGH 2001, C70,S60,S80,V70 & V70XC. THE 85… |
| 2006-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | GOOD EVENING;THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION ABOUT A POTENTIAL VEHICLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE. I AM INTERESTED IN PUR… |
| 2005-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1993 VOLVO 850. IT HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOW SPEEDS, FOR OVER 10 YEARS. NO ONE HAS… |
| 2004-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT IS ON. BROUGHT TO LOVERING VOLVO AND THEY ADVISED THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. … |
| 2004-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL CEASE SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM … |
| 2003-08-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILED TRANSMISSION AFTER 45,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACED IT. FAILED CONTROL SWITCH FOR AIR CONDITIONING A/C … |
| 2003-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1993 VOLVO 850 GLT HAS BEEN JUST "TURNING OFF" DURING DRIVING, 20-60 MPH. NEVER AT IDLE. YOU MUST COAST TO THE SIDE OF … |
| 2003-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NAR 05/21/2003. *MR DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP. *CB |
| 2002-09-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 99,000 AND NOW AT 27,000 ON THE ORGINAL VOLVO REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I HAVE TO REPLACE … |
| 2002-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN PARKING GARAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-08-15 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS JACKING VEHICLE UP AND JACK BROKE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2002-06-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER BEIN… |
| 2002-02-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE, REAR LEFT BELT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, REAR RIGHT BELT VERY HARD TO DISENGAGE.*AK |
| 2001-08-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CONSUMER STATES THAT CLOSE EXAMINATION S… |
| 2001-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGHT IT IS IN NEUTRAL. NLM |
| 2001-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AFTER AN INITIAL WARM-UP PERIOD. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE 4 TIMES,… |
| 2001-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S AIR BAG STICKS OUT FROM DASH BOARD. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK |
| 2001-03-01 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | BACK OF INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT STAY UPRIGHT, AND WILL FALL BACKWARDS INTO STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICL… |
| 2001-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SERVICE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE TIMING BELT PER VOLVO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS REQUIREMENT - LUCKILY THE BELT BROKE WHEN I… |
| 2001-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A CAR THAT I SERVICED EVERY 3-5K MILES. *AK |
| 2000-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, ONE OF TWO FACTORY INSTALLED "FOG LAMPS" BROKE OUT OF ITS HOLDING BRACKET AND START… |
| 2000-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES. HAVE CONTACTED NUMEROUS VOLVO SPECIALISTS, AND WAS TOLD THA… |
| 2000-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN FLAW DISCOVERED - AIR BAG WIRING HAS FAILED THROUGH POOR DESIGN. ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE,… |
| 2000-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE SHIFT OVER RIDE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK.*AK |
| 2000-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS UPON ACCELEATION. NLM |
| 1999-11-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD STUMBLE WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, THEN WOULD SLIP BADLY. *AK |
| 1999-03-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE IN THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 1999-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | IN 2/96 I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACE/REBULIT BECAUSE OF THE BELT BROKE. NOW 3 YEARS LATER THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE AG… |
| 1999-02-05 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | 1. AUTO TRANS FAILED WITH GRINDING/SLIPPAGE. AT MY EXPENSE A REBUILT VOLVO TRANS INSTALLED IN 2-99. ABOUT 6000 MILES… |
| 1999-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE ALSO SWITCHED TO "WINTER MODE" AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK*AK |
| 1999-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-12-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-12-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | STRUTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BREAK AND DETACH FROM WHEEL ASSEMBLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. |
| 1998-08-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *AK |
| 1997-11-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. WILL NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT W/O EFFORT. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THE S… |
| 1997-02-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. OWNER SUSPECTS THE "O" RING TO BE THE FAILED PART. |
| 1997-02-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. OWNER SUSPECTS THE "O" RING TO BE THE FAILED PART. |
| 1997-02-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. OWNER SUSPECTS THE "O" RING TO BE THE FAILED PART. |
| 1997-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE GOES INTO A "WINTER MODE" DRIVING AT VARIOUS TIMES. |
| 1996-12-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | UNDERBODY WELD BROKE LOOSE, ALLOWING STRUT TOWER TO MOVE SEVERAL INCHES FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION, MAKING THE VEHICLE … |
| 1996-11-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG WAS SUPPOSEDLY FOUND SPLIT WHEN HORN, STEERING COLUMN, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING REPLACED. VOLVO MAY BE USIN… |
| 1996-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN FAILURE, ALSO AIR BAG SPLIT/REPLACED. *AK |
| 1996-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 1996-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. |
| 1996-10-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | BELT TENSIONER FAILED. |
| 1996-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| 1996-06-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH |
| 1996-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD |